water kefir

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It's a probiotic drink you can make cheaply and easily at home. I make probiotic lemonade, limeade, and other sodas with water kefir grains.Some links with more info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibicoshttp://www.fermentedtreasures.com/kefirwc.htmlhttp://www.happyherbalist.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD & ProdID=193Ann MarieOn May 9, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Jeff & Joni wrote:Hi , I am very curious…..what is water kefir? Joni

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What are water kefir grains? I have seen the regular kefir grains.

Steph

Re: water kefir

It's a probiotic drink you can make cheaply and easily at home. I make probiotic lemonade, limeade, and other sodas with water kefir grains.

Some links with more info:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibicos

http://www.fermentedtreasures.com/kefirwc.html

http://www.happyherbalist.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD & ProdID=193

Ann Marie

On May 9, 2008, at 4:32 PM, Jeff & Joni wrote:

Hi ,

I am very curious…..what is water kefir?

Joni

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> Dear Bee:

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> I have been reading about kefir made with water

> instead of milk.

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> I know milk kefir is not OK on this diet, but

> would water kefir be OK?

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> It sounds like it has much to offer.

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+++Hi . All kefir contains alcohol, so no it isn't okay.

Bee

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hi !

just managed to get both: liquid water kefir and dehydrated kefir grains. came

up with a couple of questions

-how often and when during the day do you drink your kefir?

-regarding the grains: can they be used for milk kefir as well?

-the recipe i got uses half lemon, 25grms gratedsugar cane, 2 dates, water

and grains... do you approve of this as a starting point?

thanks

a

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> Hi Bee,

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> I know you do not recommend milk kefir due to the sugar byproduct from the

grains eating the lactose. I was curious if a similar sugar is made when the

water kefir grains eat the sugar in the water during the fermentation?

+++Hi Garrett,

Any kind of fermentation, whether of foods, drinks, wine, or in our own bodies

create alcohol.

Bee

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Does fermented sauerkraut create alcohol?

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> Does fermented sauerkraut create alcohol?

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+++Hi ,

Yes, it appears it does contain some alcohol.

Bee

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I'm still learning myself...

I heard lemon can be a difficult addition, but maybe there is a lot of different

opinions there? The basic recipe I was told uses sugar, a little of less

refined sugar, some mineral drops, grains, water, etc. Of course, you can get

many variations from there. Another thing is they recommended that once you

started getting a lot more grains to separate to two different containers, and

then do regular water kefir in one, and your experiments in the other. That way

if your experiment doesn't work, you still have something left.

I just have enough right now for one jar a day (probably about 12 oz.). I

usually drink one jar after my dinner. I don't notice any affects really except

I get a little tipsy!!!

> just managed to get both: liquid water kefir and dehydrated kefir grains. came

up with a couple of questions

> -how often and when during the day do you drink your kefir?

> -regarding the grains: can they be used for milk kefir as well?

> -the recipe i got uses half lemon, 25grms gratedsugar cane, 2 dates,

water and grains... do you approve of this as a starting point?

>

> thanks

> a

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Please tell me where you found the information - that water kefir is an avoid.

Was it on the adama site and I missed it? I will need to show proof to one

particular friend. She is very bossy. I avoid all dairy products and can't

tolerate goat or sheep milk, but water kefir is non-dairy. Thank you.

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> Tell your friends that you can't eat kifer. It's an avoid for all o's.

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> I have been experimenting with water kefir. I have searched the Adama site

for information on water kefir for type O and haven't figured out whether or not

it is an avoid. I don't know if I am a secreter. My body doesn't seem to like

water kefir but friends have encouraged me to continue making it for probiotic

health. I've just made my 6th batch and I can't get the sweetness to a level I

can tolerate. The first couple of batches I followed recipes, using fruit

beneficial to type O, and the grains multiplied and were healthy but the

resulting drink was too sweet for me. Then I reduced sugar to the point that the

grains were dissolving due to lack of food but it was still too sweet. Brought

the grains back to health and tried letting it ferment till it almost became

vinegar but then it had a scum on the bottom that I didn't like (yeast?) and the

drink still tasted sweet. Sugars have always been an issue for me and I don't

tolerate much fresh fruit intake, fruit juice, or dried fruit. I get a sinus

ache almost immediately after drinking the water kefir I make and have noticed

thick mucus in my throat to the point that I need to cough it up. I have had an

issue with Candida in the past and have sensitivities to yeast. Writing this I

realize that it is time to stop making and ingesting water kefir. If it is so

wonderful for my gut, why does it make me feel so bad? Can anyone tell me

whether it is an avoid? Share your experience with water kefir? Thank you.

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I have had significant candida issues that progressed to severe leaky gut....I

am left with sensitivities to many things including yeast. My naturopath

thought we would be able to repopulate my gut with healthy bacteria through a

fairly involved program, but because of damage we are now gong much slower as

the damage to my villi and gut lining has not healed enough to add in problem

foods.

Kefired anything is like giving my self a case of the flu....my gut needs

controlled kinds of probiotics and inulin/FOS to feed the good guys along with

controlled diet and supplements.

Joan