Everyone knows that home brew mash well quenches thirst in hot weather.However, this drink made with his own, can be used not only as a means of thirst quenching, but also as an additional ingredient of the famous Russian dish - okroshka.
How to Cook kvass from kvass wort at home?
Necessary ingredients:
- rye bread (preferably take only dried crusts) - 3-4 slices;
- granulated dry yeast (for single use) - half a dessert spoon;
- must leaven, store-bought - 2 complete large spoon;
- sugar - at least 170 grams.
Features selection kvass wort
To make kvass mash, it must be purchased separately or in a grocery store bakery.It should be noted that sometimes a product sold under the name "Malt extract".
In appearance must be dark (almost black) color, and very thick.In that case, if the seller offers too thin version of the product, take it not worth it.
detail the process of cooking tasty beverage
Usually, kvass wort from doing just that category of people who like the dark color of the liquid, as well as a distinctive flavor.So, for the preparation of the beverage should be home in three-liter jar pour in clean two and a half liters of cooled boiled water, which is required to dissolve 170 grams of sugar.After that, the glassware you need to add two large spoons of kvass wort, as well as the dried crust of rye bread.
To brew mash ferment and get a tasty, it is also recommended to pour half a dessert spoon of granulated bulk yeast.
final stage in the preparation
Once all the ingredients are laid out in a three-liter jar, they require a large spoon to mix, and then tightly close the glass cover to cover or just multilayer gauze.
So brew mash should be kept in a warm place (you can on the sun) approximately two days.This homemade summer drink is recommended to periodically try.And if you like the taste of it, which is liquid at the moment, then you can remove the brew and before the recommended period of exposure of 48 hours.
canning homemade kvass
currently kvass should filter through multilayer gauze or fine sieve, then pour it in the bottle.Also, in a bowl with a drink it is recommended to add a few highlights that will give a special flavor of sweet liquid.Further, cooked and strained brew requires a well close the lid and put in a cooler for five or six hours.During this time the drink has cooled down, and zagaziruetsya.
Second Life leaven
After the first batch of kvass is over, you can safely put a new drink from the rest in three-liter jar of yeast.To do this, it is required to add the wort, sugar, a crust of rye bread and boiled water cooled.Next, liquor need for a day placed in a warm place and then treated in exactly the same way as the first time.
