Make kvass white (rye) at home

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Today it will be quite difficult to find at least one person in the world who has not tried white rye kvass in his entire life and does not know what it is. It is considered one of the most common soft drinks throughout the Russian Federation and beyond.

However, the quality of kvass sold earlier and that sold now is very different. If you ask our mothers and grandmothers, they remember the times when kvass was still sold in huge barrels. At that time there were no plastic dishes in which you could pour a drink, so most often it was collected in flasks, cans or mugs. It was then that any kvass was delicious - white or dark - it doesn’t matter so much … If we talk about modern life, now kvass can only be found in a store, and even then in a bottle, and its quality does not at all correspond to the original drink. In addition, prices for kvass are constantly growing, for no clear reason, because the drink is considered one of the easiest (and cheap, and all because of a small amount of ingredients and quick preparation). However, white kvass, not to mention dark, gradually begins to enter the category of "noble" drinks. Only a select few can afford to buy them.

Faced with a similar problem, many housewives start looking for a white kvass recipe to be able to make it at home and using exactly those ingredients that are fresh and good. Today we will talk about what the drink in question is like, and how to make kvass (white) at home.

First of all, let's talk about the variety of kvass varieties, of which there are really a great many, as well as cooking recipes. There are berry, bread, okroshochny and Bavarian kvass, white and dark, with a lot of sugar and with its complete absence. It all depends on what exactly you are making kvass for. We suggest you make plain white kvass, which can be found in any store. But, unlike store-bought, homemade kvass will be tastier and he althier, since it will contain really useful minerals and vitamins. In addition to choosing a certain type of kvass, you need to decide how you want to cook it: using ready-made sourdough or completely on your own.

It is recommended to consult with the older generation, since it was our grandmothers and great-grandmothers who prepared truly delicious kvass.

Let's make a bread drink based on one of the traditional recipes. To do this, take the followingingredients: half a loaf of bread, 125 grams of sugar, 30 grams of dry yeast, a handful of raisins and three liters of hot water.

So, let's start preparing white kvass. First, fry the crackers, cutting the bread into small cubes. We put them in a vessel and pour boiling water with the addition of sugar. In a separate bowl, dissolve the yeast, cool and also pour into crackers, then mix thoroughly. We cover the container with a lid and put it in a warm and dark place for about two days. Kvass must be stirred, and the resulting thick should not be thrown away - it will come in handy as a starter for the next portion of a delicious drink. When kvass is infused, add some raisins and sugar to taste. Your homemade kvass is ready!