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Tag: Water Kefir

Farm Ferments: New Year’s Day 2021

1 Jan 20211 Jan 2021 ~ Forged Mettle Farm ~ Leave a comment

Happy New Year!! While it may technically be a holiday, ferments happen here on every day of the year. Here’s a peek at what’s fermenting!

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Farm Ferments: Simple Strawberry (And Grapefruit) Water Kefir

17 Dec 202017 Dec 2020 ~ Forged Mettle Farm ~ 3 Comments
Strawberry! Citrus! Doldrums begone!

Making water kefir is a daily routine for me: I’m either starting a first ferment or second ferment each day. Keeping the grains happy means feeding them properly and regularly, and happy grains make wonderfully effervescent kefir!

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Farm Tipples: The Conifer Crush

23 Nov 202023 Nov 2020 ~ Forged Mettle Farm ~ 5 Comments

What happens when you marry the sweet and juicy flavors of fresh orange water kefir and the crisp and uplifting notes of homemade pine needle-infused vodka? An incredibly smooth and complex drink that will make the holidays very happy, indeed!

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Farm Ferments: Orange Cream Water Kefir

6 Jun 201927 Nov 2020 ~ Forged Mettle Farm ~ 3 Comments

This is the season when water kefir really shines: it’s hydrating and delicious, and wonderful after a bit too much time in the heat. Citrus adds bright flavors to the kefir, but when you turn plain orange kefir into orange cream, it kicks it up several notches!

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Eat This: Chocolate-Orange Kefir Cake (With Sauerkraut!)

4 Jun 201930 Jun 2019 ~ Forged Mettle Farm

Like chocolate oranges? I sure do – velvety chocolate with a whisper of orange is a divine pairing. How about in a dense, moist cake with the surprise players of milk kefir and sauerkraut?

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Farm Ferments: Ripe Peach Water Kefir

25 May 201927 Nov 2020 ~ Forged Mettle Farm

So what do you when you find a big basketful of “overripe” peaches at the farm stand for a great price? Snap them up, of course, and make tasty eats and drinks with them…like the probiotic goodness of peach water kefir!

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