nice, i just picked some cherries from my tree, and didn't know what to do with them so i stuck them in a jar with a spoonful of raw honey, and then dumped a can of kombucha from the convenience store onto it, and it's sitting in cabinet. i will have to try this with the next batch i pick, which needs to be soon because the birds eat them all before they can fully ripen, haha. thanks very much for everything you have been sharing here!
I like how you think! That kombucha experiment sounds delicious. Where do you live that you have cherries already? We have about 5-6 more weeks until our trees are ready. I have made kvass with cherries and it’s so good! Smash the cherries a bit or poke a hole in each one to help the juices escape as the cherry skin can be a little tough. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment.
Yes! You can make beet kvass from water, beets and a pinch of salt. It’s great, but very different than this. You can also make kvass from bread! It’s a lot like a beer, it’s a Russian thing I think. This fruit kvass has a short fermentation time and it’s stopped when it’s bubbly and somewhat sweet and before the alcohol starts to develop. You’re left with a sweet and tart fruity fermented soda. It’s excellent.
@@preservingtoday Oh! I’m gonna have to experiment with this! I want to try making it with sugar! And… if I want to make it into alcohol, will it move through the “bubbly” phase and be “still”, or will it still have an effervescence…
@preservingtoday I started a sweet potato w/1 tsp fresh ginger w/sugar yesterday, and it’s already bubbly this morning! I made one a couple years ago with salt, but i didn’t really like it so I hadn’t made it since… Until YOUR video! (Gonna use a straw to taste it in a few minutes, but) I’M SO EXCITED!🎉 ❤
@willowwhyte1104 Awesome! I’ve heard of a drink called sweet potato fly that would be similar to ginger beer or kvass. It’s on my list buy I have still never tried it. Let me know how it turns out.
@@preservingtoday Can I geek out with you a minute…? I took 1 sw potato, washed it, left the peel on & set it outside on my porch for a half hour or so. (Wild yeast) Then cut it into cubes. Put it in a half gallon jar with 1 tsp frozen ginger (pre-peeled/mince-cut/frozen in 1 tsp size ice cube trays), 1/4 C white sugar, and filled it to the “shoulder” with distilled water (because my city water is terrible!). Since I used distilled, I added 10 drops trace minerals too. I stirred/“vortexxed” multiple times yesterday. Listened to it this morning and it’s already fizzing!🥳 Just a small amount of tiny bubbles. Haven’t tasted it yet. I think I should wait for the top to get a bit “foamy”/more bubbly, shouldn’t I? (My kitchen is somewhere between 75 & 80)
My life hasn't been the same since this workshop. So many happy bellies across half the country from my drinks i learned about from you. Thanks Lanni!
Oh wow, thank means A LOT Pat. I’m always stoked to see what you have bubbling in your kitchen. It’s so exciting.
Also…? “Before I get any weirder”… I love you!😊 ❤
Hahaha. Excellent. I’m blushing. I will take all the love I can get. I appreciate it.
nice, i just picked some cherries from my tree, and didn't know what to do with them so i stuck them in a jar with a spoonful of raw honey, and then dumped a can of kombucha from the convenience store onto it, and it's sitting in cabinet. i will have to try this with the next batch i pick, which needs to be soon because the birds eat them all before they can fully ripen, haha. thanks very much for everything you have been sharing here!
I like how you think! That kombucha experiment sounds delicious. Where do you live that you have cherries already? We have about 5-6 more weeks until our trees are ready. I have made kvass with cherries and it’s so good! Smash the cherries a bit or poke a hole in each one to help the juices escape as the cherry skin can be a little tough. Thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment.
I thought kvass was made with salt and beets… no? Fruit & sugar make alcohol, don’t they…? Or am I confused…?
This video popped up on my feed today. ❤
Yes! You can make beet kvass from water, beets and a pinch of salt. It’s great, but very different than this. You can also make kvass from bread! It’s a lot like a beer, it’s a Russian thing I think. This fruit kvass has a short fermentation time and it’s stopped when it’s bubbly and somewhat sweet and before the alcohol starts to develop. You’re left with a sweet and tart fruity fermented soda. It’s excellent.
@@preservingtoday Oh! I’m gonna have to experiment with this! I want to try making it with sugar!
And… if I want to make it into alcohol, will it move through the “bubbly” phase and be “still”, or will it still have an effervescence…
@preservingtoday I started a sweet potato w/1 tsp fresh ginger w/sugar yesterday, and it’s already bubbly this morning!
I made one a couple years ago with salt, but i didn’t really like it so I hadn’t made it since… Until YOUR video! (Gonna use a straw to taste it in a few minutes, but)
I’M SO EXCITED!🎉 ❤
@willowwhyte1104 Awesome! I’ve heard of a drink called sweet potato fly that would be similar to ginger beer or kvass. It’s on my list buy I have still never tried it. Let me know how it turns out.
@@preservingtoday Can I geek out with you a minute…?
I took 1 sw potato, washed it, left the peel on & set it outside on my porch for a half hour or so. (Wild yeast) Then cut it into cubes. Put it in a half gallon jar with 1 tsp frozen ginger (pre-peeled/mince-cut/frozen in 1 tsp size ice cube trays), 1/4 C white sugar, and filled it to the “shoulder” with distilled water (because my city water is terrible!). Since I used distilled, I added 10 drops trace minerals too. I stirred/“vortexxed” multiple times yesterday. Listened to it this morning and it’s already fizzing!🥳 Just a small amount of tiny bubbles. Haven’t tasted it yet. I think I should wait for the top to get a bit “foamy”/more bubbly, shouldn’t I? (My kitchen is somewhere between 75 & 80)