How to Make Water Kefir - Homemade Fermented Probiotic Soda - 3 Flavours

✿ RECIPE DESCRIPTION ▶ Veganlovlie Recipes / How-tos / Beverages: In this video, I'm demonstrating how to make homemade water kefir. Water kefir is a fermented probiotic soda full of beneficial bacteria and is so simple, easy and fun to prepare at home. It is slightly tangy and has a pleasant taste, quite similar in flavour to a slightly fizzy lemonade. It's a healthy low-sugar alternative to commercial sodas which can even be enjoyed by small children.
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[@alexc7857]

Juice of 3 lemons + the zests, 1 fist size of ginger root (juiced) and a handful of mint chopped finely. Best flavour ever.

[@teagoldleaf4137]

This sounds delicious. Where do you get the kefir grains?

[@teagoldleaf4137]

How much water, sugar and kefir grains for the 3 lemons, ginger and mint?

[@yang_iyang]

How much water, sugar and kefir grains to be added?

[@daisycofresi7252]

​@@teagoldleaf4137Yes where do you find the kerfer grains please is for my grandchild.😢

[@salomaogabriel5264]

​@@daisycofresi7252 I bought mine online

[@natsmith3067]

Awesome! This is the clearest and most comprehensive video on water kefir I've seen on KZbin yet. Thank you for all of the great information, I cannot wait to finally try this out

[@Veganlovlie]

It's really worth a try. We drink water kefir on a daily basis and we really love it both for the taste and health benefits. 🙂❤

[@raniawah275]

@@Veganlovlie did you noticed changes with you're skin and Body?

[@amymccloud2927]

@SerbaSerbi *j*⁸&⁸⁹&&h&&

[@allenvayner4987]

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[@ur4givn]

Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to get started!

[@luvelyjay]

You can also eat the grains. Add to yogurt or smoothies. Great for the gut biome. For the second fermentation you can add DIY fruit syrups. Pineapple and lemon with a touch of cinnamon’s combo is super yummy. You can make syrups out of any other fruits that you like and add it to your water kefir for the second fermentation. Happy drinking 😁

[@winsadventures650]

I'm scared to eat the grains what if they stay in the tummy and multiply in there until you'll bloat?

[@knowledge7172]

Sumptuous work!

[@daofjudith]

Awesome as is blog post. Going to try!

[@sasa2031]

Amazing, clear video. Thank you a lot

[@lilianvosman-lieveld1753]

Great video, thank you!!

[@nhungphamhuynhnhung7262]

Thank you ! I love you ! 🌻

[@debbiemilbank7672]

Thank you for this video. Everything we need to know. 😊

[@margaretmusacchio2708]

great video. you make it look so easy!

[@mtm00]

Dear Teenuja and Kevin: I have just read your extremely thorough blog post on this and wish to thank you for sharing so much expertise -- you have covered every eventuality brilliantly. Your spirit of sharing is extraordinary and beautiful.

[@sbxh.p8102]

delicioso. gracias

[@cecylemus912]

wow this video is well done thanks very professional the way how you filmed, very informatived

[@getdelusional5027]

This is the best video I've ever seen on flavoring water Kefir!😀👏

[@Thisisit120]

This was a very well done video. I appreciated the measurements and ingredients and all. You did a good job.

[@sherriristow3454]

Wow you make some nice flavors will be trying them

[@Zsazsa-kw8rn]

Looks easy to do

[@sylviafielding5437]

Thank you so much - your instructions are so clear and comprehensive. This really is the best video I’ve found and you have cleared up my confusion.

[@racheleastwood5588]

Looks simple enough

[@rowenn1729]

You make it differently but that sounds really good

[@ewakraft5770]

Thanks reallyy good and detailed information❣

[@josephmenna3985]

Looks great

[@DraconianRain]

molasses is also great to add. Great video!

[@teagoldleaf4137]

I really want to make this, watching your video actually made me crave this refreshing drink.

[@LK-3000]

Thank you so much for this very clear, informative video. I'm looking to get into making kefir and your video is a perfect way to learn about the process.

[@theresecrouch2924]

Wow, that looks wonderful, cant wait to try this...i think ginger would be my favorite

[@catherinemartina6469]

What I Really like about your vlogs/video's etc... is that you put in Canadian information and supply content. I live in Canada, not the US. and I would like to support companies that are Canadian.Thank you for all your wonderful work.

[@gracegoh4830]

thanks for sharing. simple and easy ways to make kefir water

[@ninafadliya1577]

Great video, thanks dear.

