Comments on: Is Water Kefir as Good as Soda Pop? http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/ Balancing God's Gifts...One Baby Step at a Time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-148164 Katie Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:30:37 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-148164 Bobbey, If there are little bubbles after 24-48 hours of fermenting, that's a good sign, and if you can tell the sweetness of the water has diminished or you can smell the fermented smell, also good signs. If you get this reply, can you let me know by replying? I just installed a feature that pulls Facebook comments into the blog, and I'm replying on KS and wondering if it goes back to Facebook (and notifies you) as well. Thanks! :) Katie Bobbey,
If there are little bubbles after 24-48 hours of fermenting, that’s a good sign, and if you can tell the sweetness of the water has diminished or you can smell the fermented smell, also good signs.

If you get this reply, can you let me know by replying? I just installed a feature that pulls Facebook comments into the blog, and I’m replying on KS and wondering if it goes back to Facebook (and notifies you) as well. Thanks! :) Katie

]]> By: Bobbey via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146957 Bobbey via Facebook Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:15:31 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146957 Yikes. I'll have to remember to take care of it later. If I rinse the grains and restart it - lid off this time - how do I know the grains are still good? Yikes. I’ll have to remember to take care of it later. If I rinse the grains and restart it – lid off this time – how do I know the grains are still good?

]]> By: Paul via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146712 Paul via Facebook Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:39:29 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146712 Kombucha is a fermented tea & sugar beverage, whose symbiotic community of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) has sort of a mushroom appearance. Water kefir is a simpler beverage fermented from sugared water, whose SCOBYs resemble gummy bears (sort of). Kombucha is a fermented tea & sugar beverage, whose symbiotic community of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) has sort of a mushroom appearance. Water kefir is a simpler beverage fermented from sugared water, whose SCOBYs resemble gummy bears (sort of).

]]> By: Lois via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146627 Lois via Facebook Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:38:06 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146627 Yeah, what is the difference between water kefir and kombucha? I do milk kefir and kombucha, my boys LOVE kombucha!! From the comments it sounds similar to kombucha, including the double ferment, which is what I do. Yeah, what is the difference between water kefir and kombucha? I do milk kefir and kombucha, my boys LOVE kombucha!! From the comments it sounds similar to kombucha, including the double ferment, which is what I do.

]]> By: Marlee via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146552 Marlee via Facebook Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:08:33 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146552 can you explain the difference bt kefir and kombucha? I haven't tried either yet. can you explain the difference bt kefir and kombucha? I haven’t tried either yet.

]]> By: Wanda via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146551 Wanda via Facebook Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:20:17 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146551 I left my fermenting too long a week ago, and now they smell like baby vomit, yuck! I've tried rinsing them and fermenting them 3 more times with lemon to get the smell/taste out, but no luck. Do you think I've ruined them?! I left my fermenting too long a week ago, and now they smell like baby vomit, yuck! I’ve tried rinsing them and fermenting them 3 more times with lemon to get the smell/taste out, but no luck. Do you think I’ve ruined them?!

]]> By: Kcaarin http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146075 Kcaarin Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:54:40 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146075 Hello! You just need to add some sort of dried fruit to what your doing. (dried apricots are wonderful) The little buggers need the fruit sugar as well. Is your water filtered at all? Because they LOVE the minerals in water. If it is you can add minerals through a (boiled) egg shell and some kind of sea vegetable. ( I prefer Kombu) I usually add a little ginger root for zing. I don't add the lemon generally. And my sugar of choice is sucanat. LMK if I can help you further. Hello! You just need to add some sort of dried fruit to what your doing. (dried apricots are wonderful) The little buggers need the fruit sugar as well. Is your water filtered at all? Because they LOVE the minerals in water. If it is you can add minerals through a (boiled) egg shell and some kind of sea vegetable. ( I prefer Kombu) I usually add a little ginger root for zing. I don’t add the lemon generally. And my sugar of choice is sucanat.
LMK if I can help you further.

]]> By: Katie http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146065 Katie Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:38:36 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146065 What a hoot! What a hoot!

]]> By: Sarah via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146550 Sarah via Facebook Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:07:17 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146550 I culture the grains 2 days in sugar water, strain kefir grains and add chopped prunes. I let them ferment 1 day on the counter (with the lid this time) and 1 day in the fridge, then I strain out the prunes. My kids absolutely LOVE it. They also like orange juice in there. I think it makes it taste like a dreamsicle and it's a bit too sweet for me, but they really like it. Btw, I have 3 boys. I culture the grains 2 days in sugar water, strain kefir grains and add chopped prunes. I let them ferment 1 day on the counter (with the lid this time) and 1 day in the fridge, then I strain out the prunes. My kids absolutely LOVE it. They also like orange juice in there. I think it makes it taste like a dreamsicle and it’s a bit too sweet for me, but they really like it. Btw, I have 3 boys.

]]> By: via Facebook http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/09/15/is-water-kefir-as-good-as-soda-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-146549 via Facebook Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:01:33 +0000 http://www.kitchenstewardship.com/?p=2581#comment-146549 Sarah Dean - you just throw prunes in? I totally haven't experimented with many flavors, but now I want to. Vanilla might be good, but we definitely don't like lemon in there. Thanks! Sarah Dean – you just throw prunes in? I totally haven’t experimented with many flavors, but now I want to. Vanilla might be good, but we definitely don’t like lemon in there. Thanks!

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