Kefir Soda recipes

Fun and fizzy recipes!

Party Kefir SodaParty kefir soda

Makes: One 32 oz bottle (about a quart)
Time: Preps: 10 minutes, culturing: 2-5 days, depending on the ambient temperature

You’ll need:

  • Ingredients:
    • 1 sachet of Kefir Soda Starter
    • 1 cup apple juice
    • 1 cup cranberry juice
    • 1 each of: long orange peel strip, long lemon peel strip, long apple peel strip, cinnamon stick
    • Water – lightly filtered or spring (not fizzy)
  • Equipment: 
    • One thick 32 oz flip-top bottle, made for brewing (not from a craft store)
    • A measuring cup with a spout for mixing the ingredients
    • A funnel

Important! This product creates strong carbonation!
• Use thick flip-top bottles made for brewing (not from a craft store)
•  Remember to carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release pressure. Otherwise, you may end up with kefir soda on your ceiling!

Instructions:

  1. In a measuring cup with a spout, mix the starter with some of the juice until completely dissolved.
  2. Add the juice mixture, orange peel, lemon peel, apple peel, and cinnamon stick into the brewing bottle. A funnel may help.
  3. Add the rest of the juice and water, leaving 2 inches of headspace. Secure the top.
  4. Let ferment until well carbonated and tangy (about 3 days). In colder homes, fermentation might take 5 days or more. Important! Carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release the pressure, then secure the top again.
  5. When ready, place in the fridge to slow down the carbonation. You can enjoy the drink right away, but keep it stored in the fridge, and keep popping the top gently to release pressure daily, as needed. Consume within 1-2 weeks.
  • Reculturing: For best results, reculture within 1 week. To make a new bottle, use ½ cup of kefir soda from your prepared kefir soda as a starter, and add the remaining ingredients from this recipe. DO NOT ADD NEW STARTER FROM A SACHET. Mix the ingredients and ferment in a sealed brewing bottle on the counter for a day or two, depending on the ambient temperature. Carefully pop the top several times a day to release pressure.

Recipe and image: courtesy of Donna Schwenk, Cultured Food Life

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Lemon Lime Kefir SodaLemon Lime Kefir Soda

Makes: One 32 oz bottle (about a quart)
Time: Preps: 10 minutes, culturing: 2-5 days, depending on the ambient temperature

You’ll need:

  • Ingredients:
    • 1 sachet of Kefir Soda Starter
    • ½ cup lemon juice (2 large lemons juiced)
    • ¼ cup lime juice (2-3 limes juiced)
    • 1¼ cup white grape juice
    • Water – lightly filtered or spring (not fizzy)
  • Equipment: 
    • One thick 32 oz flip-top bottle, made for brewing (not from a craft store)
    • A measuring cup with a spout for mixing the ingredients
    • A funnel

Important! This product creates strong carbonation!
• Use thick flip-top bottles made for brewing (not from a craft store)
•  Remember to carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release pressure. Otherwise, you may end up with kefir soda on your ceiling!

 Instructions: 

  1. In a measuring cup with a spout, mix the starter with some of the juice until completely dissolved.
  2. Add the juice mixture into the brewing bottle. A funnel may help.
  3. Add the rest of the juice and water, leaving 2 inches of headspace. Secure the top.
  4. Let ferment until well carbonated and tangy (about 3 days). In colder homes, fermentation might take 5 days or more. Important! Carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release the pressure, then secure the top again.
  5. When ready, place in the fridge to slow down the carbonation. You can enjoy the drink right away, but keep it stored in the fridge, and keep popping the top gently to release pressure daily, as needed. Consume within 1-2 weeks.
  • Reculturing: For best results, reculture within 1 week. To make a new bottle, use ½ cup of kefir soda from your prepared kefir soda as a starter, and add the remaining ingredients from this recipe. DO NOT ADD NEW STARTER FROM A SACHET. Mix the ingredients and ferment in a sealed brewing bottle on the counter for a day or two, depending on the ambient temperature. Carefully pop the top several times a day to release pressure.

