Delicious Probiotic Drinks: Simple Recipes for Kombucha, Kefir, Ginger Beer, and Other Naturally Fermented Drinks

Make healthy and delicious probiotic drinks to improve your mood, energy levels, joint function, ligament and skin health, and more!

The health benefits of probiotics are no secret—doctors from both the Western and Eastern medicine camps sing the praises of probiotics for their positive effects on digestion, metabolism, and the immune system. Enthusiasts of kombucha—a bubbly probiotic drink now sold regularly in stores from Manhattan delis to Seattle food co-ops—point to its high levels of B vitamins and amino acids. Now you can learn to make kombucha, as well as numerous other probiotic drinks, at home!

With clear step-by-step directions, beautiful photographs, and more than seventy-five recipes, this book is the ultimate guide to homemade probiotic drinks. You’ll find recipes for:

• Beet kvass
• Rejuvelac & juice
• Lemon ginger kombucha
• Blueberry basil jun
• Lacto-fermented lemonade
• Ginger beer
• Vanilla water kefir
• Chocolate kefir
• Homemade Greek yogurt
• Turmeric kefir lassi
• Pumpkin spice smoothie
• And so much more

Fermenting drinks may seem daunting, but Julia Mueller shows how it can be fun, much more cost-effective than buying ready-made drinks from the store, and delicious!

Julia Mueller is the author of The Quintessential Kale Cookbook and the creator of The Roasted Root, a blog dedicated to providing nutrient-rich, healthy recipes that are fun, easy to make, and tasty. She lives, works, and cooks in Incline Village, Nevada.