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I enjoy the flavor of kvass - a Russian / eastern European malt flavored soda - but it's hard to find where I live. The process involves really aggressively toa

by tdeck 6mo ago

I enjoy the flavor of kvass - a Russian / eastern European malt flavored soda - but it's hard to find where I live. The process involves really aggressively toasting some rye bread, boiling it with eaisans and sugar, straining it, and then brewing it with ordinary baking yeast in 2-liter bottles until it reaches your desired carbonation level. The end result is really refreshing.

dyauspitr 6mo ago
How does this not become alcoholic?
- SideburnsOfDoom 6mo ago
  I understand that Kvass is around 1% alcohol. By Russian standards, this is "non-alcoholic".
  - mrguyorama 6mo ago
    I once got a Root Beer brewing kit as a gift. It noted that a trivial amount of alcohol would be produced by the process (no included or added yeast either!) and it wasn't a big deal.
- ymolodtsov 6mo ago
  Usually they remove the alcohol later. The taste is similar to a alcohol-free Guinness (but sweeter).
- ideasarecool 6mo ago
  It is usually alcoholic. 0.5-2%. Here stores sell most commonly 0.5% one which is regulated to be sold like a non-alcoholic drink.
- t-3 6mo ago
  Short brewing time. Finnish sima is similar - sugar, lemon, water, yeast, ferment for a couple of days. Alcoholic drinks are usually fermented much longer, aged, and processed much more intensively.
gbuk2013 6mo ago
Me too except I just use rye malt instead of the bread and without making any dough with it. The malt is cheap and easy to get in UK thanks to home brewing suppliers whereas rye bread is super expensive. My only challenge is controlling the gassiness - it’s so vigorous that the moment I even slightly open the cap the whole thing fizzes up like crazy - opening it normally would result in a kvass fountain shooting up like 30cm. :)
GetTheFacts 6mo ago
If you can get it where you are, have you considered trying malta[0][1]? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink) [1] https://www.findmeabrewery.com/blog/malta/ https://www.findmeabrewery.com/blog/malta/
- tdeck 6mo ago
  I have tried malta, and I like it. But it's a bit sweeter. I think it's a worthwhile substitute if you don't want the fun of trying to make something that might go wrong.

by tdeck 6mo ago

dyauspitr 6mo ago

How does this not become alcoholic?

SideburnsOfDoom 6mo ago
I understand that Kvass is around 1% alcohol. By Russian standards, this is "non-alcoholic".
- mrguyorama 6mo ago
  I once got a Root Beer brewing kit as a gift. It noted that a trivial amount of alcohol would be produced by the process (no included or added yeast either!) and it wasn't a big deal.
ymolodtsov 6mo ago
Usually they remove the alcohol later. The taste is similar to a alcohol-free Guinness (but sweeter).
ideasarecool 6mo ago
It is usually alcoholic. 0.5-2%. Here stores sell most commonly 0.5% one which is regulated to be sold like a non-alcoholic drink.
t-3 6mo ago
Short brewing time. Finnish sima is similar - sugar, lemon, water, yeast, ferment for a couple of days. Alcoholic drinks are usually fermented much longer, aged, and processed much more intensively.

gbuk2013 6mo ago

Me too except I just use rye malt instead of the bread and without making any dough with it. The malt is cheap and easy to get in UK thanks to home brewing suppliers whereas rye bread is super expensive. My only challenge is controlling the gassiness - it’s so vigorous that the moment I even slightly open the cap the whole thing fizzes up like crazy - opening it normally would result in a kvass fountain shooting up like 30cm. :)

GetTheFacts 6mo ago

If you can get it where you are, have you considered trying malta[0][1]? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(soft_drink) [1] https://www.findmeabrewery.com/blog/malta/ https://www.findmeabrewery.com/blog/malta/

tdeck 6mo ago
I have tried malta, and I like it. But it's a bit sweeter. I think it's a worthwhile substitute if you don't want the fun of trying to make something that might go wrong.