Naturally Fermented Coconut Water Probiotic Drink 

Does it make a scoby?

@@Madskills-hw2ox Well, I'm not sure but it will turn sour after a week.

@@Madskills-hw2ox it does not but you can make few batches with or without probiotic capsules ....

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RheannaBanana Glad you like it. If you watch closely, you'll see the birds flying around!!

Better Done Yourself nothing is better than nature. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, I was spoiled with ocean, rain forest, and mountains in each direction. Also the top of the Rockies visiting Grandpa's ranch in the summers. Now...now I live in the desert. Not a pretty desert either. Lol just brown as far as the eye can see. Which is far, very very far. I've never seen so many shades of brown. I need my trees back. I've watched it twice already lol but this time I'm going to watch out for the birds. I'm an earth sign if you couldn't tell. 🤣

RheannaBanana I wanted to spend our vacation backpacking in the desert, but my wife vetoed it! Now I know why! Thanks for the visual. We love our house in the woods.

Better Done Yourself It really depends on where you go. Utah has some of the most beautiful red rocks and sunsets. Very iconic photos taken there. Arizona has some beautiful desert as well. Your wife might enjoy that scenery. It's a definite bucket list destination. However if you decide to backpack through any desert don't forget a bandana and goggles to keep the sand out. I'd veto my husband too.

especially the blue bird which was, for me, quite a lovely distraction!

Steve Schnatz Lucky! I'm jealous! I'm stuck with these blue boxes!

Jason B I’ve never heard of brown coconut water. But maybe some brands might be.

Margaret Rothwell I hope so! Glad to be of service.

TheFlyer Yes! My batch is still going strong and I never out anything but coconut water in it!!

Thanks! We've been enjoying the local owls and my wife bought my that cutting board.

am I blind? where's the owl haha???

mariano ignacio oh nevermind, I was looking all over the living room hahaha

Alison Jane Whey starter might be a fun experiment! It's a different bacteria so your results may vary.

Keeping it going as long as you want is the goal! But sometimes you get mold or an off smell so you'll have to dump the whole thing and start over. Sometimes it just starts tasting funky and you will WANT to start over. It's inevitable...

Better Done Yourself thank u for the info and fast reply!!!

Amy Farmer No. My son gave me that on Father's Day. You CAN buy a Better Done Yourself T shirt below.

rawbeliever Interesting! Not sure if the cause... Did you steel your culture from a bottle of Kevita? Might be time to start a new culture with a fresh bottle. It gets weak if you only do coconut all the time. You should throw your SCOBY in some sugar water occasionally.

Cheryl Taylor I do add sugar every couple of batches but otherwise I let it eat up the sugar in the coconut water.

You got it! Sometimes I let the SCOBY relax in a light sugar water in between batches just to revitalize it.

That's essentially what we're making. Taste is the same, the bacteria is just different.

Thanks. Love your videos!

Robin Griffin It depends. You’ll have to taste it and see if it’s getting sour. That’s your indication that the probiotics are reproducing and eating up the sugar.

Right I was confused as well Robin

Tom O'Rourke Yes, I used a kefir starter in this video that you're commenting on.

Diana Paul No, just keep it at room temp.

Try it out. Experimenting with fermentation is fun! You might have to add a little sugar to keep the yeast active.

Great Idea!

Did you try this? If so, how did it come out?

Brandon King Thanks Brandon! It's a half gallon jar.

You’re getting both growing in there.

eileenfb1948 You could try the seed mat. Check the temperature for the first couple of days. You want it no higher than 72 or your ferments will dement too quickly and will get must or worse. As for the beads, if they're sold for cooking, they're probably ok. I wouldn't put them in a cloth bag because it will absorb bacteria and odors and it will be tough to clean properly.

It would be a cotton bag scalded in very hot water and new each time -as I sew a lot - until I get propper weights. Thank you very much for the info on temperature, I will definitely keep an eye on it. And now I’ve seen a lot of your videos I know what to do when it starts to grow kahm yeast. Such a good channel and great videos, thank you.

as long as its lacto bacterium it will work as their food source is sugar or carbohydrates

I am thinking you might want to skip the seed mat. It might be to hot and killing the probiotic. I think it is only to start it off. Since it is summer, it might not need any extra help. good luck.

You're welcome to experiment.

No, there's enough sugar in the coconut water.

That would be an interesting experiment. Let us know how it turns out. By the way, I was adding Kevita to coconut water in the video, not kombucha.

Afonso Afonso Watch the video again and follow the instructions. Once you get it figured out, then you can vary the recipe.

Afonso Afonso leave the capsules out next time

Mai’s World no. Vinegar is fermented from alcohol.