[@eagle022]

Great video and thanks for sharing. I found candied citrus peels great for the second fermentation as well.

[@sandysmith1927]

Great video to explain everything in a simple and straight forward way on how to make and flavor water kefir. Very pleasant voice and music! Thanks for making this video.

[@MysteriousDrella]

I didn't even knew the existence of water kefir, so thanks for this! My dad and granddad both made normal kefir though, and I know kombucha, but this looks like it's more my thing after googling about it. Definately going on a search for a water kefir culture. Hope my house is warm enough 24/7 in winter to make it.

[@EdinaMariposa]

I am making it w freshly collected violet flowers. Lovely!

[@nadinekuhn188]

Great video, thank you! I've been drinking water kefir for a couple of months now and love it! My favorite flavor combinations are apple juice+ginger, blueberry+rosemary, ginger+lemon, orange+cinnamon+ginger (for cold days) and also raspberry+basil :). Sometimes I use hibiscus tea for the first fermentation process, but it'll stain the kefir grains a little.

[@irunamuk]

Nadine Presser ooh hibiscus. That’s a great idea.

[@teagoldleaf4137]

These combinations sound good, where do you get kefir grains?

[@growingwithgrace316]

Great information. Thank you!!! I have done a mango 🥭 - blue berry 🫐 kefer!! Delicious 😋

[@diondrablue]

Wow ! I definitely want to try this 😊

[@Veganlovlie]

Yay! Let us know what flavours you're making if you do. 🙂

[@mindyourown6320]

Thank you 🙏

[@MikaylaSilverthorn]

I just rehydrated some water kefeir and this video has given me a lot of guidence on how to proceed with making these lovely fermented drinks

[@samv7487]

Wonderful video Teenuja. I used to make Water Kefir a lot a few years ago but it was exhausting after a while to keep making it since my kefir grains kept multiplying like crazy, I think at one stage I had 5 bags of kefir grains in the freezer lol. I did love the taste so I would love to try making it again. It was a lot easier to make than Kombucha for me. Thank you for the fruit flavor combinations.

[@elwood212]

I have a lemon Myrtle Tree which I think will go well. I do love Ginger/ Lemon combo.🙏💕

[@stacyhackney6100]

Thank you.

[@marialiyubman]

HA! I’m on keto and I really miss high-carb fruits. I’ll be using them with my water kefir now. 😍 Also, I eat the piths of cherries, apples, apricots and peaches because they’re very healthy and I need them, and then I always end up eating the whole fruit, kicking me out of ketosis, now I can use the fruit in my water kefir guilt-free. 😍

[@lesleywallace8773]

Thank you

[@debrapaulson7882]

I made some with ginger, grated lemon rind and juice and raspberries. It was such a pretty color and tasted good.

[@Bolder_Lebza]

welcome back! xxx

[@Veganlovlie]

Thank you! 😊💙

[@lloydchristmas4547]

Thanks.

[@cookingisfuntv4952]

wow.. i also make kefir i will try this!

[@yowgyrl]

Coconut water first ferment, with a tbsp molasses in the second ferment. Amazing!

[@jennprescott2757]

Just add molasses for the second ferment or anything else with it?

[@colorplease]

Just add molasses for the second ferment or anything else with it? let us know please!

[@ivansirko1077]

@@colorpleaseadd molasses in the first, would be dumb to add in the second 😂

[@mdevorah6833]

I use lavendar syrup! Gives a nice flavor. I picked the lavendar syrup up at homegoods

[@user-br9qr9jz1q]

I appreciate ❤

[@lyndawatson8312]

It also great for your animals.

[@Veganlovlie]

Hey friends, it's been a while and we're pretty excited to share a video. We hope you'll enjoy this one and will try making water kefir at home. Please do check out the blog post here - veganlovlie.com/water-kefir-soda as we've included some additional info like troubleshooting (kefir grains not growing or going mushy), what to do with extra grains etc... We drink water kefir on a daily basis and it's much much healthier than store-bought sodas, incomparable even! If you've ever made kombucha at home, then you'll find water kefir so much simpler to make. Once you get the hang of it, the simple process becomes a breeze and soon you'll have an endless supply of healthy tasty probiotic drink to enjoy everyday while maintaining a healthy gut.

[@mtm00]

Thank you so much for this very timely and informative video: just this week I have been researching water kefir. Your instructions are lovely and clear and you make it look straightforward so I am definitely going to be making some soon. [PS: For whatever reason, the above link to your blog post isn't working for me from here.]

