Is there a way to make this avoiding the fizz and sour taste? I've had some water kefir made by a friend, and most batches were bitter and stung.
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For a sweeter kefir only ferment the grains for 24 hours. The longer you leave the graing fermenting the more sugar the grains consume leaving you with a more vinegary flavor. As to the fizz, don't leave your second ferment tightly covered and you will have a flat drink....similar to what happens with soda pop.
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I let mine ferment no more than 4 days. I smell my jar every day and when it just starts to smell a little tiny bit sour, I strain it and start a new batch, that way I know the ferment happened and I'm confident I have the benefits in what I will be drinking, but even if it turns out a bit sour, I use mine in green smoothies the majority of the time. And the second ferment is always in the fridge for me, I never have fizz!
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The taste is based on how long you ferment it. The second ferment is where you can flavor it so you can then put a flavor in that isn't bitter. This is also where you get most the fizz -- it feeds on sugar so if you don't put much sugar or something with sugar in it, I find you don't get as much fizz. But you do have to play with it to get the taste you like.
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When too bitter for my taste I double the amount of water I use and then add lemon and Pure Via (stevia blend) You'll definitely be hydrated! Hope this helps because it is good for us.
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They are totally different products for different results. I can't answer for the pricing by the seller but I definitely prefer milk kefir or kombucha to the water kefir and bought them as a combo.
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Put a heaping tablespoon into a piece of cheesecloth and tie it off. Put it into a cup of water and squeeze and knead it gently for 5 to 10 minutes. Pour it into a glass and slowly drink it down. I like to shoot a squirt of that water flavoring stuff into the glass for some flavor. I've been drinking kava since I quit boozing and found that drinking had been keeping anxiety issues at bay - now it's kava everyday. Try experimenting with different blends, dosages, and different vendors. I have found that cheap kava is bad kava. Think of kava like this - Starbucks or Folgers? With kava it's definitely Starbucks!
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I have never tasted my water coming out of my ZeroWater pitcher tasting sour. How can water become sour? Milk yes cottage cheese yes but water? If you believe it is sour take out the filter and put a new one in it. Save the first one and you can send it to ZeroWater for recycling. Go to their website and get the form to print out and the address to send it to.
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You can wait 48 hours. When kefir has been dehydrated or stored it may take a little longer to get going. The longer you leave it in milk the stronger it will taste. So that is up to you on flavor. You can also set it in warm water to help it get going.
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I mix it with organic yogurt, water and ice cubes. Sometimes I put some mint and cucumber to make it more tasty. I hope this helps you.
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It's pretty tart .. I tried mixing it in yogurt but it definitely altered the taste. I now just mix it in water
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Elena, If you find an answer, please post it. I had previously purchased the dry shilajit prior to this one. This one seemed to have better results, as I noticed impurities removing them through my skin. I would heat up a tbsp. of local honey, stir in a very small amount, no more than the size of the tip of my pinky with a half a cup of distilled water, then let it cool before drinking. It has a nasty taste, but if you think about where it comes from, you will tolerate if you have a condition like mine which I am trying to eliminate glass like volcanic ash. Good Luck!
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When you strain out the kefir to retrieve the grains, you can rinse them gently in lukewarm water in the strainer. That will dissolve any remaining curds and leave the real kefir grains so it will be obvious.
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I've drank water from the mixer after it has been "spun" from curious and amazed friends. I've noticed zero taste difference, alas i dont think it spins fast enough to change or alter the taste in any way.
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Greetings Neil. Last(hope you are not bored with responses) obtain Keffer and make you own fermented milk. Have been using the same 'grains' for a year and they still work well. Takes about 8 hour to make setting on warm shelf near the celling in the room. Enjoy. L.H. Cultures For Health <customersupport@culturesforhealth.com>
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I think the directions said you had to run quite a bit of water when you first replace the filter. We did that and had no problems with the taste. Hope it gets better.
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Shake it well. Store it upside down. IMix it with juice, usually lemonade. It is kind of sour but my kids seems to like it. She is a picky eater. Good luck. It is worth it, try to get it down.
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Fairly low heat or it gets too bitter. The hotter the water the less the time. You can also cold steep for several hours.Enjoy!
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Potassium bicarbonate will fizz when mixed with an acid (e.g., vinegar, citric acid or ascorbic acid), as the created carbonic acid dissolves as water and carbon dioxide. However, you might consider something like the soda stream system to produce pure carbonated water with more substantial fizz (without the extra minerals and citrate/ascorbate - in particular you could potentially get too much potassium if you use potassium bicarbonate to make and drink carbonated water all day long).
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Mine arrived sludgy also. I rinsed the grains and then put them in prepared sugar and molasses water. Other individuals may have better suggestions, but this is how I handled my grains... I changed the sugar / molasses water daily. Some of the grains are very small and slip through the strainer, so I strained part of the kefir water into a glass jar leaving the bottom grains in some of the water in the original jar. I poured the grains and water from the original jar into freshly prepared water and used part of the strained kefir water to rinse out the original jar into the fresh water. The grains have multiplied to where I have over a cup of them now. Mine arrived sludgy also. I rinsed the grains and then put them in prepared sugar and molasses water. Other individuals may have better suggestions, but this is how I handled my grains... I changed the sugar / molasses water daily. Some of the grains are very small and slip through the strainer, so I strained part of the kefir water into a glass jar leaving the bottom grains in some of the water in the original jar. I poured the grains and water from the original jar into freshly prepared water and used part of the strained kefir water to rinse out the original jar into the... » Read More Mine arrived sludgy also. I rinsed the grains and then put them in prepared sugar and molasses water. Other individuals may have better suggestions, but this is how I handled my grains... I changed the sugar / molasses water daily. Some of the grains are very small and slip through the strainer, so I strained part of the kefir water into a glass jar leaving the bottom grains in some of the water in the original jar. I poured the grains and water from the original jar into freshly prepared water and used part of the strained kefir water to rinse out the original jar into the fresh water. The grains have multiplied to where I have over a cup of them now. « Show Less