Guest guest Posted July 13, 2008 Report Share Posted July 13, 2008 Use honey instead. On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 2:01 AM, leonie cent <leoniecent@...> wrote: hello, can anyone tell me if water kefir is suitable for those who are on a diet with no sugar ? i noticed the recipe calls for 1/2 cup sugar. i guess the sugar structure gets altered as the mixture ferments ? thanks... ~Leonieleoniecent@... 02 62556202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yes, you can use water kefir in a sugar free diet. The key is to use less sugar and ferment longer. Dom helped me figure out a basic recipe that in the end has about as much sugar as a lemon. You can adjust these amounts to whatever quantity you are making: 2 cups water kefir grains heaping 1/4 cup sugar (I use brown sugar because water kefir needs the minerals, I also add 1 tablespoonful molasses) 12 cups water Leave to ferment at room temp for 48 hours. Strain, then leave at room temp again at least another 48 hours. If I add fruit juice or fruit to my secondary ferment, I leave it out until I can detect no sweetness at all, 2 to 4 days, depending on what I added. Hope this helps a bit. The sugars are used as food by the bacteria and yeasts, initially converted to alcohol then to organic acids. This is a bit too basic, but the sugar is used up. Patty PS...Someone suggested honey. I may be wrong and can't find the info right now, but I believe water kefir grains don't do well with honey. I wouldn't use more than 1/2 honey. But with the recipe above, you will not be adding any sugar to your diet. can anyone tell me if water kefir is suitable for those who are on a diet with no sugar ? i noticed the recipe calls for 1/2 cup sugar. i guess the sugar structure gets altered as the mixture ferments ? thanks... Leonie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Honey is still a sugar. When we are on a no-sugar diet, that means all sugars, not just the white stuff.Maureen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 The sugar is what feeds the fermentation, so as long as you let it ferment long enough, all or most of the sugar will be gone.MaureenOn Jul 13, 2008, at 5:01 AM, leonie cent wrote:hello, can anyone tell me if water kefir is suitable for those who are on a diet with no sugar ? i noticed the recipe calls for 1/2 cup sugar. i guess the sugar structure gets altered as the mixture ferments ? thanks... ~Leonieleoniecentbigpond 02 62556202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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