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Have you seen water kefir on store shelves close to the kombucha and thought, what the heck is that? Well, it’s in that spot for a reason; water kefir offers similar benefits to aid in your digestion.

It’s made with water kefir grains, a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, also known as a scoby. The grains don’t actually contain any grain or gluten; they’re more like blobs of gelatin. The Water Kefir People are now producing water kefir in Bend and turning it into six different flavored sodas: hibiscus rose hip, dragon fruit, lavender blueberry, strawberry basil, turmeric ginger and original root beer.

When I first tried water kefir I didn’t really like it. I think you need a few sips to get past the fermented funk. Once that flavor passed, I really enjoyed the turmeric ginger and the lavender blueberry.

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This article appears in Nov 29 – Dec 6, 2017.

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What the What? Water Kefir: Questions Answered

by Lisa Sipe, The Source - Bend, Oregon
November 30, 2017

<h1>What the What? Water Kefir: Questions Answered</h1> <p class="byline">by Lisa Sipe, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />November 30, 2017</p> <p><p> </p> <p> <span class="fdnDropCap">H</span><b>ave you seen water kefir on store shelves close to the kombucha and thought, what the heck is that? Well, it's in that spot for a reason; water kefir offers similar benefits to aid in your digestion. </b></p> <p>It's made with water kefir grains, a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, also known as a scoby. The grains don't actually contain any grain or gluten; they're more like blobs of gelatin. The <a href="http://thewaterkefirpeople.com" target="_blank"><b>Water Kefir People</b></a> are now producing water kefir in Bend and turning it into six different flavored sodas: hibiscus rose hip, dragon fruit, lavender blueberry, strawberry basil, turmeric ginger and original root beer.</p> <p>When I first tried water kefir I didn't really like it. I think you need a few sips to get past the fermented funk. Once that flavor passed, I really enjoyed the turmeric ginger and the lavender blueberry. </p> <p> <a href="http://thewaterkefirpeople.com" target="_blank">thewaterkefirpeople.com</a> </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/what-the-what-water-kefir-questions-answered-4653739/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=30293&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/food-drink/what-the-what-water-kefir-questions-answered-4653739/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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