CoconutandTurmericKefir
 2servings
 700mls
 0:10
 0:0
Weaddinturmericforaddedhealthbenefitssowhatyouareleftwithissimplyliquid
gold.Theimportanceofincreasinggutflorawithbeneficialbacteriacouldbethe
singlemostimportantelementtoreclaimingyourhealth.Nowthereareanumberof
waysofdoingthis,thefirstandforemostiseliminatingstarchyfoodslikebreads,
cereals,refinedsugarsandotherstarchygrains,andincorporatinghealingbone
broths,fermentedvegetablesandculturedfoodsanddrinkslikekefir.
Main
Main
3youngcoconuts
2probioticcapsules
1
Youwillneeda750mlglas s jarforthis recipe.Was hthejarwellinhots oapy
water,thenrunitthroughthedis hwas heronahotrins ecycletos terilis e.Openthe
coconuts bycuttingthetopofthecoconuts oneachs ide.Strainthecoconutwater
intoyours terilis edjarands etas ide.
1½tablespoonsturmeric,finelygrated
2
1tablespoonginger,finelygrated
Openupaprobioticcaps ule,addthecontents tothecoconutwater,andaddthe
turmericandginger.Us inganon-metals poon,s tirintheprobiotics .Coverthejar
withapieceofmus linandarubberband.Placeinthepantry,oronthecounter,in
adarks potfor24–48hours andleaveittoferment.Thekefiris readywhenthe
waterturns fromrelativelycleartoacloudywhite.
3
Youcantas tetes tthekefir.After24–30hours ,pours omeintoaglas s –donot
tas tedirectlyfromthebottle.Its houldtas tes our,withnos weetnes s left,like
coconutbeer.Somebatches arefizzierthanothers ,butallarebeneficial.Ifits till
tas tes alittles weet,placeitbackinthepantryfortheremainingrecommended
fermentationtime.
Notes
Itisimperativethatallmaterialsthatcomeintocontactwiththekefirhavebeensterilised.You
don’twanttocultivatebadbacteria,butenableonlygoodbacteriatoflourish,soyoumuststerilise,
includingyourhands,inveryhotwater.Glassjarsandstoragebottlesarepreferabletoplastic
sincekefiractuallyeatsawayatplastic.Ifthekefireatstheplastic,youinturnconsumeplastic.
Limitedcontactisfine,butprolongedexposureisdiscouraged.It’sveryimportanttousefresh
coconutwaterfromyoungcoconuts.Store-boughtcoconutwaterwillnotworkastheproductis
pasteurised.
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