Homemade Coconut Water Kefir

Coconut water kefir after 3 days of fermentation

How To Make Coconut Water Kefir - A Homemade Probiotic Drink

If you want to add more probiotics to your diet, give coconut water kefir a try! Dairy-free and vegan-friendly, this tasty beverage offers beneficial bacteria and yeast and can easily be made at home!

Sparkling, refreshing coconut water kefir provides fuel for the beneficial bacteria in your gut. These good bacteria fight potentially harmful bacteria as well as infection. They could also help stimulate digestion and boost your immune system according to some studies.

Fizzy probiotic coconut water kefir

Coconut Water Kefir Tutorial

In this video, I demonstrate how to make coconut water kefir. It’s a natural probiotic drink, and the key ingredient for making sparkling, refreshing kefir is activated water kefir grains. Vegan, and gluten-free, this fermented drink is also a great source of beneficial bacteria and yeast.

If you want to add more probiotics to your diet, give coconut water kefir a try. This fermented beverage can easily be made at home!

Hope your enjoy this tutorial!

Ingredients

Activated water kefir grains (water kefir grains consist of bacteria and yeast existing in a symbiotic relationship. They are soft and gelatinous “grains” from a cactus plant. They grow and multiply when healthy and fed.)

1L Coconut water (I like to use Vita Coco coconut water, original, because of it’s mild coconut flavour)

Instructions

1. Add 2 cups, or more, of coconut water, into a glass jar.

2. Add 2 tablespoons of water kefir grains. You can add more grains if you want to speed-up the fermentation process (I add about 6 tablespoons, and get plenty of fizz after 2 days of fermentation). Note : It is not necessary to rinse your beads if they are in your own water and sugar mixture, but if they are store-bought and come in a liquid, I prefer to rinse the beads lightly in my strainer.

3. Cover with a coffee filter or clean cloth secured with an elastic.

4. Let sit for 24 – 48 hours, until white bubble appear on the top of the coconut water. When it’s ready, the coconut water kefir will be a little fizzy and have a slightly tangy flavor.

5. For a sweeter drink, after 1-2 days of fermentation, you can add a few dried figs, cover again with a cloth, and ferment for another day or until the figs float at the top of your jar.

6. Filter your coconut water in a bowl to remove the kefir beads. Store your kefir beads in the fridge in an airtight jar covered with filtered water and 2 or more tablespoons of white sugar (I use organic cane sugar). If you are not using your grains to make kefir in a 2 week period, add 2 more tablespoons of sugar. Also add 2 tablespoons of sugar every 2 weeks when they are in dormancy (unused for fermentation).

7. Transfer your coconut water kefir to a bottle, close it’s lid and ferment for another 6-12 hours to make it even more fizzy, then store it in your fridge. Or, if you prefer your kefir flat, transfer right away to an airtight jar and store in your fridge. In both cases, It will keep a few weeks.

Litchi and pomegranate coconut water kefir : just add 3-5 fresh peeled litchis at the end of the kefir fermentation and leave to ferment another 12-24 hours. Serve with pomegranate seeds.

You can also try my Litchi and Pomegranate Coconut Water Kefir recipe which is prepared with coconut water kefir.

Discover my other homemade probiotic food and drink recipes here!