Loads of people have success with this, but typically you'll find dairy kefir grains (which have some lactose in them and are best avoided if you are lactose intolerant) and
water kefir grains, which can work in a sugary water drink, coconut water, or other water - based beverages and makes a light champagne - like drink.
Unlike dairy kefir grains,
water kefir grains do not clump together, and are clear or translucent.
Water kefir grains are described as grains simply because of their appearance.
However unlike dairy kefir grains
water kefir grains are not actually grains at all.
Water kefir grains are actually bacteria and yeast that exist in a symbiotic relationship.
Cultures For Health is a great website to purchase
water kefir grains, vegan yogurt cultures, and learn more about natural fermentation.
Wonder if you can find
water kefir grains (as they're called) in Paris?
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But one day while making regular coconut milk kefir, I accidentally dumped
my water kefir grains (instead of the milk kefir grains) and about 1/4 cup of pre-made water kefir into the wrong container.
Ann Marie, what texture are
your water kefir grains?
You can use inexpensive cabbage to make sauerkraut, or get
yourself some water kefir grains and with just pennies» worth of water and sugar, you've got a health elixir slash soda pop.
The amazing proprieties of raw honey will kill your precious
water kefir grains.
Find free
water kefir grains on sites like Kijiji and fermenting groups on Facebook.
You can purchase
water kefir grains on Amazon; here is a supplier: water kefir grain supplier.
My water kefir grains live that stuff, and it tastes good, too!
Gasp, not those grains silly...
water kefir grains not to be confused with kefir grains that are white in appearance and used with dairy kefir experiments.
I got my kombucha going again, procured
some water kefir grains, and got enough cabbage to make some sauerkraut.
The problem with honey is that honey antibacterial in nature and
the water kefir grains are a mixture of bacteria in yeast.
I have also heard of people using fruit juices and ending up with purple
water kefir grains.)
How to Grow
Water Kefir Grains
This is yet another reason to avoid drinking regular soda ala Cheese Slave: I'm waiting on
some water Kefir Grains to make «soda».
My water kefir grains are super hardy.
Best to get
water kefir grains.
I bought this exact kind of
water kefir grains and I know they work great and multiply fast.)
While I did eat this low - carb breakfast along with some juice kefir (made with
water kefir grains) for my breakfast the day I wrote this, I do also eat higher carb snacks and meals during the course of the day.
Check out www.culturesforhealth.com for lots of accurate information on kefir and
water kefir grains.
I have
water kefir grains and I amattempting to make it fizzy.
I have been using
water kefir grains for years now and they are very hardy.
I got
my water kefir grains in the mail about a week ago and so far, I don't really like the flavor.
I just got
some water kefir grains and tried this.
I am just hydrating my first
water kefir grains now.
Water kefir grains (1 - 2 TBS)-- this is the brand I bought from Amazon (affiliate link)-- they work great and they multiplied immediately!
I have been making kefir for a little while and was reading about turning milk kefir grains into
water kefir grains.
Could you tell me what the difference is between
water kefir grains and ordinary kefir grains?
The water kefir grains LOVE calcium!
If growing your grains so that you can give them away (or even eat them as some people do), your best bet is to find a fresh source of
water kefir grains.
A couple of teaspoons of
water kefir grains is plenty; more is fine too.
If
your water kefir grains sit too long and get funky or remain stored in your refrigerator too long, your best bet is to start using them again.
See the video on YouTube (
water kefir grains).
In shopping for
water kefir grains, you will find both dehydrated and fresh grains.
When you go on vacation or otherwise need a break from kefir - making, simply place
your water kefir grains in the refrigerator in their regular sugar water mixture.
Water kefir grains are a great fermentation tool that help you make fruity, probiotic drinks, cultured infusions, and probiotic fruit compotes.
It can be as simple as putting
water kefir grains into fruit juice until the juice is fermented, straining off the grains to reuse them, and drinking your cultured juice.
I have been experimenting with converting my milk kefir grains to
water kefir grains.
Are
water kefir grains different?
I have
water kefir grains, and they have not been as vibrant as when I first got them.
Do not order
the water kefir grains when you are going to be out of town and unable to attend to them.
I have been leaving
the water kefir grains in the sugar water for 2 days, then straining them and repeating the process.
If you care for
your water kefir grains properly, they will grown and reproduce as you brew multiple batches.
Even though the recipe calls for quite a bit of sugar, the beneficial bacteria in
the water kefir grains consume this (like food), as they metabolize the sugar, they produce beneficial bacteria, B vitamins, beneficial acids and food enzymes (helpful for digestion).