Seven LAB strains were isolated from natural fermentation of a physico-chemical characterized CW. