Russian Kvas Recipe
Ingredients for Russian Kvas:
5 Liters or 5.28 Quarts, or 21 cups Warm Water
10 Tbsp Kvas Concentrate (See Picture – found in Russian/European stores)
1 3/4 cup sugar
1/2 Tbsp Active Dry Yeast
10 raisins
1/2 loaf of Rye Bread, cut into 1″ squares and toasted
How to Make Russian Kvas:
1. Pour Warm Water into an extra large bowl or bucket.
2. Add Kvas concentrate and Sugar, stir until dissolved.
3. Add yeast and stir until it dissolves.
4. Add Raisins
5. Add Chopped toasted bread
6. Cover with a breathable cotton cloth. Secure cloth with a rubber band or string.
7. Let Kvas sit in a warm place (about 85 °F) to ferment for 18-20 hours.
8. After 18-20 hours, remove raisins and bread from Kvas.
9. Strain kvas through multiple layers of a cheese cloth and pour into juice bottles that can be sealed tightly.
10. 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.
