Guest guest Posted January 18, 2012 Report Share Posted January 18, 2012 Hi Yes, we've made quite a few batches. Water kefir isn't particularly fussy about the sugar you use. I've used white sugar and honey before and both work fine. If you're using refined sugar and filtered water you may find the crystals don't grow very well because the solution lacks the minerals they need to grow. We lost our first batch of crystals doing this. A small pinch of salt (the mucky kind with all sorts of minerals in) fixed this for us; I've also heard that eggshells work too. I wrote up our fizzy water kefir process in the August 2010 Treating Autism Newsletter. I've pasted the text below - hope it helps! Best wishes Tim Making fizzy pop using water kefir Making your own probiotic fizzy drinks with water kefir is usually a three-stage process. We & #8223;re still experimenting but this is the way that's working so far! 1. Take your water kefir crystals and put them in a jam jar of water sweetened with a couple of desert spoons of sugar, honey, or your choice of natural sweetener. Put the jar on a shelf somewhere not too cold. 2. After a few days, the solution should be bubbling. Strain the water from the crystals (these can now be reused for your next batch). Put the water in a one litre jar and add your choice of flavouring – usually fruit (e.g. crushed berries, sliced lemon or banana) or a couple of inches of grated ginger. Top the jar up with water and leave again for a few more days. 3. Strain the fruit and pour the liquid into a one litre plastic fizzy drink bottle. It should have soaked up the flavouring by now but will not be very fizzy. The bottle needs to be sealed for carbonation to happen. Keep a check on the pressure of the bottle by gently squeezing it. When it feels solid, it is ready to go in the fridge and drinking shortly afterwards! > > > Hi all > > Well im finally taking the plunge and going to make some water kefir, just wondering if anyone else has made this and what sugar did you use? > > TIA > > x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi I would guess it'll keep at least a week or so - maybe longer. To be honest, ours doesn't tend to last that long! Best wishes Tim > > > > > > Hi all > > > > Well im finally taking the plunge and going to make some water kefir, just wondering if anyone else has made this and what sugar did you use? > > > > TIA > > > > x > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi I would guess it'll keep at least a week or so - maybe longer. To be honest, ours doesn't tend to last that long! Best wishes Tim > > > > > > Hi all > > > > Well im finally taking the plunge and going to make some water kefir, just wondering if anyone else has made this and what sugar did you use? > > > > TIA > > > > x > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 Hi I would guess it'll keep at least a week or so - maybe longer. To be honest, ours doesn't tend to last that long! Best wishes Tim > > > > > > Hi all > > > > Well im finally taking the plunge and going to make some water kefir, just wondering if anyone else has made this and what sugar did you use? > > > > TIA > > > > x > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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