Brazhka
January 15th, 2007
Is a semi-sweet red wine that Russians make at home. Take a bottle and three liters of old, almost expired jam or juice, then mix with 15 liters of warm water. Add 5 kilos of sugar and 100 grams of yeast. Fasten a clean rubber glove onto the neck of the bottle, so it is like a vacuum seal. Leave in a warm place. As “brazhka’” brews, the gases produced cause the glove to inflate. So tie your rubber glove on very well, or else it will fly off around the room. When the glove is fully inflated, this takes about 5 days, your “brazhka” is ready to drink. Alcoholic content is around 11-13 %. It is better if you only drink your own “brazhka” , so then you know exactly what goes in it.



