Water Kefir – Basic

This is the basic recipe on how to make Water Kefir Soda.

Note: If you have any health conditions or concerns, it's always best to consult
with a healthcare professional before making changes to your diet.

Servings: 750 ml

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Prep Time
5 minutes

Fermenting Time
2 days

Total Time
2 days, 5 minutes

Course:

Drinks

Cuisine:

Mexican

Keywords:

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🧂 Ingredients

30 grams Water Kefir grains
750 ml Water

room temperature
60 grams Brown sugar
30 grams Dried fruit

Figs, apricots, dates or raisins
1 -2 slices Lemon

Instructions

1 Dissolve the organic brown sugar into the water. Make sure the water is at room
temperature. (The water kefir grains will die if the water is too warm)
2 Add the water kefir grains to the sugar water solution.
3 Add the dried fruits to the jar. Dried fruits are mainly used as a source of
nitrogen for the water kefir. Depending on the variety, the taste will be
different.
4 Now we add the acid to the glass. You can use 1-2 slices of untreated lemons.
This protects against foreign germs.
5 Close the lid. Make sure you open the lid every 12 hours, as the pressure will
be build up in the jar because of the carbonic acid. It could explode otherwise.
6 Leave the jar for at least 24 hours up to 36 hours to ferment. The longer you
leave it to ferment, the less sweet it will be.
7 Strain the Water kefir, remove dried fruit and lemon slices, and carefully wash
the kefir crystals under cold water.
8 Clean your utensils carefully.
9 Now you can do the whole process again, to never run out of your favourite
healthy drink.