6 simple homemade kvass recipes

1. Homemade kvass from bread

Ingredients

500 g rye bread;
100 g sugar;
4 liters of water.

Preparation

Cut most of the bread into large pieces and place on the bottom of the jar. Pour in 50 g of sugar and pour in 2 liters of warm water. Cover the neck of the jar with gauze, folded several times, and tie. Leave in a warm place for 2 days.

Then drain the resulting liquid. Add sugar, a slice of bread and water to the thick jar. Tie the neck of the jar with gauze and leave it again in a warm place for a day. Strain the finished kvass.

From the remaining sourdough in the same way, you can make kvass several more times.

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2. Homemade oat kvass

Ingredients

250 g unpeeled oats;
10 raisins;
6 liters of water;
200 g of sugar.

Preparation

Sort the oats and rinse them very thoroughly. Pour into a jar and add raisins to it. Then pour 3 liters of room temperature water over the oats, add 100 g of sugar and stir.

Cover the jar with gauze and leave in a warm place for 4 days. You will end up with a thick liquid that resembles a jelly. Drain it through cheesecloth. If this drink is not to your taste, you can safely pour it out and continue cooking.

Add the remaining sugar and water to the oats in the jar and stir well to dissolve the sugar completely. Leave the drink on for another 4 days. Strain the finished kvass.

From the remaining oats, you can make kvass several more times in the same way.

3. Homemade rice kvass

Ingredients

3 liters of water;
250 g white rice;
180 g sugar;
15 highlights.

Preparation

Pour cold water into a jar. Add rice, sugar and raisins. Stir well to dissolve the sugar completely.

Tie the neck of the jar with gauze. Leave the drink to infuse in a dark place for 4 days. Strain the kvass through cheesecloth before use.

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4. Homemade beet kvass

Ingredients

2-3 large beets;
2 liters of water;
50 g sugar;
1 slice of rye bread;
1 clove of garlic

Preparation

Peel raw beets and grate on a coarse grater. Put it in a glass jar and fill it with lukewarm water. Add sugar, bread and minced garlic and mix well.

Tie the neck of the jar with gauze and leave in a warm place for 3 days. Strain the resulting kvass and refrigerate for a couple of days to ripen.

5. Homemade apple kvass

Ingredients

3 medium apples;
1 liter of water;
½ teaspoon dry yeast;
50-100 g of sugar;
some lemon juice.

Preparation

Peel the apples, core them and cut into large wedges. Place in a saucepan, cover with hot water and bring to a boil. Cook for about 5 more minutes, remove from heat and leave to cool until the broth is slightly warm.

Scoop some broth with a glass and dissolve the yeast in it. After 15 minutes, when foam appears in the glass, pour its contents into a saucepan with apples. Add sugar and lemon juice and stir well until sugar is completely dissolved.

Cover the pan with cheesecloth and leave for 12 hours at room temperature. Strain the apple kvass and refrigerate for several hours.

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6. Homemade kvass from berries

Ingredients

2 liters of water;
300 g fresh or frozen berries (any berries are suitable, for example, currants, raspberries, strawberries, strawberries, cranberries, and so on);
100-150 g sugar;
½ teaspoon dry yeast.

Preparation

Pour water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Put the berries there and cook for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Add sugar, lightly crush the berries with a crush and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Remove the pan from heat. When the broth has cooled, strain it. Pour some of the broth into a glass and dissolve the yeast in it. Pour the contents back into the pot and mix well.

Cover the pan with cheesecloth and leave for 12 hours at room temperature. Then strain the kvass, pour it into a bottle, tighten the lid tightly and refrigerate for a day.