Cardomom Re: SC - Re: A question of re-creation

[Jenne Heise]

Well...I hope to make some before I leave (along with the forty-gajillion other
things I have to do!!) and bring it with me...you could do the same???

Kiri

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Brandu gave the recipe for making kvass out of grapenuts.
>
> What kind of yeast would you use for this? An ale or beer (or bread?)
> yeast? or a wine yeast? I assume the former, but...
>
> I believe the concensus has been that molasses was pretty
> much a post-period thing, especially in an area as far from
> the source as Russia. Any idea how using honey instead of
> molasses would affect things?
>
> This might be a good thing to try at Pennsic since it doesn't
> have to age very long. The grapenuts should be easy enough to
> find. It's the steralized bottles and corks that might be
> difficult to have unless someone brings them along.
>
> Anyone in (or near) the SPCA camp at Pennsic want to try a
> batch with me? If I do it here at home, even if I like it,
> I doubt I can (or should) go through a gallon in a few days.
>
> Stefan
>
> > Grapenuts Kvass:
> > Add 1 16oz box Grapenuts per gallon and a half of boiling
> > water let stand till lukewarm and strain through sterilized
> > cheese cloth. Bring to simmer, and stir in 1/4 c molasses
> > per gal. Cool to blood heat, and add yeast. Cover and let
> > go  overnight to settle. Rack and Strain again into clean
> > sterilized container. Add two or three raisins to each
> > sterilized bottle and fill and cap. Should be ready in two
> > days.
> >
> > I have never personally done it, but I have relatives who
> > have and they say it is fine.
> > I asked about bottles exploding, and they said that they
> > never let it go that long. Usually they make about a gallon
> > at a time, and it is gone in a week or so. ( they don't
> > generally bother with sterilization, just clean everything with
> > hot water and invert to dry until use. )
> >
> > Brandu
>
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