Does anybody else like beet kvass

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I have been making my own sauerkraut and fermented cabbage juice at home for several years now, but recently I learned about another fermented veggie drink that is quite intriguing. It is fermented beet juice, also known as beet kvass and I wonder if any other myLotters have tried it. I make it by cutting beets up and putting them in a glass jar with salted water and a fermentation lid on top and leaving it at room temperature for about a week. With a starter from the previous batch it ferments faster, maybe 2 or 3 days. If I taste it before the ferment is ready, it tastes awful, but when it is ready it becomes quite delicious. I make about a gallon at a time, It tastes best cold, but when bottled and capped off to go in the refrigerator it goes into a second ferment and becomes carbonated, so I have to keep an eye on the bottles so they don't explode, just like home made soda pop. It is said and believed by many people that fermented foods strengthen our immune systems and keep us healthy. I can say from my own experience that I feel stronger and more invigorated when I drink fermented veggie juices. The cabbage kvass is tolerable, especially with a few drops of hot sauce, but the beet kvass is delicious.