Water Kefir Recipe
Ingredients
First Fermentation
  • 1 clean glass jar/jug/container
  • 1 clean cloth or coffee filter
  • 1 plastic sieve
  • 1litre waterbottled or filtered
  • 3tablespoons sugar
  • half a lemonsliced
  • 2 dried figs
  • 3tablespoons water kefir grains
Second Fermentation
  • selection of fruit or flavourings of choiceeg: banana, peach, pineapple, lemon, ginger, carob, raisin, kiwi, etc
Instructions
First Fermentaion 24 hours
  1. Fill the glass jar with the water and sugar, stir to dissolve. Drop in the figs and lemon slices and then add the kefir grains. Be sure to use only plastic utensils – not metal.
  2. Cover the container with some cheesecloth or a coffee filter and secure with string or an elastic band.
  3. Leave to sit for 24 hours away from direct sunlight.
Second Fermentation 12 Hours
  1. Remove the figs and lemon slices and pour the liquid into a clean jug – catching the kefir grains with a plastic sieve.
  2. Pour kefir liquid into clean glass bottles and add fruit or flavourings of your choice. Leave a bit of space at the top of the bottle to avoid explosions.
  3. Set aside (out of direct sunlight) to ferment for another 12 hours.
  4. Place the bottles in the fridge and serve cold.