[@Veganlovlie]

That's great. I hope you'll get to enjoy some delicious water kefir soon. About the link, there was a little typo. I've amended it, it should work now. Thanks for pointing it out. 🙂💜

[@kathyg7240]

So excited about make Water Kefir! Thanks. Not sure what and where I can buy these kind of sugars. Any help on this would be awesome!

[@sebastianarielburd3119]

awesome video, the best one ever , question to ask: 1) when I am making water kefir, it taste kinda of beer flavor instead of carbonated soda flavor? I dont know what I did wrong, every time I make water kefir leaving for 24 hours after my first fermentation, it tastes slightly kinda beer flavor even after flavoring during my second fermentation for 12-24 hours, it still tastes kinda beer. thanks

[@knlmstr]

hi, wonderful video and very clear instruction, can i use milk kefir ?

[@h.chappelle2720]

I am on my 5th batch of water Kefir, it is now my favorite drink. The last one tasted like slow gin fizz even though no alcohol, and I used black cherry juice, ginger, a piece of lemon and a pinch of baking soda in the 2nd ferment, and used later stevia to sweeten. This current one I made is grapefruit-ginger-lime-cranberry soda water Kefir. The first ferment--I always use also a lot of organic garlic, organic onion, and organic ginger along with organic cane sugar, and organic coconut sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of non-aluminum baking soda or pink salt, and I wait until it smells like vinegar, the smell of garlic and onion is not there anymore after 48 hours. I can just tell by the vinegar smell that the first ferment is done. I started with two tablespoons of organic water Kefir grains, and now I have a quart of water Kefir grains, they grew a lot.

[@travv88]

I never thought of putting stevia in after the 2nd ferment was done.

[@thatgirlz313]

How do you use the union and garlic in the first ferment? Do you juice them or do you use powder? Thank you

[@geetam2121]

Thanks for this video. Do I have to rinse the grains between each use?

[@vitalhealingllc]

LOVE THIS! Thank you so much! Can you start the process with all coconut sugar or sub the white sugar with maple syrup??? I try to avoid white sugar.

[@paulfitzgerald7047]

I've heard that the Kefir probiotics are the healthiest type for vegans! Cool

[@akashaofthenile6077]

I make kombacha, almost the same except it's a scobie mushroom, however, besides yours being crystal, I believe they are the same

[@androullabray5206]

I love blackberry, cinnamon and cloves

[@khesedfavour1901]

Love ur videos all d way from South Africa

[@mahmouddarwish707]

Great simple my question is such fermented water contains any alcohol

[@JohannaZee]

I used dates or other dried fruit as the food for the kefir grains.

[@swetasharma300]

It would be great if you could let me know how you make kefir with dates or other dried fruit in place of kefir grains

[@JohannaZee]

@@swetasharma300 It's not a replacement for the grains but it's the thing that continues to feed the grains.

[@swetasharma300]

@@JohannaZee thank you for reply. does that mean one can use dates instead of sugar.

[@JohannaZee]

No, you use both.

[@swetasharma300]

@@JohannaZee Thank you so much

[@totallymixed7685]

I love your instructions. Thank you. I have a question though, where is the video that you said explains more about the filtered water please?

[@marilynreno7510]

Hope you found it but she said blogpost.

[@jennprescott2757]

For anyone reading this now - add 3-5 raisins if you used filtered water. Helps with additional nutrients for your grains.

[@vidnand2002]

@@jennprescott2757- is this also applicable for Reverse Osmosis water?

[@AN-gt9lu]

What bottles did you use for second fermentation?? Plastic or glass?? Thanks.

[@monanaim3439]

Hi, please help me, I have a question I didn't know that there were two types of kefir grains and I put the kefir milk granules in a sugar solution. Did they die?

[@Ultimatehobbyreviews]

For clarification - at what point do I refrigerate it? Thanks

[@androullabray5206]

Ginger is my grandsons favourite

[@pennybourke1111]

Today I've used pomegranate molasses, dates dried/frozen cranberries I rehydrated the dates and cranberries with a few teaspoons of hot water then mashed in the frozen ones and added the Pomegranate Molasses then the kefier no strain, no sugar thought there was enough with that mix I'm hoping it's nice its my 1st time making it. I brewed it 1st with lemon ginger and normal molasses and raw/blonde sugar pinch of bicarb and mineral water... 🙏🤞🥂

[@MrTimmmers]

Any sugar works, no need for expensive hard to find stuff. You can even use fruit juices and the sugar in them is enough.

