edeemarie Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wondering if there are any other water kefir drinkers here. We love this drink at our house! We make a double batch (4 quarts every 48 hours) and it is really a great probiotic drink. If anyone else makes it, how do you flavor it? We just usually use a little fruit juice, but I would love to hear other ideas:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I just put it in smoothies. I want to see what others do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I really like to add a chunk of ginger to make ginger kefir. I have a friend who adds a splash of vanilla and it tastes a little like cream soda. I personally really like citrus fruit juice in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Wondering if there are any other water kefir drinkers here. We love this drink at our house! We make a double batch (4 quarts every 48 hours) and it is really a great probiotic drink. If anyone else makes it, how do you flavor it? We just usually use a little fruit juice, but I would love to hear other ideas:) Ok, Will you share how you make water Keifer? do you use the same grains as with milk keifer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeneralMom Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Ok, Will you share how you make water Keifer? do you use the same grains as with milk keifer? There are special water kefir grains. Cultures for Health is a good place to get them or you could see if anyone local to you has some to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted April 23, 2012 Author Share Posted April 23, 2012 Ok, Will you share how you make water Keifer? do you use the same grains as with milk keifer? There is a way to convert milk kefir grains to water kefir grains, but I haven't tried it. If you do an internet search you should be able to find instructions. I just bought my grains from Cultures for Health and have been very happy with them. They are multiplying, too:) I have to add, too, that I really think the water kefir is improving my dc's immunes systems. I can't get my dh to drink the water kefir, and he has been sick several times without passing it along to anyone else in the house (knock on wood!). Thanks for the flavoring ideas- I'll have to try the ginger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Okay, my water keifer cultures from Cultures for Health are coming any day. What type of jars do I need? I have quart mason jars, but I don't have plastic lids. Will regular canning lids work or do I need to go hunt something special down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 My mom uses both milk kefir and water kefir. She likes to flavor hers with a LOT of raspberries, strawberries, or both at once. She only uses her water kefir on Saturdays though and normally enjoys her milk kefir on a regular basis. She also adds the milk kefir to her smoothies and makes spreadable cheese from it. I prefer to build my gut with my homemade cultured butter, yogurt, clabber, and cheeses. I find the kefir a little too much for on a daily basis. It's just a saturday thing at my mom's for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheryljill Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Oh, I love the idea of adding vanilla! Why have I never thought of that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linguistmama Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Like a pp I just put it in smoothies. We don't flavor it at all. I use a quart mason jar, but no lid and ours kefirs up just fine. Is that a word, :lol:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Sadly, I let my water kefir grains die. So, I'm just doing milk kefir and kombucha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) I had someone give me water keifer, but I could never get it to grow. I tried everything the web suggested. Did I just get a bad bunch? How do you grow yours? Also, can I just use my carbon filtered water or does it require me to buy a certain kind of water (I tried every bottled water out there to try to get it to grow and added trace minerals - I feel like a Kefir dummy). Beth Edited July 12, 2012 by bethben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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