"Lida" kvass - a fresh tradition

"Lida" kvass - products of the brewery of JSC "Lida beer" of the Republic of Belarus. This is one of the oldest enterprises for the production of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages in this state. In 2016, it will celebrate its 140th anniversary.

About the origin

Kvass is a traditional Russian drink. Slavs knew about it since ancient times, as evidenced by the annals of those years. Recipes of making a drink for each region were their own. The secrets of quasi-preservation were carefully preserved, passed on to the descendants and finally reached our days.

History and quality

Nowadays, the recipes and production technologies are constantly being improved. Drinks factory "Lida Beer" were delivered to the imperial table in St. Petersburg. Then in the USSR, too, they were highly valued for their quality, loved and respected. And there is for that. For the enterprise, the issues of quality and prestige are paramount. Neither one nor the other will not, if not treat the work of the enterprise with due attention. Technologists and specialists are constantly studying in other countries, are taking courses to improve their skills, learn something new and make changes in production, improving the quality of products. That is why "Lida" kvass, beer and other beverages deserve and keep popularity not only in their country.

About the benefits of kvass

• Due to its unique composition kvass perfectly cope with thirst, saturating the body with useful vitamins.
• "Lida" kvass charges the body with energy, its activity increases.
• In a special way kvass acts on the digestive system: the use of even a small amount of drink significantly increases appetite, activates digestive processes. Helps the stomach in digesting especially fatty and meat products, normalizes its acidity.
• Under its influence, the water-salt balance in the body is restored and normalized.
• In kvass contains a lot of microelements and vitamins. Especially the drink is rich in vitamins of groups B and C. For what was considered a good means of preventing some diseases.
• Kvass also has a beneficial effect on the intestines. With its acids, it kills a harmful microflora, so it can be used for the qualitative prevention of dysbacteriosis and other intestinal diseases.
• In the ancients it was believed that kvass improves masculine health and potency.

The bread taste of your favorite kvass

Kvass "Lida" bread is a drink of natural fermentation, which has a fragrant aroma and exquisite taste. For a long time it was sold only for bottling. Only with the development of technology it became possible to store a natural drink in a bottled plastic container.

Kvass is cooked from the selected germinated rye grain, which saturates the drink with vitamins and beneficial micro- and macro elements. At the initial stage of preparation, "Lida" kvass is left for fermentation for a period of more than 1 month. Only in this case a natural drink with decent taste properties is obtained.

The recipe of kvass uses the latest technology in combination with high-tech equipment of the European standard. To prepare the drink, only high-quality natural ingredients are taken. Flavors and dyes in kvass are not added. A short shelf life of the drink indicates that preservatives were not added to the product.

When making beverages, the water used is of great importance for quality. Almost half of this ingredient depends on the taste of the finished product. Water at OJSC "Lida Beer" is extracted from its own artesian well, from the deep layers of the earth. Before getting into the drink, it passes through a complex filtration system.

All operations at the stage of preparation and production of the drink guarantee high quality and unique taste of your favorite kvass.

Dark variety of "Lida" kvas

Adding a rye dark malt extract to the kvass during preparation produces a unique drink - kvass "Lida" is dark. Usually this ingredient is used in the production of dark breads, but its presence in kvass gives the drink a special creamy flavor, a fragrant aroma and a rich dark color, like a fried, tasty bread crust.

The production of dark kvass is carried out according to the same principles: all ingredients undergo environmental control and preparation. In this drink you also will not find flavors, dyes or preservatives.

White shade of "Lida" kvass

Kvass "Lida" white for the first time appeared on the shelves of stores in Belarus in 2014. Lovers of the drink were immediately found. Slightly sour taste to many fell in disposition, especially in the hot summer period, when "Lida" white kvass for the first time appeared before buyers.

Possessing sourish, slightly sharp taste, white "Lida" kvass has been presented by manufacturers as a seasonal drink. On its basis light summer soups, okroshka are cooked. And due to its excellent nutritional properties, it becomes the main drink of fasting people.

In the technology of white kvass production, light malt is used. Due to this, the color of the finished drink turns out to be much lighter than ordinary bread kvass. It also has a slightly tart, less sweet taste.

In the production of "Lida" kvass, only natural ingredients are used to ensure natural fermentation: yeast and malt. Therefore, all useful substances and properties of the product are guaranteed to be preserved. Drink is great for people who are looking after their health, and as a delicious quencher of thirst.

Today, cooking home kvass does not have the time and energy. And so you want to drink your favorite drink, especially in the hot summer period. In many shops of the country you can meet kvass "Lida". The price for a 1.5-liter bottle fluctuates around 35-50 rubles. Pleasant kasopitiya!