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Live Water Kefir Grains: The Probiotic Vegan Elixir


Price range: €13.00 through €30.00

Transform sugar water into a vibrant, fizzy, health boosting beverage. Water kefir is the ultimate vegan friendly, dairy free probiotic. These live cultures transform simple sugar and filtered water into a low sugar, thirst quenching elixir packed with beneficial bacteria and yeast.

  • True Heirloom Grains: One time purchase; they grow and multiply forever.
  • Fast Shipping: Shipped fresh to ensure quick activation.
  • Community Trusted: Join 5,000+ Irish home brewers.


Description

Probiotic Rich

Crafted through natural fermentation for superior gut support.

Lab Tested Purity

Regularly lab screened to ensure 100% pathogen free purity.

Simple and Versatile

Easily to brew at home with minimal equipment.

Premium Lab Tested Cultures for Creating Naturally Sparkling Probiotic Drinks

A delicious, vegan friendly, low sugar and thirst quenching beverage to support your gut health. These live kefir cultures help to transform ordinary sweetened water into a vibrant, probiotic rich elixir that promotes digestive wellness and immune support with every sip. Now, you can produce your own healthy, bubbly lacto-fermented beverage at home!

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Nourish Your Gut Flora with Water Kefir

  • Naturally Alive with Probiotics: Crafted through natural fermentation, these vibrant live cultures deliver plant based gut support, an eco conscious probiotic choice designed for vitality, and sustainability.
  • Lab Tested Diversity: Our unique strains contain over 40 identified species of beneficial bacteria and yeast, including Lactobacillus, Leuconostoc, and Acetobacter.

NutriBrew Mastery Tip: The Mineral Lift

To accelerate fermentation or maximize grain multiplication, introduce a targeted mineral lift. Incorporate 1/2 teaspoon of organic pure blackstrap molasses per litre alongside your primary sugar. This infusion provides the essential trace minerals required to keep your cultures plump, resilient, and high-yielding.

Supporting Global Microbiome Research

NutriBrew is a proud supporter of the Citizen Science project, part of the EU-funded MASTER project.

In professional collaboration with Teagasc, APC Microbiome Ireland, and VistaMilk, our water kefir grains were studied to investigate microbial diversity over extended fermentation periods.

This rigorous research allows us to understand how our heirloom cultures adapt to diverse home brewing environments, ensuring we provide only the most resilient and biologically potent grains to our community.

As featured in: RSVP Magazine and recommended by Health & Nutrition Coach Yvonne O’Shaughnessy.
Supporting Global Microbiome Research
Collaborative teaching in Ireland on the MASTER project Instructors demonstrating the microbial diversity of live kefir cultures.

Master the Art of Living Fermentation

Brew water kefir at home to support your gut health and the planet. By fermenting with our reusable heirloom grains, you eliminate single use plastic while enjoying a continuous supply of probiotic rich, naturally fizzy beverages. It’s a simple, sustainable ritual for a healthier home.

  • Yield: 50 grams of grains will produce approximately 1L of water kefir every 24–48 hours.
  • Simplicity: Simply place the grains in sweetened water, cover loosely, and leave out of direct sunlight in a warm room (20°C to 22°C) for 24 hours.

The Bio Activity Advantage: NutriBrew vs. Store-Bought

NUTRIBREW Microbial Count
Dozens of billions of CFUs per cup
Store-bought: Industrial kefir use isolated strains for shelf stability, sacrificing microbial diversity & potency.
NUTRIBREW Strain Diversity
Complex Poly-Culture (Bacteria & Yeast)
Store-bought: Formulated with 2–5 lab-grown strains, lacking the resilient complexity found in heirloom colonies.
NUTRIBREW Sugar Content
Near Zero (Cultures consume sucrose)
Store-bought: Frequently packed with added sugars or flavourings to mask the bitterness of lower quality ferments.
NUTRIBREW Vitamin Synthesis
Bioavailable B2, B6, and Folate (B9) synthesized through live fermentation.
Store-bought: Relies on synthetic vitamins added back post processing to replace nutrients lost during pasteurisation.

Water Kefir Success: Frequently Asked Questions

Mastering the art of home brewed probiotics begins with understanding the biology of your grains. Below, we address the essential questions regarding the vitality, setup, and long term care of your NutriBrew heirloom water kefir cultures.


Our heirloom grains are harvested fresh and shipped in a protective, nutrient rich liquid starter. This specialised packaging keeps the microbial colony in a “slow metabolic” state, ensuring they remain 100% viable for up to 14 days in transit across Ireland and Europe.

No. Unlike commercial starters, these are genuine heirloom grains. With proper care, they are biologically immortal, they grow and multiply indefinitely. This single purchase provides a lifetime supply of probiotic rich water kefir for your entire household.

You likely already have everything needed: a clean glass jar, a breathable cloth cover, and a non metal strainer. Because our grains are highly active, you don’t need expensive “fermentation kits” or specialised laboratory equipment to achieve fantastic results.

This is the standard “settling period.” Water kefir grains are highly sensitive to mineral changes. It takes 2–3 batches for the grains to acclimate to your local water source. During this time, they may consume sugar slowly. By the third batch, they will effectively convert sugar into probiotics and organic acids, creating the perfect base for carbonation. Please note that a second fermentation in sealed bottles is usually required to achieve a deep, soda like fizz.

Master Your Fermentation Journey

Scientific research links on the benefits and potential health effects of water kefir:

  1. Laboratory reviews confirm water kefir’s complex biology, highlighting a potent microbial matrix that supports metabolic health and demonstrates antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory potential through organic acids and bioactive metabolites: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11259891/?
  2. Peer-reviewed research validates water kefir’s metabolic activity, showing that its fermentation metabolites support systemic wellness with documented antioxidant and antimicrobial benefits for intestinal health: https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/13/3/885?

Additional information

Weight 0.1 kg
Sizes

25g (makes 500ml), 50g (makes 1L), 100g (makes 2L)