How To Make Your Own Coconut Kefir
KIRSTY WIRTH
Kefir is a probiotic-rich beverage that doubles as a starter culture for fruits, vegetables, juices, dips, condiments and many other foods.
Why It's Good For You:
Kefir is one of the easiest ways to get probiotic nutrition into your daily life and is a refreshing pick-me-up at any time of the day or night.
Ingredients
(use organic where possible)
- 2 L coconut water
- 1 cup kefir starter culture
Method
- Place coconut water & kefir starter in a glass jar, stirring with a wooden spoon. Be sure to leave some space between the liquid and the top of the jar in case the liquid fizzes and expands during the ferment.
- Secure the lid, leave on the bench to ferment for 24-48 hours, tasting after 24 hours.
Notes*
- You may use a starter culture of choice. You can purchase starter cultures from health food stores or online .
- The kefir should be tangy with no detectable coconut sweetness. In warmer weather it will ferment in 24 hours and for cooler climates, 48 hours is needed for all the sugar to be eaten up by the beneficial bacteria.
Kirsty from Kultured Wellness has a whole range of products to learn how to create your own ferments at home. If you're in Australia and want to learn more about this and try making your own at home, Kirsty has offered 20% off all live cultures and books to the Food Matters Community.
Kirsty Wirth is an educator, Integrative Health Coach, Mindd Org Ambassador, mother of two children and the founder of Kultured Wellness, a company dedicated to providing education, knowledge and gut healing products. From Kirsty's passion for fermenting she also developed the Kultured Wellness Kefir and Yoghurt cultures to make fermenting quick and easy, plus she is also the co author of the incredible 'Gutalicious' Book, a complete fermenting bible and an inspiration to any fermenting enthusiast.
She is a real guru when it comes to all things fermenting and is truly passionate about ensuring our next generation reaches their full potential. Kirsty is a regular on many podcasts and you can find her throwing her enthusiasm into podcasts such as …