James Warner not sure about that - it's a mass like a scoby, not like keffir grains. why the difference?

EagleSprout Different bacteria and yeasts produce different "SCOBY"S. This isn't a true water kefir but the process is similar.

James Warner - Exactly!

actually, the Kevita that you used is water kefir, which is not at all the same as their kombucha. you made water kefir with the inoculation process rather than using kefir grains. when doing it this way, you get a scoby rather than producing kefir grains.

You can make anything probiotic without grains it might take longer but it is better forsure

I think they survive for a few days from fermented or cultured food. This is why we need to keep eating or drinking them regularly. I can’t fully explain why.

Thanks

macktruk13 I'm still experimenting with that. So far it doesn't seem to matter.

Gabriella Horvath Yes it's very similar. If there's not a lot of juice left over, I'll leave the SCOBY in. Otherwise, I'll just throw it away. It's just cellulose, which humans cannot digest.

@@BetterDoneYourself Thank you to answer ♡♡♡♡♡ If you don't mind I have an another question. I saw sometime people use milk kefir culture to ferment this drink ( coconut kefir) or not ones I saw they use water kefir grains. Ohhh I forget with the milk kefir cultures they use a powder with the water kefir the grains. Thank you so much your help. I need to make this to my daughter because I can't buy in the stores is way to expensive. Thanks again. I can't believe it you answer my question ♡♡♡♡

Oh I know you show how to do but I can't find in my place anywhere that drink only kumbucha water kefir but I didn't see anywhere the coconut kefir

thanks for the fast reply!Keep doing vids :)

Nikolay Tsankov just taste it. If it's sour then it's done.

hello it's the second week of my experiment and it's smells how it should be it's sour but hasn't formed scoby like that it's like pieces of scoby and also it's not carbonated

Nikolay Tsankov I would drink that and pour in a new bottle of coconut water. Save the SCOBY and about 20%of the liquid to culture the next batch.

is it a problem if there are some small white spots probably small spores inside the glass when I pour it

It will over ferment and get really sour or gross if you don't change it everyday.

@@BetterDoneYourself so if we do the initial process, then let it go for 2 weeks, and then after that you have to either change it everyday or store it in the fridge until you drink it down? I want to use it like probiotics so I’ll be taking 2-3 oz sips here and there through the day. So I would have to refrigerate after I let it go for 2 weeks?

Mac Kelly If you wait long enough, most will get eaten up. You would need a really healthy ferment going to get it ALL.

I would start with some home made yogurt. The dairy will give you a little pH buffer and the probiotics will straighten out your stomach.

@@BetterDoneYourself do you have a video for that?

Nicole Sweetz yes I've done a few yogurt videos!

Brandon King until it starts to taste funny and the bacteria have been replaced with wild bacteria from your kitchen. Might never happen and you can do this forever.

I would take it back to the store. Doesn’t sound right at all.

Curtis Binkley Sure, just hit the magnifying glass to search the channel or go here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DA7m6jbqhXE.html

Thanks

Samer Salloum That sediment is dead yeast bodies, not a concentration of culture. You’re welcome to experiment though!

@@BetterDoneYourselfany risk to have toxic yeast during my trials?

Samer Salloum No such thing as toxic yeast.

cookinmom Neither. It was just labeled Probiotic Drink.

Better Done Yourself Thanks!

annie lynn Adding more sugar might make it more tart because there would be more to get converted the acid.

Better Done Yourself Oh I didn't realize that. Thank you.

Add the extra sugar to the glass, or if you choose when it is bottled and put in the refridge. This would be great to take to work.

Harold Patterson There is no benefit to consuming them. They are just cellulose which you body cannot digest because it does not secrete the proper enzyme.

@@BetterDoneYourself Thanks for a quick reply. Thank you very much. What about the scoby's? Can our body's digest them? Are they beneficial?

Harold Patterson nope. They're cellulose too!

Linda DeFeo I have not noticed my thyroid fluctuating but everyone is different.

Have you done any research on the subject? TY

Muzicboy3 did it spot and get fizzy? My current batch has been going for a month and gets nice and fizzy and sour in 24 hours but I haven’t gotten a film at all!

No, coconut sugar can be used to SWEETEN coconut water, but you need to have some microbes in there doing the work.

Better Done Yourself Thanks for repling... I accidentally put a 1/4cup of coconut sugar instead of turbinado sugar, which I added about 12hrs later. Is it useable or do I need to start over. Thank you for your time. Love your videos.

Natalia Oneill no. Try again. Clean the jar better?

COLD FIRE I do. You'll see them in some of my other videos. See here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--F8ykWfiTZg.html

It ferments really quick

@@brescalofrio1 You used a heating pad ??

