Russian Kvas Recipe
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Russian Kvas Recipe
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Russian Kvas is fizzy and so satisfying.
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Ingredients
- 5 Liters or 5.28 Quarts or 21 cups Warm Water
- 10 Tbsp kvas concentrate
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp active dry yeast
- 10 raisins
- 1/2 rye bread cut into 1" squares and toasted, loaf
Instructions
- Pour Warm Water into an extra large bowl or bucket.
- Add 10 Tbsp of Kvas concentrate and 1 3/4 cups of Sugar, stir until dissolved.
- Add 1/2 Tbsp of dry yeast and stir until it dissolves.
- Add 10 + Raisins
- Add Chopped toasted bread
- Cover with a breathable cotton cloth. Secure cloth with a rubber band or string.
- Let Kvas sit in a warm place (about 85 °F) to ferment for 18-20 hours.
- After 18-20 hours, remove raisins and bread from Kvas.
- Strain kvas through multiple layers of a cheese cloth and pour into juice bottles that can be sealed tightly.
- Fill juice bottles 3/4 full to allow room to expand. While Kvas is still warm, you want to put the lids on loosely. Once it cools in the refrigerator, tighten the lid.
Notes
- Most of the store bough kvas, that I tried, did not taste that great. Boise has 2 Russian/European Stores where you can find the Kvas Concentrate. I go to the one on Fairview, called Irina's. It's across from Idaho Athletic Club near Locust Grove. There's also one next to China Grand Buffet on Fairview, near Five-Mile. Most Russian stores also sell a great Rye bread; just ask them what kind you need for kvas. Supposedly the Rye Bread is found at Winco too, I will have to look into that.
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