Water kefir, milk kefir or kombucha: which should you buy?
At a glance
For a fruity, sparkling drink that is ready the next day, choose water kefir grains. For a creamy, tangy kefir to drink at breakfast or cook with, choose milk kefir grains. For a sparkling tea with deeper flavours, choose a kombucha SCOBY. If you want variety, or you are buying a present, the duos and the complete kit combine several cultures, each with its own guide.
Every Natural Probio culture arrives alive, comes with a step-by-step guide and is covered by the same money-back guarantee. So the real question is a pleasant one: what do you actually feel like drinking?
The whole range, by what you enjoy
You like fruity, fizzy drinks
Water kefir grains
A bright homemade lemonade-style drink in whatever flavour you choose.
- Ready the next day
- 30 g for about a litre a day, 60 g for two
- The easiest place to start
You love breakfast and cooking
Milk kefir grains
Thick, smooth, lightly sour kefir, plain, blended or baked.
- Fresh every morning
- 10 g for about half a litre a day, 20 g for a litre
- Guide included
You are a tea person
Kombucha SCOBY
A sparkling tea, part sweet and part sharp, flavoured to your taste.
- Ready in about a week
- Sent in its starting liquid
- Guide included
You want two kinds of bubbles
Water kefir and kombucha duo
One drink ready daily, one weekly, so there is always a bottle in the fridge.
- Water kefir 30 g and a SCOBY
- Two guides included
For the whole family
Kefir duo
A fizzy drink for the day and a creamy kefir for breakfast: something for everyone.
- Water kefir 30 g and milk kefir 20 g
- Two guides included
You want to try it all, or give a present
Complete kit
All three of our drink cultures together: water kefir, milk kefir and kombucha.
- Three drinks, three guides
- The best-value option in the range
Side by side
| Product | Taste | Ready in | Ideal for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water kefir | Fruity, tangy, sparkling | About 24 hours | Swapping out fizzy drinks, beginners |
| Milk kefir | Creamy, gently sour | About 24 hours | Breakfast, smoothies, cooking |
| Kombucha | Sparkling tea, deeper | About a week | Tea lovers, evening drinks |
| Water kefir and kombucha duo | Two sparkling drinks | A day and a week | Variety in the fridge |
| Kefir duo | Fizzy and creamy | About 24 hours | Families |
| Complete kit | All three | A day to a week | Trying everything, gifts |
Water kefir or kombucha?
Both are homemade and sparkling, but they are not twins. Water kefir tastes like a fruity lemonade and works on a daily cycle. Kombucha begins as sweet tea and takes about a week to build a rounder, slightly vinegary depth, with a little caffeine from the tea. If you just want to get going quickly, water kefir is the faster start. If both appeal, the duo spares you the decision. Full details in water kefir or kombucha.
Water kefir or milk kefir?
Same word, different cultures. Water kefir grains turn sweetened water into a light fizzy drink with no milk in it. Milk kefir grains turn milk into a thick, creamy kefir to drink or cook with. In plenty of homes, one appears at breakfast and the other with lunch, which is exactly what the kefir duo is for. More in water kefir or milk kefir.
30 g or 60 g of water kefir grains?
The 30 g pouch makes about a litre of drink a day: right for one or two people, or for a first try. The 60 g pouch makes about two litres a day, which suits families and anyone who wants two flavours going at once.
What about ginger beer?
If you love ginger and a bit of bite, Natural Probio also offers the ginger beer plant, the traditional culture behind old-fashioned homemade ginger beer: lively, spicy and sparkling. It sits alongside the rest of the range on the Natural Probio shop. And if you simply want ginger in your water kefir, it is one of our customers' favourite flavours: see ginger water kefir.
Mostly a fizzy drinks household?
Water kefir is the homemade drink that takes the place of canned soft drinks and lemonade most easily: bubbles, fruit, and ingredients you choose. We compared the two honestly in water kefir or fizzy drinks. If you have never brewed anything, our beginner's guide tells you exactly what to expect.
Still torn? Take the duo
Water kefir for every day, kombucha for something different: two homemade sparkling drinks, two guides, one order.
- Water kefir grains 30 g and a kombucha SCOBY
- Live cultures from time-honoured methods
- A team that answers your questions
- Money-back guarantee
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