Learn How To Make WATER KEFIR From Start To Finish - Refreshing PROBIOTIC Drink Recipe.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness with additional nutrients.

water kefir grains

💰Cheaper: sugar

Sugar is a common substitute for those unable to find grains.

dried fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh fruit

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Canned fruit can be less expensive and still add flavor.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: imitation vanilla

Imitation vanilla is a cost-effective flavoring.

Introduce yourself and explain the benefits of water kefir.

Mention the source of your water kefir grains (Florida Sun kefir).

Explain that the grains can come dehydrated and that a quarter cup can ferment four cups of sugar water.

Show that you are using about 1 cup of water kefir grains for a larger batch.

Prepare the sugar water by heating 2 cups of water and dissolving 3/4 cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of unsulfured molasses in it.

Add the remaining 10 cups of water to the sugar mixture and pour it over the grains in the fermentation vessel.

Cover the vessel with a breathable cotton napkin to allow for aerobic fermentation.

Place the vessel in a cool area of the kitchen for 2-3 days to ferment.

After 3 days, gather supplies for the second fermentation including a funnel, measuring cup, and flip-top bottles.

Show the first ferment, noting the color change due to molasses.

Explain how to bottle the kefir, using a third of a cup of the first ferment for the second batch.

Mention that you don't add molasses every time, only every second or third ferment.

Discuss how to manage the grains if you can't bottle them right away, suggesting the use of unsulfured dried prunes as a temporary solution.

Explain the need for appropriate vessels for fermentation and bottling, emphasizing glass or properly glazed ceramic for long-term storage.

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