Water kefir is a fermented fizzy probiotic drink made using water, water kefir grains, and sugar. This easy to make recipe only takes seven steps, and once you know how to make it, future batches will ...

Dissolve the sugar and water in a 1/2-gallon Mason jar. Or, to speed up the process, dissolve the sugar in the jar with 1 cup of hot water, and then add 3 cups of cold water to get to a total of 1 ...

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“You can get water kefir and dairy kefir,” Dr Rossi explains. “Dairy kefir is made with milk and contains lactose, unlike water kefir which is made with sugary water. Generally speaking, homemade ...

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The fermented beverage kefir is the stuff of legend. Marco Polo wrote about kefir in his diaries. The grains for traditional kefir are said to have been a gift of the Prophet Mohammed. Perhaps the ...

GT’s Living Foods is going after the non-kombucha drinker with its newly-launched aqua kefir line, a variety of fermented beverages with a less acidic taste profile than kombucha. GT's Living Foods ...

Okroshka is traditionally made with kvass, a fermented rye drink that's hard to find outside of Eastern Europe. In this version, kefir, a yogurt-like beverage, provides that fermented tang. The mix of ...