WHAT TYPES OF FRUIT JUICE CAN OR CANT I USE FOR NON-DAIRY MILK KEFIR OR WATER KEFIR?
Fruits which may be used You can use most fruit juice e.g., grape, apple, citrus, pineapple, kiwi, paw paw, papaya, star fruit and any type of melon etc. The more acidic the fruit the less you need to add with either types of kefir i.e. water-kefir or the non-dairy milk kefir cultured with milk kefir-grains. The more sweeter the fruit the more may be added. With water kefir prepared with milk kefir-grains one may generally mix as much juice with the water as desired [Note that the more juice of a sweet fruit is used, the higher alcohol content of the final cultured-beverage]. It is not advisable to add fruit juice for water kefir prepared with sugary kefir-grains [traditional translucent water kefir-grains]. Fruits which may not be used Fresh banana and avocado are not acceptable for preparing water-kefir because these fruits can not be juiced, and the nature of oily fruits such as Avocado can cause other problems. Although adding dry banana or fresh banana pieces to a sugar/water solu
