Fizzy Drink Recipes
Fizzy Beet Kvass
2-3 coarsely chopped beets
1/4 cup whey
1 Tbsp salt
water
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Combine beets, whey, and salt in a quart jar and fill with water. Shake it up to mix ingredients. Sit on counter at room temperature for 48 hours. Strain the beets out, and move remaining beet kvass liquid to your refrigerator.
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You can discard beets or use them again for a second batch, but be aware that the second batch will not taste as strong.
Fizzy Orange Drink
12 oranges, juiced
1/4 cup whey
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp orange peel extract
water
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Pour the juice of a dozen freshly squeezed oranges into a half gallon jar.
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Fill the jar nearly to the top with purified water.
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Add 1/4 cup whey, half a teaspoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of orange peel extract (optional for additional flavor). Shake, seal with a plastic lid, and let set on the counter for 2 to 3 days. Then, move to refrigerator.
Fizzy Lemon Drink
To share a fun idea: I like to bottle my fizzy drinks in vintage glass bottles that I’ve collected — especially this delicious fizzy lemon drink that’s a favorite of mine.
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1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup sucanat
1/4 cup whey
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Combine lemon juice, sucanat, and whey into a 1 quart jar and add water to an inch below the top.
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Seal with a canning lid and a plastic lid and sit on counter for 2 1/2 days.
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Skim any foam that forms with a spoon and discard, and move your fizzy lemon drink to the refrigerator.
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Best served chilled, over ice.
Fizzy Grape Drink
2 bunches of grapes, crushed
1/4 cup whey
1/2 tsp salt
water
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Pour freshly crushed grapes into a half gallon jar.
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Fill the jar nearly to the top with purified water.
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Add 1/4 cup whey and half a teaspoon of salt. Shake, seal with a plastic lid, and let set on the counter for 2 to 3 days.
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Strain out the grapes, then move your fizzy grape drink to the refrigerator.