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Beneficial Water Kefir

There have been ongoing talks when it comes to kefir. Exclusions have been made to apply to meal replacement products as well as drinkable yogurt products which contain at least 20% yogurt by weight aside from kefir. This is just a reflection of the fact that kefir doesn’t really compete with milk. A healthy snack is what you have when it comes to kefir and this is why it has been placed under Class 2 milk. Are you familiar with water kefir, well, you are probably not aware of it. This is a drink that can be cultured at home and what you end up with is a fizzy drink that is better than soda. Some people opt to take workshops that teach them to make this drink. This is a simple drink that you can make and it is delicious. There are plenty, about 40 strains of probiotics, that can be found in water kefir that your body needs. You can buy the necessary kefir grains from online shops and other companies to make this drink. Leave the kefir culture out for a longer period of time to get a stronger beverage, basically, this involves the process of fermentation.

If you plan on making water kefir, you need to consider a few things. Never fill your bottles more than ? full. It is important for some space to remain in the bottles to give way to the carbon dioxide that forms when fermentation starts. Never have the kefir grains come in contact with metals. If you can, try to have those handheld bottle capper and caps, and recycled glass bottles.

The fermentation process needs ? cup of organic sugar but it is possible for a tablespoon of the sugar to be replaced with rapadura for faster growth. In this case, you will also need to use other ingredients such as half an inch of ginger root that is peeled and thinly sliced, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or 2 slices of organic lemon, and 1/8 teaspoon of baking soda. It is essential for you to make use of 4 tablespoons of water kefir grains and 1 cup of spring water as well. Using a glass jar, incorporate the spring water, ginger root, lemon, and baking soda. It takes 24 hours for the mixture to ferment and this is something that you need to do when you mix the ingredients together. After which, you can strain the kefir.

Here, you can use either your hands or a plastic strainer to strain the drink. After this, put the container at room temperature for about three days before you refrigerate it. The drink will be bubbly and you should serve it chilled. You can keep on reusing the kefir grains here. Mix the kefir drink with fresh fruits or fruit juices if you like. You can expect a drink that is good for you and delicious at the same time.

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