Water Kefir Soda | Fermented Drinks at Home

Making fermented drinks at home can be easy with this simple recipe. This water kefir soda is loaded with beneficial bacteria for optimal gut health and is absolutely delicious.
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[@diegokurokun]

Btw to prevent the bottle from exploding you can "burp" the bottle everyday until you have reached your desired fermentation

[@ouroilyhouse]

Yes! That is a great tip!

[@worthybookjourney3231]

Do you need to continue to burp it daily after the initial opening? Does it continue to carbonate even after you have started to use it ?

[@robertallenpayne]

Best vid I’ve seen so far on this topic. Love the straight to it approach also! Nothing worse than trying to learn something when some content producer thinks they are CNN and gives you 90 seconds of fluff intro. Lol. Thanks for great info and for valuing my time. Definitely will check more of your channel. 🥰

[@BernardoRojasdeLuna]

So helpful :) thank you.

[@dblock110]

one of the best water kefir videos and ive watched them all. just finished my second batch

[@ouroilyhouse]

Aww thank you so much! Enjoy!

[@Barista_herbalis]

trima kasih ilmunya bu....

[@thicket]

Oh yum! I need to make this for my boys!

[@ouroilyhouse]

It is so tasty!!

[@fanny5077]

Hello, thanks for your video, you had simpelized the reciep i've learned. Thanks from France.

[@ouroilyhouse]

You are welcome 😊

[@ivythomas2131]

Love this! now just gota give it try how do you keep water grains alive long trem ?

[@ouroilyhouse]

It is so tasty! I talk more about the care of the grains here: www.ouroilyhouse.com/water-kefir-soda/

[@kyliefan7]

I have those bottles but never use them because they are a pain to clean.....what do you clean them with? Two bottle scrubbers I have don’t fit! Great video! I do so much kefir and kombucha water kefir is just one more thing I don’t need to make...lol

[@emmaanywhere5487]

Is it the narrow bottle too that encourages fizz, i.m only asking because I have kilner jars not bottles will it still fizz xx thanks

[@Highlander.7]

Excellent video! I'd like to add that organic does not imply non gmo. super stoked to try this out!

[@SynthVGguitarist]

Afaik it actually does. Organic is not allowed to use gmo seeds.

[@Highlander.7]

@@SynthVGguitarist agreed. i did not realize USDA organic does indeed mean non GMO. but GMO crops can still be grown organically

[@ripysripys7923]

Thanks! Is it possible to stop fermentation process without killing all the goods? To *conserve* condition that you liked to be i mean

[@Betchawonder22]

Looks yummy! Do you burp the bottles during the second fermentation?

[@ouroilyhouse]

No I don't

[@chbnbelle3314]

Great Video! So for the grape juice, so u use the fresh or the bottled one?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Bottles

[@coffeemom202]

Hi thank you so much for your helpful channel. Do you have a teaching tutorial for washing the bottles? Thanks, Kathi

[@rebeccalewis3200]

Use a baby bottle 🍼 brush & dish soap rinse & use lemon juice/water for a final shake then I let dry in the sun.

[@grandmashomemade9204]

Grape is my favorite and my husband likes cherry.

[@ouroilyhouse]

Cherry sounds really good too!

[@JohnM...]

Where's the grape juice? I came for the grape juice! - Adam West.

[@maaikevandijk-bokkers944]

I made it a couple of times last spring, but didn’t like the taste of it unfortunately. I have heard and read that the shorter you leave in to ferment, the better for constipation and the other way around. So that might be an interesting add

[@ouroilyhouse]

Awwww man too bad! Maybe try it again lol

[@Dominikmj]

More natural sugars as well as fermented fruits will create off flavors - this is at least what I experienced! You can just use white sugar with a pinch of multi-minerals. Add a bit of the fruit (or fruit juice) before you drink it (max a couple of hours before) - the sugars from the fruit won't be fermented - but you don't need anyway a lot of fruit....

[@sherriristow3454]

@@Dominikmj I puree fresh blackberries with some kefir water and strain it before adding to the kefir water and its amazing

[@wendypregel03]

Sounds yummy. Can you add a link for the bottles when you get a chance. 😊

[@ouroilyhouse]

Opss I meant to do that! Thanks for telling me! I just added it and a link to the grains. Thanks!!

[@wendypregel03]

Our Oily House I appreciate it when you put links because it’s an easy way for me to support you- because I appreciate your channel and all you do.

[@gavinmatthews5618]

Would date syrup work with grains?

