Old rye bread, sugar and water – that’s all you need to make a fizzy, sweet, slightly boozy drink that is full of live goodies that’ll aid your digestion in its incredible work.
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Some recipes out there soak the bread in water, drain it and then sugar-spike that liquid before fermenting. Other recipes use yeast.
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My method relies on the power of wild yeasts as well as putting the bread right at the heart of the ferment – as you can see here! I use that same bread over again – a bit like you do kefir grains – to make bottle after bottle.
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This is my husband Rob’s favourite of all the fermented drinks I make. He particularly likes the second ferment flavoured with cloves.
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There’s a recipe (with photos and videos) on my site. I’ve made it the first button in the recipes section of my profile link if you are ready to have a go at kvass yourself!