I always use
water kefir because I tend to stay away from dairy.
I am currently on milk kefir and need to try
water kefir because milk products do have inflammatory properties which affect me.
Kombucha, which many of you are likely familiar with, differs from
water kefir because kombucha is specifically cultured in a tea and sugar medium, and water kefir can be cultured using just water and sugar.
Not exact matches
Water kefir grains are described as grains simply
because of their appearance.
Foods like sauerkraut, coconut
water kefir, kimchi and pickles are excellent for intestinal health
because of the healthy bacteria they contain.
I can't really answer your question
because I have never tried converting dairy grains to
water kefir.
I have
water kefir and I will love to share some
because I ended with a lot!!!
However, adding yogurt,
kefir, or whey to your soaked flour is actually worse than soaking the flour in plain warm
water because of the calcium content of those foods.
Unless I am using coconut
water, which seems to have no ill effects, I prefer to do two ferments
because I like to keep my
kefir grains pure.
This is brewed exactly like
water kefir, though the sugar can be reduced to 25 %
because coconut
water is naturally sweet.
i used to take enzymes capsuals before food due to my intestinal problems and my naturapath advised me that i wont need to take them any longer
because i drink
water kefir twice a day before food do you think that makes sense.....
But if the whey (the «
water» at the bottom) is bitter or extra sour, then you may not be able to save it (by the way, this can sometimes be strained and used to make soft or even hard
kefir cheese (so don't toss it just
because it looks unappetizing.)
Kefir changes dairy in some very beneficial ways but it doesn't do anything for
water — so if you're gonna drink it, drink it
because you like it and know that it is an added - sugar drink.
I just fermented some milk much too quickly, it separated, and
because I have only just started, I got in a panic and did nt know if I could differentiate between the «cottage cheese» type lumps and the
kefir grains, someone told me to look for them with my fingers, I found them, and then washed them in spring
water.
At the moment I try to take more coconut
water kefir like the beginning (I took less the
kefir and lemon
water recently
because I am oversentisve to many food i.e. iodine food even spinach).
* If you use white sugar, be sure to add a little molasses to the
water because white sugar is devoid of the minerals
kefir loves.
Because water kefir can be flavored any way you want, it's much more fun to drink than plain
water, so you're more likely to sip it throughout the day.
I haven't tinkered too much with different flavors — I prefer my
kefir plain
because I enjoy the flavor of it naturally — but you can find lots of recipes for flavoring
water kefir on Pinterest.
Because of this factor, it is important for mothers to have a healthy microbiome before pregnancy, eat plenty of lacto - fermented foods, and avoid antibiotics, artificial sweeteners, oral contraceptives and other substances that damage the friendly bacteria.4 For those who are lactose - intolerant and can not ingest yogurt,
kefir and other dairy products, raw sauerkraut, pickles and other mixtures, as well as kombucha,
water kefir and other products containing probiotic bacteria can be consumed.5
Water kefir is very versatile
because you can do so many thing with it experimentally.
My favorite ferments include cultured vegetables like raw kraut (I like Farmhouse Cultures
because I'm too lazy to make my own); coconut
water kefir; miso paste; pickles; kimchi; and beet kvass.
Because of the many strains of bacteria in
Kefir, living in symbiosis, it doesn't matter which medium is used to grow it in: raw or processed milk, soya milk, coconut juice or even in sugar
water.
Water kefir doesn't have that white, creamy look that makes kefir popular because water kefir grains are not white and fl
Water kefir doesn't have that white, creamy look that makes
kefir popular
because water kefir grains are not white and fl
water kefir grains are not white and fluffy.
I read you can use milk
kefir in
water and just revive them in milk (
because it has more strains than true
water kefir grains, 50 + vs 15 +, and milk is cancer / acid - forming).
This is
because the
water kefir grains have broken down the sucrose into fructose and glucose, making it easier for your body to digest.