[@Mr10sStringer]

Never pour hot water over kefir grains. I put sugar in quart jar, add about a cup of water, and microwave to dissolve the sugar, then add chlorine free water. When cooled to room temperature you can add you grains.

[@ouroilyhouse]

I don't put hot water on the grains. Just on the sugar to dissolve it.

[@christinarobinson7608]

What do you do with the strained Kiefer grains?

[@aquaticamigo6439]

Would monkfruit sweetner work??????

[@ianjcasul8843]

After fermenting in the presurised bottle is there a way to stop the fermentation so it won't explode?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Put it in the fridge

[@sherriristow3454]

Don't ever buy the glass bottles from Target they explode I should have read the sticker before buying these extra bottles .I only buy my bottles from Amazon I buy the Litter size bottles I drink alot of kefir water never have had a bottle explode until I bought some from Target boy it was a mess and glass everywhere

[@mmnacho]

Hi there! thx for the info! When would be the best time to drink my water kefir? on an empty stomach or after a meal? thx!

[@ouroilyhouse]

We do both!

[@gennaropucci1311]

In the second fermentation, is possible to add cold tea like jasmine instead than juice?

[@ouroilyhouse]

I have not tried that!

[@beckyfisher8226]

So I made like 3 batches & they turned out yummy & fizzy. And then the next batch no fizz & very sugary, is there something I need to do to make these more active occasionally?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Hmmm maybe just a temperature change? Every time you make a batch with fresh sugar that should feed them!

[@danielmontgomery2267]

Does it have that Kombucha taste or is it just sweet?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Yes it is similar to kombucha.

[@pacospete4299]

Water Kefir ? I may have missed something but do you throw the kefir grains away afterwards and order more from Jeff ?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Nope! You keep reusing them and they multiply!

[@Dominikmj]

I am not sure, of you are using a completely different strain. However I used now two different water-kefir grains (yeah my first attempt of making continuously water-kefir ended in a disaster and dead water kefir grains) - and my water-kefir never becomes really tangy. The sugar is reduced, it even becomes carbonated (you don't need really to leave the water-kefir vessel open - the microorganisms are working anaerobic)! I also tried grape and apple juice - and it was horrible. Maybe it comes down to the juice itself (which was good) and its ingredients - but I found it tasted "almost foul". I love cantaloup or rock melon. They taste even after long fermentation great (I just add pieces in it) - pomegranate and blueberries are also great. Homemade ginger syrup is the best so far - it gives an fermented taste, without being too overbearing (compared to, if you are using a ginger bug - it just taste very fermented). A very good trick I have learned to keep the grains happy is using a pinch of multi-minerals. Normally all the kefir websites suggesting to use figs and other dried fruits, egg-shells and other stuff - but I found just the minerals, filtered water and white sugar produce no off-flavors but keep also the water kefir super happy. By the way - you don't need to warm up your water, if you are using fine sugar, which readily dissolves in cold water (and you get not into the danger of killing microorganisms by scorching them).

[@ale347baker]

What multi minerals? Where do you find them? Thank you.

[@sherriristow3454]

@@ale347baker you can use a pinch a salt ' raisins eggshell I usually use the pinch of salt and cane sugar works best I started off with only 1/4 cup of kefir grains and now I have a couple cups of them. They multiply and I give them away they love the cane sugar and salt

[@lindayang9415]

I fermented mine for 2 days and it still lightly sweet. So I waited 2 more days(total of 4 days) and it still lightly sweet no sourness or fizzness at all. Should I wait longer?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Sounds like it needs longer! Are these new grains? Sometimes it takes a little bit for them to activate.

[@sebastianarielburd3119]

can u please what's the proportion of water and kefir grains? 2) if the grains keep multiplying and becoming bigger, what do u do? can I eat them? otherwise u need to increase more water every time the grains multiply? please advise, thanks

[@ouroilyhouse]

Full recipe here: www.ouroilyhouse.com/water-kefir-soda/

[@sebastianarielburd3119]

@@ouroilyhouse Hi ,quick question to ask, why when I am making water kefir, it taste kinda of beer flavor instead of carbonated soda flavor? I dont know what I did wrong that every time I make water kefir leaving for 24 hours after my first fermentation, it tastes slightly kinda beer flavor. thanks

[@sherriristow3454]

@@sebastianarielburd3119 it starts to get some alcohol that forms the longer it sits it will turn into alcohol

[@BlessedByYou]

Can you use a clear flip top bottle?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Yes!

