Kvass: Lacto-Fermented Russian Drink
Ingredients:
1 ½ pounds stale bread
3 Tablespoons crushed dried mint
1 lemon, juiced
¼ cup sugar or honey
¼ teaspoon sea salt
¼ cup sourdough (or 1 package yeast)
a few raisins
1. Cube the bread and let dry or toast in 300ºF oven.
2. Put bread, mint, lemon juice, and in 12 cups boiling water.
3.After 8 or more hours, strain out solids. Add remaining ingredients
4. Let ferment 2 to 3 days.
5. Transfer to quart bottles, about three-quarters full. Add a few raisings to bottle and seal. Let sit until raisins rise, then drink.
Stores in fridge for a few weeks.