Water Kefir

So, I have finished my first batch of water kefir. This is what the kefir grains looks like:

Here it is fermenting the first time with the grains:

And last but not least, here it is in the bottle:

Now the whole process takes about four days. It's supposed to but bubbley, but I did mine in a kombucha bottle at first and it didn't have much fiz. I would recommend this type of bottle. Of course it is all personal preference. Some people may prefer flat.
It basically tastes like a carbonated drink. It would be a great replacement to soda!
Here is the recipe I used.
1 Qt water
1/4 C sugar
1/8 tsp baking soda
stir till everything is dissolved
4 Tbs Kefir grains
2 thin slices of lemon
Put in glass container on the counter loosely covered for 24-48 hours. Strain grains with non metal strainer, set them aside. Add liquid to bottle and leave on counter for another 2 days with cap on tight. After 2 days, put in refrigerator and it's ready to drink! This is an easy guaranteed way to get your daily probiotics. The grains keep multiplying every time you do a batch to you can store the excess in a little sugar water or share them with your friends and family!!

I found this quote on a kefir website:
Dr. Gabriel Cousens, a leading expert in the raw food community, writes in his book “Rainbow Green Live Food Cuisine“:

“Kefir grains produce right-rotating L(+) lactic acid, which is an important constituent of the human body. It is particularly important in the prevention of cancer and has been used experimentally with success in the treatment of cancer. In addition, right-rotating lactic acid may help maintaining healthy functioning of the heart. According to some researchers, the cells of the heart muscle obtain their energy primarily from right-rotating lactic acid.”