Water Kefir Rootbeer (really!)
Recipe: #4727
February 23, 2012
Categories: Beverages, Non-Alcoholic, Dates, Figs, 5-Minute Prep Water, more
"Take the original recipe and tweak it a bit to make root beer. My kids like it. If you don't bottle it, it's more like a flat root beer, but that could be fixed by adding some carbonated water... Although there is sugar in the directions, it becomes sugar free because the grains eat all the sugar, hence the need for stevia at the end."
Original is 2 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (312.4 g)
- Calories 367.6
- Total Fat - 1.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 78.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 92 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 2.5 g
- Protein - 2.6 g
- Calcium - 44 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a 2 quart glass container, add all ingredients, stirring well to dissolve the sugar. Some recipes say not to use filtered water, however I have used it, along with the egg shell, with success.
Step 2
Cover the container, lightly (not tightly), and place on the counter. Let ferment for 24 hours, to start. If you want, you can try letting it go for 48 hours, but the longer it goes, the stronger it gets.
Step 3
Strain out the grains and use them again. Discard the dried fruit and the ginger. If you want to save the grains, put them in a small glass container, cover with water and a little sugar, and place in the fridge until ready to use.
Step 4
Taste and add stevia, if needed, to taste. Bottle to help keep the fizz. We keep it in the fridge, although the cold kills the fizz.
Tips
No special items needed.
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