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Water Kefir Grains
Water Kefir Grains
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Our live, plump grains are the best option when starting your brews. Dehydrated grains are shelf stable for up to 2 years and are a great option if you won’t be starting your brew immediately after your grains arrive.
Incorporate more probiotics in your life with water kefir, a natural beverage that is easy to customize with simple ingredients.
Water kefir grains (tibicos) are a symbiotic relationship between yeast and bacteria. They are plump, translucent grain-textured bacterial cultures that convert sugar into healthy probiotics, enzymes and electrolytes. They emit CO2 which adds pleasant carbonation to the drink. Water kefir can help boost the immune system, enhance gut health and calm bloating.
Water kefir grains are a living bacterial culture that can be used time and time again. When cared for and used properly, Happy Gut Water Kefir grains will keep producing delicious water kefir for you and your whole family to enjoy over and over again.
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QUALITY PRODUCTS: All of our grains are grown and hand packaged in an a fully inspected commercial kitchen and are quality controlled prior to shipping.
EXPERT KNOWLEDGE: We strive to be the forefront leader in everything water kefir. Our company is the largest water kefir grain grower in Canada, microbiologist backed and our Happy Gut method for making water kefir is based on lab testing.
EXPERT SUPPORT: Our customer support team is here to answer your questions along the way. It is important to us that you are successful at making water kefir. It is often just a small tweak in your process that needs to be made to get you fizzing. Do not hesitate to reach out anytime to hello@happygutpro.com.
SUPPLIES: You will need to purchase cane sugar, coconut sugar, pineapple juice and candied ginger (optional) in order to make your first ferment. It is also imperative that you use a swivel top bottle for your second ferment in order to achieve fizz. We offer full kits for starters & experienced brewers alike that contains all of the equipment we recommend for successful fermentation.
Water kefir grains are a symbiotic relationship between yeast and bacteria and have no affiliation with wheat. They are plump, translucent grain-textured bacterial cultures that convert sugar into healthy probiotics, vitamins, enzymes and electrolytes. They emit CO2 which adds fizzy carbonation to the drink. Water kefir can help boost the immune system, enhance gut health and calm bloating.
Common bacteria: Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus hilgardii, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, Bifidobacterium species.
Notable yeasts: Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Dekkera anomala, Zygotorulaspora florentina
Water kefir grains offer an abundance of different ways to incorporate live probiotics into your life. Not only can you make a low sugar soda within 48 hours, but the grains can be used to ferment coconut water and all nut milks. Water kefir grains can also be used to make: sour dough starter, coconut yogurt, salad dressing, gummies, popsicles, smoothies and much more!
Both the live and dehydrated grains yield 1/4 cup once hydrated.
Awesome product. Water kefir travelled well and took off in no time. Great customer service. Recommended!
I love making and consuming water kefir, it is one of my favourite drinks to make! I have been brewing it for a few years now with a brew kit I received as a gift. I've gone through a few grain packages since then, because they had depleted over time. What I've learned the trick is to not let it ferment too long, otherwise the sugar will all be consumed and will starve the culture, thus being depleted. I now aim to bottle every second day when possible, which keeps the grains well fed and makes for a better flavour as well. Basically, I am continuously brewing it, since my water isn't chlorinated, I don't bother boiling and cooling prior to brewing. I just bottle, add the grains back to the jar, add the sugar (I use straight coconut sugar), fill with cool water, stir, let ferment and repeat the process every couple of days. This means I am in constant supply of water kefir, which I am drinking all the time, hopefully it's not too much of a good thing, but I'm sure my gut is thankful for it. I seldom add fruit juice or allow for much carbonation, I enjoy it just the way it is. Once I bottle, it goes in the fridge, which I enjoy until my next batch is ready. Cheers!
The grains were shipped promptly, packaged well and with instructions. As for the grains, so far so good. They are doing well but I also bought a "sourdough starter warmer" from Amazon as it seems the sugar consumption or "brew" time was inconsistent with the day/night temperature changes in winter. This seems to help in that regard. I am enjoying drinking the water kefir and easier to make than yogurt. Good stuff all around!
Love these things. I’m only a couple days we get to drink delicious and nutritious drinks. Wayyy faster and less involved than kombucha, and dare I say it tastes better!!!
I purchased the live water kefir grains. I'm on my fourth brew. I'm very happy with this purchase. I have been making Kombucha for a few years, however, this is so much easier and more cost effective and tastes better. Thank you.
