Kvass

квас, կվաս, kali

Kvass is a fermented cereal-based low alcoholic beverage with a slightly cloudy appearance, light-brown colour and sweet-sour taste. it may be flavoured with berries, fruits, herbs or honey. kvass stems from the northeastern part of europe, where the grain production is thought to have been insufficient for beer to become a daily drink. the first written mention of kvass is found in the rus' primary chronicle, describing the celebration of vladimir the great's baptism in 996. in the traditional method, kvass is made from a mash obtained from rye bread or rye flour and malt soaked in hot water, fermented for about 12 hours with the help of sugar and bread yeast or baker's yeast at a room t...

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