How to make a "Lemon Kvas"
Ingredients:
- 1 envelope dry yeast
- 10 qt water
- 6 lemons
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup raisins
- 12 oz beer
How to:
- Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water
- Boil remaining water and pour into a large stone crock
- Add pitted halves of lemons, sugar, and raisins and mix until sugar dissolves
- Cool to lukewarm
- Add beer and yeast mixture
- Cover with cheesecloth and ferment at room temperature for 24 hours
- Strain liquid through muslin
- Store in sealed glass jars or bottles
- Keep for 3 to 4 days before serving