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Cucumber Kefir Soda

You make this yummy drink by first making a Cucumber Extract. This drink is so refreshing you'll want to make it again and again. Mint, basil and cucumbers are a wonderful combination.
Course: Beverages

Ingredients

Cucumber Extract

  • 1 cucumber Sliced
  • 1 sprig mint fresh
  • 1 leaf basil
  • 1 ½ cups Sucanat

Cucumber Kefir Soda

Instructions

Cucumber Extract

  • Place cucumber, fresh mint, and basil in a bowl.
  • Sprinkle Sucanat on top of cucumber and herbs, and combine thoroughly.
  • Cover and let sit overnight on the counter, and the next morning stain off the juices and store in the fridge or use to make your soda.

Cucumber Kefir Soda

  • Add the Kefir Soda Starter packet OR kefir whey to your cucumber extract and stir till dissolved.
  • Pour the cucumber mixture into a 32-ounce bottle (a funnel helps). Make sure you use bottles such as Grolsch or Bormioli thick glass bottles. Bottles bought at craft stores can explode.
  • Fill the rest of the bottle with water leaving an inch of room at the top.
  • Allow it to ferment for 3-7 days or until bubbly and fizzy. If your home is 75°F or warmer it will usually take 3-4 days. Colder homes can take 5 days or longer, but you'll need to check it by popping the top and see if it's getting fizzy. It will start to bubble out the top if it does.
  • When it's done, you can pour into a glass and enjoy right away or place it in the fridge.  Keep it stored in the fridge or it will continue to ferment and get overly fizzy and hard to pour. Burp daily &  consume within 1-2 weeks for the best flavor and most benefits and the best flavor.
  • You can use ½ cup of this finished kefir soda as a starter to make a new bottle.
    Add the other ingredients and ferment again. It should only take a half to a full day to ferment. It ferments faster on subsequent batches and you can make many bottles over and over again! 

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