Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 hey - i was talking about heidi's kefir beer on the chapter-leaders thread, and one woman said the following. opinions please!! -katja >I was told by Dom that you shouldn't ferment water kefir grains directly in >fruit juice, as they do not do well on fructose and do not produce much >probiotic at all this way. It also eventually kills the culture if you do >it over and over again. Rather, you are supposed to ferment water kefir >grains in sucanat/water first to create a starter, then mix the starter with >fresh juice (cannot be pasteurized juice) of your choice in a 75-25 ratio. >AFter one day bottled on the counter, it is a fruit soda. > > > > Re: [WAPFchapterleaders] Re: breaking an addiction to COKE > > >also (and perhaps this was already mentioned, i just joined) you can always >use heidi's kefir-beer to help you out too - i've found that getting one of >the monster-jugs of unfiltered organic unsweetened apple juice, mixing it >with some water (say 1/3 of the jug water and the rest juice) and tossing >in a few rinsed kefir grains, then letting it sit for a few days, makes a >really scrumptious drink. i've got everyone hooked on it, even people who >don't eat well - it tastes just like hard cider, but it's a probiotic! whee! > >-katja >the new central vermont chapter leader > >At 11:03 PM 6/2/2004, you wrote: > > > But in general , these lacto-fermented drinks really help with > >additictions > > > to soft drinks and also to alcohol. Sally > > > > > >---> Thanks everyone for all this info. Okay I'm convinced and will > >start my drinks fermenting tomorrow. And thanks Abby for the link to > >your site. I can't wait to try that one! > > > >Lynn > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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