[@spencershambaugh7063]

could I bew the habiscus tea then add a fraction of the tea to the kefir?

[@obdulioruano5087]

Hi! Is the final result a little sweet?

[@tlvreality9200]

Shall we use citric fruits for kefir during ?

[@cathmah6521]

Hi what is rapadura sugar?

[@rockyus4700]

After we mix kefir with juice, do we leave it in room temperature or in fridge for 48 hours? Please advise

[@michaelnielsen7627]

Great video. I have now tried this 3 times and the carbonation is minimal. Why is this ?

[@s.m.painter8808]

Can i use the kefir that i fermented in milk?

[@julietac8594]

Thank you for sharing! Can I also use mineral water?

[@robwestley7370]

Yes I always use bottle still water to be on the safe side, I don’t know how must chlorine is in my tap water

[@user-uz8sn1qv8y]

i dont see a link to the other uses and how to store your extra kefir grains. is it here?

[@chingpilipchuk]

The result of my water kefir ( the water) after 2 days looks like a very light syrup and my grains are growing very slow. Is the water is still good to drink?

[@Kokolo-ze2cp]

Is it possible to only use coconut sugar for water kefir?

[@susand.m3894]

Have you done milk kefir

[@safa9116]

I used to make this drink before but because now I’m on vegetarian keto diet I stop it thinking that it contains sugar and carbs I like it so much but no more make it. Do you an idea how sugar it contains or it’ll break the diet

[@user-vh8wy7fv2c]

Can we use plastic bottles for the fridge?

[@t.k.2539]

wouldn't it be better using fruits or any other flavors right in the first fermentation, so that the minerals and vitamins are extracted even more while the keffir is still in the water?

[@sebastianarielburd3119]

another question I forgot to ask, the ones u showed on your video, have u placed them in the fridge to cool down or just you opened the bottles at room temperature after finishing the second fermentiaton? just curious, thanks again

[@mousumirahaman94]

what type of cloth should be used?

[@jkd4048]

Hi, recently I made my first batch of tibicos (water kefir) and I did it by making a tea and then using that as my sugar water. Is the any harm that can come to the tibicos by fermenting already flavored water? I'm really new to this so any pointers would help! Thank you!!

[@777VIBRANT]

Yes it can kill your grains if they are not feed any sugar

[@jbl2270]

Hello, I thank you for your video. I got my water kefir to fizz by chance once but was not able to replicate it. Any ideas what may be going wrong please?

[@jennprescott2757]

Bottle was not tight enough?

[@hahern242]

I've been trying to cut traditional soda out of my diet, this may be the answer! My only concern is that I'm currently pregnant and I keep seeing so much info both for and against it 😓

[@fembot521]

Hailey Ahern why wouldn’t this be safe for pregnancy? Its fermented food!

[@rowenn1729]

It has a really low percentage of alcohol in it so it is good for everyone. To ne sure just drink one glass

[@robwestley7370]

It’s excellent to drink when pregnant, it’s just a probiotic healthy gut flora once the sugar is eaten, the alcohol level is something like 0.05 so hardly existing at all.

[@luckyb3924]

Question, do you keep the cherrys inside all the way through, or strain it after a 12 hours or so? Won't they go bad?

[@marceldeac1876]

eat them or discard. up to you!

[@funkybee6506]

Hello. I noticed you put the ginger in the water after the 1st fermentation. Is there a benefit to doing it that way instead of at the beginning?

[@irunamuk]

Funky Bee The grains apparently prefer simple sugar water and are less happy with some of the flavorings in their fermentation water. For example if you added juice to the first batch it may make the environment too acidic to keep happy grains although I’ve heard a bit of lemon juice on occasion is good for them.

[@loerkue]

How would I acquire these water kefir in Europe? Thanks in advance. Love your videos. Thanks again.

[@raniawah275]

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[@loerkue]

@@raniawah275 thanks - i found some on amazon. cheers

[@alialhasan9403]

Is it possible to add turmeric and lavender, ginger and lavender please write to us what are the best flavors that you have tried

[@dessamercado2291]

hello can you use any fruit juice sold in the market for second fermentation?

[@marilynreno7510]

Yes. You're looking for flavor and a tiny bit of sugar.

[@scribeinfo1824]

Can we use plastic bottle for fermentation??

[@Valor4Christ]

Does it take out all the sugar