Kvass from birch sap is a soft, refreshing and healthy drink. The use of bread, raisins, barley, honey, various spices and spices in cooking recipes impresses with a variety of taste and aroma - from a softly fruity to a tart, saturated shade.

Classic kvass from birch juice and bread

This option will appeal to fans of ordinary bread kvass, since the same products are taken as the basis. Homemade birch kvass is distinguished by its vitamin content, pleasant taste and aroma.

Ingredients:

  • birch sap, purified through a filter - 10 l;
  • 1 loaf of rye flour bread;
  • 0.5 kg of granulated sugar;
  • 150 g of raisins;
  • 100 g of coffee beans;
  • 50 g of blackcurrant berries.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Cut the black bread into small pieces and dry in a frying pan without butter or on a baking sheet in the oven.
  2. Roast coffee beans to a dark brown color.
  3. Place crackers and coffee in a 15 liter bottle.
  4. Pour sugar and washed raisins.
  5. Heat the birch sap (3 l) to a temperature of 50 ° С.
  6. Pour juice into a bottle, mix with raw materials.
  7. Fold gauze in several layers and tie the neck of the vessel with it.
  8. Soak the ferment 1 day to begin the fermentation process.
  9. The next day, shake the contents of the bottle, pour the remaining juice, put currants.
  10. Close the container with gauze, remove to a warm place for 3 to 4 days.
  11. Filter the finished drink, pour into glass jars or bottles, put in the refrigerator.

Roasted coffee beans give kvass a beautiful amber hue, and when combined with berries or currant leaves, it has an unusual aroma and flavor.

Cooking with raisins

For birch kvass with raisins, it is better to choose dark grapes, they will add color to the finished drink.

Ingredients:

  • 4 liters of purified birch sap;
  • 3 tablespoons of raisins;
  • 1 cup of sugar;
  • 0.5 cup cranberries;
  • cloves - 2 pieces.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Rinse cranberries, dry, grind with sugar.
  2. Soak raisins in cold water for 10 minutes.
  3. In a bottle, put raisins, cranberries with sugar, cloves.
  4. Pour 2 liters of juice at room temperature into a bottle, mix with ingredients until sugar dissolves.
  5. Add remaining juice to the container.
  6. Put a rubber glove on the neck of the bottle.
  7. When it is inflated, transfer the leavened container to a dark place.
  8. The readiness of the drink is determined by the glove, it must deflate.
  9. Strain the finished kvass, pour into a glass container.

In order not to spoil the taste and quality of kvass, it is recommended to choose a glass container for its preparation. Plastic containers are not recommended.

How to make kvass from birch sap and barley

Barley birch kvass - a useful drink for blood vessels and heart, has a diuretic effect, stimulates the metabolism in the body.

Ingredients:

  • birch sap - 5 liters;
  • barley - 1.5 cups;
  • sugar - 300 grams.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Clear birch sap from wood debris, filter, let stand 1 - 2 days.
  2. Fry the raw barley grains in a pan without adding fat. The degree of roasting is chosen at will - dark grains will give the finished drink a more rich taste.
  3. In a 10 liter jar, pour the roasted barley, sugar, pour the settled juice, close the lid.
  4. Put the jar in a warm place for 8 - 10 days.
  5. Mix the contents of the can 1 to 2 times a day.
  6. Strain kvass, pour into containers.
  7. Store in a dark, cool place.

Barley can be folded into a gauze bag and left as such in a jar until the fermentation process is complete. Ready kvass does not need to be filtered, all excess garbage will remain in the bag.

With a must

Wort is a ready-made concentrate for quick preparation of kvass at home. It is a decoction on breadcrumbs, crusts, flour and malt.

To make kvass from birch sap and must you will need products:

  • concentrated wort - 3 tablespoons;
  • granulated sugar - 250 grams;
  • birch sap - 3 liters;
  • dry yeast - ½ teaspoon;
  • raisins - 10 pieces.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Heat purified birch nectar to a temperature of 30 - 40 ° С.
  2. Mix yeast and sugar.
  3. Pour raisins, sugar mixture into a glass jar, washed in advance, pour in 1 liter of juice.
  4. Mix all ingredients until sugar dissolves.
  5. Pour in kvass must and remaining juice.
  6. Mix gently, put on a glove on the neck of the can.
  7. After the glove is inflated, puncture holes in it, transfer the jar to a warm place without direct sunlight.
  8. After 16 - 20 hours, check the readiness of kvass.
  9. Strain the drink, bottle.

The amount of sugar can be changed to taste, this will not affect the quality of kvass.

Birch kvass with lemon

A refreshing drink made from birch sap with lemon contains a large amount of vitamin C, which enhances the protective functions of the body, gives it strength to fight various diseases and infections.

Ingredients:

  • lemons - 2 pieces;
  • sugar - 400 grams;
  • mint - 2 branches;
  • honey - 1 cup;
  • birch sap - 6 liters.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Wash lemons, pour over boiling water, cut into cubes.
  2. Prepare juice - peel, strain.
  3. Mix lemons with honey.
  4. In a 10 liter bottle, pour the lemon mixture, sugar, put mint leaves.
  5. Pour in 2 liters of juice, mix.
  6. Add the rest of the juice, cover the jar with a gauze napkin.
  7. Put in a warm place for 2 to 3 days.

A vitamin drink based on birch sap is consumed not only in its pure form, it is great for making okroshka. The dish is nutritious, tasty and aromatic.

Cooking technology with oats

Oat dishes are used in many diets, they help improve digestion, remove harmful toxins and toxins from the body, and increase vitality.

Ingredients:

  • birch nectar - 3 liters;
  • sugar - 200 grams;
  • oats - 1 glass;
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons of raisins.

Cooking Technology:

  1. Rinse oats under a stream of cold water, transfer to a glass jar.
  2. Pour sugar, prepared raisins, cinnamon stick, broken into 3 parts.
  3. Pour 1 liter of juice in a jar, mix.
  4. After the sugar has dissolved, add the remaining juice.
  5. Cover the jar with a gauze napkin.
  6. To sustain 3 - 4 days.
  7. Pass the kvass through the filter, pour into storage containers.

From raw oats, transparent kvass is obtained. To add color and a little bitterness to him, the oats for starter culture are fried in a pan without adding oil.

Birch sap is a vitamin gift of nature. Unfortunately, this is a seasonal product, and it does not take long to enjoy it fresh. For this reason, kvass with various additives and spices is prepared from juice. During processing, birch sap does not lose its beneficial qualities, and in this form can be stored up to 4 months.

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