You just need a source for bacteria that will culture the sugar water.

@@BetterDoneYourself Can you give me some ideas please cuz I have coco water in my fridge...oh by the way I bought the seedling mat you have in this video. It's great for himemade alcohol..

Nicole Sweetz I've already given you two ideas. How many do you want? 😂 Maybe break some probiotic tablet in it or use some juice from one of your other ferments.

@@BetterDoneYourself so I should just ferment juice...? I've got a watermelon....

Besides I'm extremely new to the whole fermenting idea.. I've never done one.

Amaryce Cousins use an unopened bottle of coconut juice and / or maybe a shot of vinegar to ward off the mold until the microbes get established.

Better Done Yourself I used a new bottle of both Kevita and coconut water both times, but I'll try the vinegar, thanks!

@@Amaryce : How did it go?

@@daphneraven6745 I never got it to work, so I gave up.

@@Amaryce : I got it to work, but not quite this way. I went to the store and picked up a couple of mature coconuts. Then I just scrape the skin off the softest “eye”, Then spun the tip of my steak knife into the air, to expose the water. This guy emptied out into a jar. I put the coconut in a baggie and put it in the freezer. The next day, I let the coconuts thaw for an hour or so, then went out by the door and smacked the coconut on the broadest of the three sides at the height of the equator. It was my first time doing this, so I had to smack it a few times going around, but it popped right open in the middle. It was no trouble whatsoever to then use a butter knife to pry huge sections of the meat out. I put some of the meat in the blender with the coconut water, and puréed it. I used some coconut probiotic liquid, and poured into it. Because if there’s a chance that there are spores in the air that could colonize the nutritious fluid faster than it can ferment, Then giving it a leg up by introducing the right culture is a huge help. Then I put a valve cover on the jerk, with Drew a lot of the air to create a vacuum, and put it down in the cupboard. Each day, I give it a stir. Today is day five I believe. I live in the north, so it’s not as warm here and that means fermentation will be slower. But today, I tasted it, and it was perfect. Tomorrow would likely be perfect to bottle and refrigerated. I’ll pick up a couple of more coconuts this week, to have on hand to start the next bitch when I figure I’ve got five or six days left of supply, plus enough to act as a starter. This time, I think I would use less coconut meat, as it makes a lot of cream that solidifies On the top of the jar cooler temperatures, although that’s probably not a bad thing. Because it keeps a lot of oxygen from reaching the fermenting product. Instead, more coconut water might be in order, as I can make a slightly larger batch with the same amount of effort. Hopefully this might help, if you haven’t given up on the whole idea.

Yes, but not necessarily with the bacteria that you want in there (or as quickly). I add a little bit of a known bacteria as my starter culture to give the good stuff a head start so it can take over the environment and I know what I'm getting in the finished product.

i might try the coconut water by itself from a real coconut.... maybe it will make its own scoby i am thinking.... also i had juiced beets before with apple and i took the juiced pulp and added water for a day.... then i strained it and had beet water.... then i forgot about it in the fridge for a few months... when i tasted it , it was good,,, then i say it had formed a clear scoby on the top....pretty cool...

ron hanish How did fermenting just plain coconut water without grains or starter work out? I did it awhile ago, it got slightly tart and yeasty but no fizz or carbonation.

Rob Houg OK What would you use and why?

It does get through but yoghurt not so much.

It definitely does but the thing is you have to feed them continually by eating prebiotic foods like veggies if you just take probiotics it won’t work if you don’t keep feeding em it’s that simple. Like garden plants you gotta keep watering they’re gonna die

Michelle Jackson Because the good bacteria great on it before we drink it and they flourish. If you drink sugar, it just feeds that bacteria in your gut and they flourish. You need to Ferment out the sugar before ingesting.

Mine has been going for almost 3 weeks. Why no scoby?

@@Muzicboy3 Mine is big and has strings since is in a beverage dispenser. I let mine breathe once in a while. Replace the lid with a coffee filter if you want to forget about it... idk It might be that there is more yeast than bacteria since you create an anaerobic environment.

@@Muzicboy3 the only thing I found out is that Bacillus coagulans is a facultative anaerobe organism, it switches to between anaerobic or aerobic breathing. If it smells sour is full of PROBIOTICS 🙌

Brescalofrio ok thanks a ton .. that’s some very good info right there

@@Muzicboy3 Keep it out of the sunlight as well.

Kefir! It's in production. Maybe next Thursday. Yeah, I had to rejuvinate the grains...

Lonnie James I live too far north. My coconut comes in tetrapaks. ;(

@@BetterDoneYourself I live in Oregon and see them in the grocery store all the time. We are at the same parallel.

Lonnie James Count yourself lucky!