How to make Kvass - Cooking with Boris

Boris shows how to make kvass out of black bread and raisins and cheeki breeki.
Kvass is a fermented drink popular in some slav countries and Baltic countries. Pretty much tastes like apple cider mixed with light beer.
Also good for cure hangover.

Ingredients:
1.5L / 50oz water
1/3 cup of raisins
1 teaspoon dry yeast
100g / 3.5oz sugar
two slices of black rye or pumpernickel bread
1 lemon
hermetic jars for storage
(unground coffee beans optional)

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[havoc]

Babushka is not italian spy, Babushka is retired KGB agent, who just happened to pick up jars whilst servicing target in italy.

[pleasebecomefunky]

"Clean it as hard as you clean your browser history"
Good quote, Boris

[burnedbread]

7 years later and I still make kvass every month... Thank you Boris, you have changed my life!!

[enricofermi]

For anyone still wondering - no, you can't get drunk on kvass - alcohol content is too low, your stomach isn't big enough (unless you're a competitive eater of some kind); no, you can't taste alcohol in it, even without lemons; yes, it is safe to drink for kids.

[geccome]

"Wait, what is this? 'Made in Italy'... Babushka is Italian spy! Reaches for the italian coffee beans

[patka]

He's slav, he can cook, he has his own beautiful car, he's a little bit crazy and he has dat amazing slav style... Such a perfect men to squad with!

[SefDzoni]

3:17 "If You have done everything correctly then your home may just smell bit like the worst smelling tea ever made."
That's the most correct sentince I've ever heard. Trust me, if you are gonna make kvass in distant future, you will understand.

[jeanstarnes]

"Babushka is an Italian spy"
Top 10 most unexpected plot twists

[martinschmelzle]

So, after making KBAC like 6 or 7 times, here are my tips for creating a slav miracle:
-Choose your bread carefully. The bread you use greatly determines the taste. The darker, the heavier the taste.
-When Boris says "toast it to Chernobyl", he actually means it. Turn the bread almost black.
-Dark bread has the tendency to fall apart in the toaster, which is pizdec. Use a pan.
-When operating on the bread cocktail, add caraway and whole pepper balls for improved spiceyness.
-Replace the sugar with honey. This does not only improve the taste, no, honey can also ferment (as is done in honeymead). With honey, you can actually get drunk on Kvass.
-Do NOT use a jar like Boris does, or a bottle with a swing top. They ferment very slowly. Professionals use a special device for this (which I cannot afford).
-Instead, use a glass bottle with a screwtop. Because you can regulate the pressure in the bottle, you can speed up or slow down the fermentation process.
-During the fermentation process, A LOT of pressure will build up. Be aware of that.
-When you start fermenting, add more than a few raisins. They speed up the fermentation (my record is 6 hours for the fermentation!) and when it is done, they taste delicious.

[Victor-whod]

Actually my jar turned into a tsar bomba. Kvass everywhere in my kitchen. Blyat.

[antoniocialfi]

Me: *watches life of boris video at 11:35 PM, trying to settle down for the night*

Boris: you will need black bread, yeast, sugar and raisins

Me: *realizes I have all the ingredients laying around*

*slav noises intensify*

[aheg]

I tried this recipe, these are the results:
-Nice beer, a little bit sour, seems like a strange version of a muscat
-I fermented it 3 days, once a day I put the fermenting jar into warm water for 2-4h, I depressurized it once a day, and added the 1st and 2nd day a teaspoon of sugar, so to make my yeast happy
I expected it to be, like many said, 2-4% of alcohol.
This morning I bottled it, the following happened:
Give it a taste. Good. Proceede to drink a little bit of it and eat all the fermented grapes (about 40 of them), because why not, why waste them.
Drink like 33cc of it on half empty stomach, because it's quite good.
Here I am, 15mins after, writing tipsy a comment under this video.
I dunno what happened to my beer, but considering how much I drink usually before starting to feel the alcohol, this is not a 2-4% alcohol beer, for sure! I dunno how it happened but that's a very welcomed inconvenience!
100% approved recipe, thank you for sharing Boris!

[tomerbr]

How can u think of throwing bread sugar and raisins into a bowl heat it up wait 2 days and then drink it
Russians got the best ideas

[theholyaxolotol]

As an italian i am VERY proud of your Babushka

[ghilliem.g.]

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[Monkeywe]

I bet, somewhere in the US, there's a sneaky 16 year old making kvass and passing it as an "experimental Slavic tea" to his/her parents.
Honestly, if I were still in highschool, this would have been a great way to make some money.

[jamesgarcia]

"you can use pan and fry them just little bit.... blyat... or you can use toaster and turn them up to cheronbyl" classic boris.

[robinwong]

Hey！I born in North West China, the place where is close to Russia, and I am very familiar with this beverage. Our people drink Kvass every summer. The taste of it is the chill and sweet memory of my childhood. However, when I left my hometown, I've never had a chance to drink it again. Thanks to this video, making it possible for me to make Kvass myself.

[filimartinez]

I remember making kvass, following his instructions to the T, and I got to say, it’s indeed tastes like cider but with a tingle of lemon. Good stuff!

[POKEMANZZ]

>11pm phone suddenly goes off as im trying to sleep
>vid from boris
>my life is complete