BKultured water kefir: Fizzing with flavour and gut-friendly goodness

Niamh Hegarty founder of BKultured, a fizzy probiotic drink, at home near Ballybrannigan Beach, East Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare
“A lightly sparkling fermented drink.” That’s how Niamh Hegarty, founder of BKultured, describes the award-winning water kefir she makes at her East Cork homeplace.
Hegarty’s passion for this little-known beverage is evident. In the bubbly world of non-alcoholic fermented drinks, water kefir is finding its own space.