I’m OBSESSED with this fermented drink! WATER KEFIR SODA

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey adds flavor and nutrients, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

fruit

🥗Healthier: fresh berries

💰Cheaper: canned fruit

Fresh berries provide antioxidants, while canned fruit can be more affordable.

ginger

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: ground ginger

Turmeric offers health benefits, while ground ginger is often cheaper.

lemon

🥗Healthier: lime

💰Cheaper: citric acid

Lime offers a similar flavor profile, while citric acid is cost-effective.

Combine 1/2 cup warm water with 1/4 cup sugar in a glass measuring cup to dissolve the sugar.

Add 3 cups of cool water to the dissolved sugar mixture.

Drop in the water kefir grains.

Cover the mixture with a napkin and secure it with a rubber band.

Let it sit at room temperature for 3 days to wake up the grains.

After 3 days, strain out the grains, saving just the grains and discarding the water.

In a one quart mason jar, add your choice of juice or coconut water, or repeat the sugar water mixture with 1/4 cup sugar and 3.5 cups water.

Mix in the grains and let it ferment for 24 hours.

Strain the liquid into a cup or bottle, and place the grains into another batch of sugar water to continue the cycle.

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