How To Make Fermented Beet Kvass
Cut the beets into large chunks.
How to make fermented beet kvass. Leave the skins on as they contain a lot of the microbes that will colonize your brew. Place the beet cubes into a clean quart sized mason jar. Add the starter culture or whey if using and salt.
Add the whey sauerkraut juice and salt. Place beets in mason jar. Cut beets into approximately 1 cubes.
It also reduces the need for salt meaning a tastier and more palatable brew. Cut the beets into cubes. That s because it ferments for a relatively short period of time.
If you don t want to use whey or sauerkraut juice you can double the salt instead though it may take longer to ferment. There is no need to peel the beets. Layer beets garlic and some spices then repeat until all ingredients are used.
Chop the beets in to small cubes but don t grate. Unlike many fermented vegetable dishes beet kvass really benefits from a starter culture. Options for your starter culture.
So a starter helps kickstart the process. Wash the beets thoroughly under cold water don t worry about peeling them. Place the beets in the bottom of a half gallon glass jar.