Sweet Potato Kvass

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Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet and even though it’s not a typical flavor for a soda, it works really well. Sweet potatoes ferment very easily. Most fruits and vegetables have a natural yeast bloom on them, they will often readily ferment on their own, with a bit of added sugar to help the yeast along.

It takes just a few days, for the shredded sweet potato mixture to get little bubbles on the surface. Give the mixture a stir every day to make sure that all of the shredded bits stay under the liquid, and to keep the natural yeast happy.

Ingredients

1 sweet potato 
½ cup honey
1 inch ginger 
½ inch turmeric root 
Cinnamon
Cloves
Bee pollen 
About ½ gallon water

Instructions

• Don’t peel potato, just shred with peel on, same with turmeric and ginger.
• Bacteria for fermenting lives on the peels.
• Combine everything in ½ gallon jar, leave 1 inch headspace, for bubbles.
• Cover with cloth or coffee filter.
• Let it sit in a room temperature about 3-5 days, until it’s getting a bit tangy and foam forms on the top.
• When it’s ready then strain and bottle.
• Keep it in fridge.
• Stays fresh long time.
• If storing for long time, then open the lid once in a while to release carbonation buildup.

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