Lemonade Water Kefir: A Delicious Fermented Beverage

Lemonade Water Kefir is one of my kids’ favorites! It’s a delicious lemonade made with water kefir that is filled with nutrients. Go here for a tutorial on brewing water kefir if you don’t know how.

This lemonade Water Kefir contains:

• Probiotics (beneficial bacteria)
• Beneficial acids
• B vitamins
• Vitamin K
• Folic acid
• Vitamin C

You will need:

• Juice of one lemon
• 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of sugar
• Water Kefir (about a quart)
• Lemon zest (optional)
• Glass bottle (Flip-top bottle for soda version)

Add all ingredients to a glass jar or bottle. Let sit on counter for at least 2 days and up to a week. Keep tasting to see when it reaches your desired flavor.

To make a lemonade soda:

Add all ingredients to a flip-top bottle. Let sit on your counter for at least 2 days and up to a week. Keep releasing gas from the bottle from time to time.
Once your water kefir juice or soda reaches your desired flavor, move it to the fridge to slow the fermentation.

Have you made Lemonade Water Kefir or Soda? What did you think?