Healthy Probiotic Soda You Must Try: Water Kefir

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.

Pour 4 cups of filtered water into a glass jar.

Add 4 tablespoons of sugar to the water and stir until dissolved.

Add 1 cup of water kefir grains to the sugar water.

Top off the jar with more filtered water, ensuring not to use hot water.

Cover the jar with a paper towel or coffee filter and secure it with a rubber band.

Let the mixture ferment at room temperature for 24 to 48 hours, checking for bubbles as a sign of fermentation.

Taste the mixture after 48 hours to check for sourness and carbonation.

Strain the liquid into a bottle using a strainer, leaving some headspace.

For a second ferment, fill the bottle with the strained water kefir and top it off with organic blueberry juice.

Seal the bottle and let it ferment at room temperature for another 24 to 48 hours, burping the bottle every 24 hours to release gas.

Refrigerate the bottle to stop fermentation and serve chilled.

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