[@BlessedByYou]

Our Oily House great! Thanks!!

[@ronnian88]

what kind of grape juice do you use?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Organic grape juice

[@pineapple0748]

Do you drink this when you're pregnant? Do you know if it eats enough of the sugar to not cause a huge spike in blood sugar? I love kombucha but I'm not sure about drinking it while pregnant and I miss it.

[@ouroilyhouse]

Yes I do drink it while I am pregnant. I would drink kombucha too! It eats almost all the sugar!

[@mariesusannah5212]

I don't want to interfere, but: The fermentation of the kefir creates alcohol as a byproduct, therefore it is generally not recommended for pregnant women!

[@Panndiita]

@@mariesusannah5212 yes but you stop the creation of the alcohol just by adding dates or raisins and by Covering the mouth of the jar with a coffee filter

[@sherriristow3454]

The longer you let it ferment then it will start becoming alcoholic

[@micheleorrico1818]

Does the bottle colour matter or can you use clear bottles?

[@ouroilyhouse]

Any color is fine!

[@micheleorrico1818]

@@ouroilyhouse I was not sure if it needed to be in a amber or dark bottle for it to ferment better. I tried my first batch now from new kefir grains. It has been two days now and I'm not seeing bubbles forming. It just looks like honey coloured water. Should I leave it some more? I added more sugar.

[@sherriristow3454]

@@micheleorrico1818 you should taste it and when you open the bottle you will hear the carbonation release

[@indica77]

Is water kefir grains vegan?

[@tazman2795]

How soon do you have to drink it before it goes bad?

[@ouroilyhouse]

It is good in the fridge for one week.

[@kassiep665]

So once in the fridge does that stop the fermentation and save it from exploding in the fridge

[@Dominikmj]

@@kassiep665 Nope- it will ferment further - however much slower. It will also nicely carbonate. I am using soft drink PET bottles - I know, that it will be not ideal for "hard-core organic fanatics", but soft drink bottles are made for safety well beyond 30 PSI (this is how much pressure is in a car tire). And to be honest, a soft drink bottle can easily take much more than its minimum pressure (more than 100 psi) - that means no exploding glass around your body...

[@sebastianarielburd3119]

4 cups of water and how much grains? 1 or 2 spoons or what? thanks again

[@Panndiita]

3 tbs and 1 liter of water

[@angelmitchell1338]

Can you make water kefir without sugar.

[@ouroilyhouse]

No, the grains need sugar to live.

[@aaronpittmon7975]

Can you use coconut sugar? Thanks!

[@Panndiita]

no, use sugar and brown sugar and himalayan salt/dates

[@janeblackhart6165]

Does it taste like soda, or does it have that kombucha taste?

[@ouroilyhouse]

More like kombucha! Definitely that delicious fermented taste.

[@benjaminmolina3456]

Wait, so can you just buy the kefir water and then skip the initial process?

[@ouroilyhouse]

I make my own with water kefir grains!

[@benjaminmolina3456]

Our Oily House thanks for answering back, here in El Salvador i can’t find the grains so I am improvising

[@lindseyadams8542]

I’ve tried making this a few times and mine never turns fizzy. My kefir grains are still reproducing.

[@ouroilyhouse]

Hmmm try letting it ferment longer! Also, are you using the same bottles I am? You need airtight to get the fizz.

[@lindseyadams8542]

Our Oily House I am using a flip top bottle. I’ll let it ferment longer and see what happens! :)

[@stevetaylor1904]

Harsh voice

[@zashminbalderama544]

Does it taste like alcohol?

[@ouroilyhouse]

No I don't think so!

[@sherriristow3454]

Only if you let it sit for long it will begin to get traces of alochpl

[@baileydoty6874]

why use organic what are the "GMOs" doing to you

[@Lucifurion]

It’s pronounced “ke-fur”, not “kee-fur”.

[@smk9320]

What do you do with the used up kefir grains?

[@ouroilyhouse]

You can keep reusing them! Just add them back into more sugar water. As they multiply you can share them with friends and family!

[@sherriristow3454]

Reuse them again they multiply after a while and you just strained your kefir water and grains get new clean mason jars add fresh water and 1/4 cup raw can sugar add a pinch of salt dissolve then add 1/4 cup kefir grains to each mason jar place cloth over jar I use the screw on rim of lid to secure cloth leave on counter . Use flip top bottle use a little funnel and pour into glass bottle and add what ever flavor you want to flavor just keep repeating make sure to use the glass flip top bottles from Amazon only other will explode