Kvas / Kvass / Kwas Russian Bread drink / natural product / SET for making at home
Quantity
This set (2 packs) will allow you to prepare 12 liters of homemade kvass.
It's fast, easy and convenient for making kvass at home.
Set includes : fermented rye malt, barley malt, rye flour, water. Dry yeast in a separate bag.
Because fermentation is required, it will take you 24 hours to make kvass.
Kvass is one of the eldest national drinks of Russia.
It is a fermented drink made from black rye or rye bread. It contains up to 1,2% of alcohol though is not considered as alcoholic beverage. That is why even children are permitted to consume it. It is also used as a major ingredient of summertime soup known as okroshka. The origin of kvas goes back five centuries to the start of beer production. In Eastern Europe it has been a common drink affordable by all strata of society . The word kvas is from the word "kvasit" which means to ferment, to make sour.
Nutritional properties
While the production process is similar to beer making, kvas has very low alcohol content and it is considered a non-alcoholic drink. The main ingredient of true kvas is rye bread, and the drink can contain unfiltered yeast in it. Kvas has a high content of vitamin B, it is considered to be a good appetizer and healthy source of energy. The drink is recommended for sportsmen who are trying to increase their muscle weight. In 1913 Russian bacteriologists proved that kvas is a germicide by showing that typhus bacteria die in the drink.
Nutrition 100 grams of product contain: Protein - 3.9 g, fat - 0.6 g, carbohydrates - 73.1 g. Energy value - 313.0 kcal.
We wish you all a pleasant kvass party...