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Who loves water kefir?
I DO! I enjoy a glass of water kefir with dinner almost every night. It’s my delicious, fizzy little evening treat, plus it throws all those beneficial bacteria and yeasts into my gut to help my digestion and overall health. What’s not to love?
If you’re new to water kefir and don’t know how to make it, I recommend you read this “How to Make Water Kefir” post. This post will teach you the nitty gritty and get you started on your kefir brewin’ journey.
I have been asked by countless readers to share different flavor ideas for water kefir. The awesome thing about water kefir is that you can really flavor it however you want. It is very forgiving and you can be as creative as you’d like. Everything from fruit, to juice, to herbs, to flowers. The sky is the limit for creativity!

Cherry Limeade Water Kefir
Before we get started, here are a few notes:
- For all of these recipes, proportions are what I use for my 1-liter flip-top bottles (like the ones in the picture at the top of this post). If you’re using smaller or larger bottles, you can adjust the proportions. So, for each of the recipes below, you would use 1 quart of brewed water kefir.
- There really is no science to water kefir. It’s rather forgiving and very customizable.
- Always leave some head space. As you can see from the title image, I leave a few inches in my 1-liter flip-top bottles. So, I probably use about 3 cups of water kefir per 1 liter bottle.
- You’ll notice that I use lemon or lime juice in almost every recipe. For some reason, lemon or lime juice has just become customary in all of my water kefir flavors. Not sure why. You can eliminate it if you’d like.
- You can use fresh fruit or fruit juice, whichever you have on hand (frozen also works). If you use fruit, make sure it’s chopped up or puréed, so the flavors release.
- For any of these, you can create a mineral-rich stinging nettle water kefir for an added nutritional boost. Brew your nettle tea, add sugar, cool, add your water kefir grains, ferment as usual. Flavor however you like. For full instructions on how to do this, please read this post: Ferment The Nettle Harvest.
- I am sharing some of my family’s favorite flavors in the guide below, but I encourage you to try whatever combination you think sounds good! I am constantly experimenting! 🙂

Cranberry Lemonade and Peach Lemonade Water Kefir
Let’s Get Fizzy With It! Your Water Kefir Flavor Guide
All recipes for approx. 1 quart of brewed water kefir. Learn how to make water kefir here.
Basic Lemonade or Limeade (or Lemon-Lime Ade)
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice and/or
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
Blueberry Lemonade
- 6-10 fresh or frozen blueberries
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
Citrus Berry Blast
- 3-4 fresh or frozen blueberries
- 3-4 fresh or frozen raspberries
- 3-4 fresh or frozen blackberries
- 2-3 fresh or frozen strawberries, chopped
- 1 tbsp. lemon or lime juice
- 1/2 tbsp. elderberries (fresh or dried)
Cherry Limeade
- 6-8 fresh cherries (pits removed)
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Strawberry Lemon or Lime Ade
- 4-5 fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
Strawberry Peach Lemonade
- 4-5 fresh or frozen strawberries
- 2 tbsp. fresh pureed peach or 2 tbsp. peach juice
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
Strawberry Kiwi Lemonade
- 4-5 fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1/2 kiwi
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Vitamin C-Booster
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tbsp rosehips (dried or fresh)
- 1/2 tbsp. elderberries (dried or fresh)
- Zest from one organic orange
Tropical Beach in a Glass
If you’re feeling adventurous, stir in some coconut milk when serving for a slightly fizzy, creamy treat!
- 1 tbsp. pineapple juice
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
Tangy Pomegranate Cranberry
- 1 tbsp. pomegranate juice
- 6 fresh cranberries
- 1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Cranberry Lemonade
- 10 fresh cranberries
- 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Strawberry Hibiscus Cooler
- 4 fresh or frozen strawberries, sliced or chopped
- 1/2 tbsp. organic hibiscus leaves
- 1 tsp. fresh lime juice
Orange Carrot Fizz
- 1 tbsp. carrot juice
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
Citrus “Mojito”
- 1 tbsp. lime juice
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tbsp fresh mint leaves, chopped
Fizzy Mango-Mint “Agua Fresca”
- 2 tbsp. fresh mango (chopped) or mango juice
- 1 tbsp. fresh mint leaves (chopped)
Mango Colada
- 2 tbsp. fresh mango or juice
- 2 tbsp. fresh pineapple or juice
- 1 tbsp. fresh lime juice
Vanilla Cream Soda
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla powder
- 1 tsp. sugar
Orange Cream Soda
If you’re feeling adventurous, stir in some coconut milk when serving for a slightly fizzy, creamy treat!
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract or vanilla powder
- 2 tbsp. fresh orange juice
Ginger Lemon Cooler
- 1 tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. to 1 tbsp. fresh grated ginger (depends on how gingery you want it)
- 1/2 tbsp. lemon zest
Citrus Pomegranate Cooler
- 1 tbsp. grapefruit juice
- 1 tbsp. orange juice
- 1 tbsp. pomegranate juice
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. orange zest
- 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
Peachy Melon Cooler
- 1 tbsp. fresh honeydew
- 1 tbsp. fresh cantaloupe
- 1 tbsp. fresh peach
- 1 tsp. lime juice
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
Peachy Lemonade
- 2 tbsp. fresh peaches or peach juice
- 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
Blackberry Lavender Fizz (inspired by this recipe)
- 5 fresh fresh or frozen blackberries
- 1-2 tsp. lavender flowers (depends on how lavendery you want it)
Orange Spice Water Kefir
- 2 tsp. orange spice herbal tea blend (caffeine free)
Cucumber Melon Mint Fizz
- 2 tbsp. fresh honeydew
- 2 tbsp. fresh cucumber
- 1 tbsp. fresh mint leaves
Whew! That’s a lot! And, there are thousands more recipe combinations just waiting to be discovered! It’s time to get creative in the kitchen! For further reading, check out these posts:
What is your favorite water kefir flavor? Leave a comment below!
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