Recipe and image: courtesy of Donna Schwenk, Cultured Food Life

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Cherry Limeade Kefir SodaCherry Limeade Kefir Soda

Makes: One 32 oz bottle (about a quart)
Time: Preps: 10 minutes, culturing: 2-5 days, depending on the ambient temperature

You’ll need:

  • Ingredients:
    • 1 sachet of Kefir Soda Starter
    • ½ cup cherry juice 
    • ¼ cup lime juice (2-3 key limes juiced)
    • 1¼ cup white grape juice
    • Water – lightly filtered or spring (not fizzy)
  • Equipment: 
    • One thick 32 oz flip-top bottle, made for brewing (not from a craft store)
    • A measuring cup with a spout for mixing the ingredients
    • A funnel

Important! This product creates strong carbonation!
• Use thick flip-top bottles made for brewing (not from a craft store)
•  Remember to carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release pressure. Otherwise, you may end up with kefir soda on your ceiling!

 Instructions: 

  1. In a measuring cup with a spout, mix the starter with some of the juice until completely dissolved.
  2. Add the juice mixture into the brewing bottle. A funnel may help.
  3. Add the rest of the juice and water, leaving 2 inches of headspace. Secure the top.
  4. Let ferment until well carbonated and tangy (about 3 days). In colder homes, fermentation might take 5 days or more. Important! Carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release the pressure, then secure the top again.
  5. When ready, place in the fridge to slow down the carbonation. You can enjoy the drink right away, but keep it stored in the fridge, and keep popping the top gently to release pressure daily, as needed. Consume within 1-2 weeks.
  • Reculturing: For best results, reculture within 1 week. To make a new bottle, use ½ cup of kefir soda from your prepared kefir soda as a starter, and add the remaining ingredients from this recipe. DO NOT ADD NEW STARTER FROM A SACHET. Mix the ingredients and ferment in a sealed brewing bottle on the counter for a day or two, depending on the ambient temperature. Carefully pop the top several times a day to release pressure.

Recipe and image: courtesy of Donna Schwenk, Cultured Food Life

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Orange Kefir SodaOrange kefir soda

Makes: One 32 oz bottle (about a quart)
Time: Preps: 10 minutes, culturing: 2-5 days, depending on the ambient temperature

You’ll need:

  • Ingredients:
    • 1 sachet of Kefir Soda Starter
    • 2 cups orange juice (or several oranges freshly squeezed at home, with/without pulp. If juice is from a store: least additives possible)
    • Water – lightly filtered or spring (not fizzy)
  • Equipment: 
    • One thick 32 oz flip-top bottle, made for brewing (not from a craft store)
    • A measuring cup with a spout for mixing the ingredients
    • A funnel

Important! This product creates strong carbonation!
• Use thick flip-top bottles made for brewing (not from a craft store)
•  Remember to carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release pressure. Otherwise, you may end up with kefir soda on your ceiling!

 Instructions: 

  1. In a measuring cup with a spout, mix the starter and some of the juice until completely dissolved.
  2. Add the juice mixture into the brewing bottle. A funnel may help.
  3. Add the rest of the juice and water, leaving 2 inches of headspace. Secure the top.
  4. Let ferment until well carbonated and tangy (about 3 days). In colder homes, fermentation might take 5 days or more. Important! Carefully burp the bottle several times a day to release the pressure, then secure the top again.
  5. When ready, place in the fridge to slow down the carbonation. You can enjoy the drink right away, but keep it stored in the fridge, and keep popping the top gently to release pressure daily, as needed. Consume within 1-2 weeks.
  • Reculturing: For best results, reculture within 1 week. To make a new bottle, use ½ cup of kefir soda from your prepared kefir soda as a starter, and add the remaining ingredients from this recipe. DO NOT ADD NEW STARTER FROM A SACHET. Mix the ingredients and ferment in a sealed brewing bottle on the counter for a day or two, depending on the ambient temperature. Carefully pop the top several times a day to release pressure.

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Kefir Soda starter

See also:
Kefir Soda basic recipe instructions

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