water kefir cold batch with fruit-, and herbal teas – a fresh combination for hot summer days

Hello water kefir friends,

for all tea lovers we have a new inspiration for your water kefir drink. Did you know that you can add tea to your water kefir when you start your water kefir drink?

And this is how it’s done: Just easily add 2-3 teaspoons or 2-3 teabags to your water kefir batch. During this procedure the water does not have to be hot or warm. You remember: hot water kills the useful living bacteria in your kefir culture. The so called cold extract is giving your water kefir a special aromatic note and you can get super creative. It does not matter if you take fruit teas, herbal teas*, black teas*, green teas* or a mixture of different teas. Everything is possible. Everyone will find his personal, perfect creation. I know you will love it! Just be careful to not use teas with artificial flavors to preserve the kefir.

If your kefir cold batch is ready, just add some ice cubes or fresh sparkling water and enjoy your kefir drink outside in the sun. This is a perfect combination for these hot summer days.

Tips:

If you use strong coloring teas, your kefir grains might get the same color. But don’t panic, after the next batches without tea, the color will get back to normal and it does not have any negative effect on your kefir.

Please do not use teabags with metal clips or remove them before using it to not harm your kefir crystals. Remember: Metall has an negative effect on your kefir cultures.

So now we can start with our first water kefir cold batch recipe. Here comes my favorite one: elderflower cold batch with figs and citrus

For this delicious drink you need:

• 30g real organic Japancristals – you can get your organic water kefir here
• 1 liter water
• 1 tbs citrus juice
• 2 pieces of organic citrus
• 60g cane sugar*
• 3 organic figs*
• 3 tsp elderflower tea* or 4 umbels of elderflowers

If you already prepare water kefir with kefir crystals, you have all you need at home. For those Kefir newcomers: this is where you find all important information about how to prepare my own waterkefir at home.

You have everything you need for your recipe?

Let’s go!

1. start your kefir batch as usual:
2. Dissolve the sugar in the water and add citrus juice and figs
3. Add your water kefir crystals
4. Cut 2 slices of your organic citrus and add to the drink
5. Add the elderflowers or elderflower tea and let it ferment 1-3 days as you like
6. Now enjoy your kefir drink in a glas with ice cubes or fresh sparkling water

Enjoy your drink!

I wish you a lot of fun by making this recipe and I am very excited to hear your opinions about this delicious kefir cold batch..

I would love to see some comments about your favourite recipes with water kefir and how you liked mine.

I am looking forward to see you again for my next recipes.

Petra

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