Feeling Good

Lately I have been sticking with the apple ginger recipe for my kefir water while life is crazy.  I haven't been able to go to the store in a while to get new fruits.

Since I have started drinking the water, I have been feeling much better.  I'm not as tired and bloated after I eat, and since I have been with my niece I have been eating way too much candy and easy mac.  But I have been sure to drink the water after eat meal, which has helped prevent a lot of discomfort that I normally have after eating dairy and sugar.

I plan on getting healthy again, so we will see how much changes the water does then.

24 hours late

I had made an apple batch of kefir three days ago, and was a little nervous today as I strained the water because I was a day late in changing it.  Because I am new to the whole kefir growing thing, I had no idea what to expect.

The taste was a lot less sweet than my normal batches, but it almost tasted like an apple beer.  Not bad at all, however I did add a bit of ginger afterwards.

The more I have been reading, the more I have found that people make their kefir in many different ways.  Some don't add the fruit flavorings until after the water is brewed and strained, and some add it during the brewing process.  Some rinse their grains and some don't.

If anyone could enlighten me on these things, that would be great!  

Mango Apple

My second batch of kefir water finished.  I tried it with mangoes and apples, which worked out pretty well.  However, I love mangoes so I don't know how I could botch that.

The recipe:

4 mango slices
4 apple slices
1/3 cup kefir grains
4 cups water
1/3 cup organic cane sugar
1 tbsp organic turbinado sugar

Mix the sugar into the water before adding the grains.  Let sit for 48 hours.  I wanted more carbonation so I put it in the refrigerator with a tight lid after I strained the grains out of it.

I eat the fruits after each batch finishes, too.  The mango was surprisingly wonderful!  The fruit was carbonated inside and it had a nice zing to it.

My first batch

My first batch of water kefir was amazing and so simple!  I made this batch based off my sister's recipe when she gave me the grains.

The ingredients:

• 1/3 cup kefir grains
• 4 cups water
• 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
• 1 tbsp organic turbinado sugar
• 4 thin slices of organic apple
• 1 small cube cut from organic ginger root

We let the batch brew for 48 hours and then strained and bottled our water kefir drink.  After I put the batch (without the kefir grains) in a new jar, I closed the lid tightly and refrigerated for another couple of hours.  This made the drink more carbonated and it tasted like an apple flavored ginger ale.  

I even let family and a friend try the drink, and they loved it.  This is definitely a favorite.