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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by somenameforme on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @02:59AM (#36873996)
I semi-regularly brew kvass, a [delicious] low alcohol content carbonated probiotic drink, and it's quite similar to beer:

- Toast 300g sliced [rye] bread to near burning

- Boil 3 liters of water, turn off, insert/soak bread

- Let sit for 6 hours

- Add 150g sugar, 6g instant yeast

- Let sit for 18 hours

- Remove bread, strain out extra liquid from it. Birds love it, once it dries out.

- Bottle up the liquid (leave headspace for gassing), and occasionally burp it.

- Wait. Longer bottling period = smoother, less carbonated, more alcohol, less sweet. ~12 hours, but this is very subjective.

- Chill + drink. Take the lid off very carefully, aim away from eyes.

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Re:When did people stop being drunk all the time? by tremon on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @04:51AM (#36874784)
What makes it probiotic? I don't see any addition of bacteria, other than yeast. I thought regular "probiotics" usually contain multiple strains of bacteria?
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