WATER KEFIR from Cultures for Health
Q. If I’m making other cultured foods (yogurt, sourdough, kombucha, etc.), how far apart do I need to keep the kefir culture? A. We suggest a distance of at least 4 feet between cultures. When your cultured items are being stored in the refrigerator with tight-fitting lids, there is no need to keep distance between them.
Q. Where can I view the instructions for making water kefir? A. Click here to view our water kefir instructions or click here to watch a video on how to make water kefir.
Q. When I rehydrate my kefir grains, I didn't see any bubbles. Is that normal? A. Yes. Although water kefir is characteristically bubbly, it can take a number of batches before bubbles are clearly viable. (See below for tips for improving carbonation.) At this initial stage, any bubbles are likely to be too tiny and too infrequent to be noticed. To determine whether the grains are “working�, simply taste the liquid before and after the fermentation process. Although finished water kefir will still be sweet, it will not be as sweet as the original sugar water. Also, the color of the liquid will change over the 48-hour fermentation period (generally will become lighter in color). It can take a few batches before your kefir grains effectively remove sugar from the water. This is a normal part of the process.
Q. Can I drink the sugar water used to rehydrate my kefir grains? A. You can but we don't recommend it. Since the kefir grains spent their time rehydrating rather than consuming the sugar, the resulting solution will likely contain a large amount of sugar. Also, the sugar
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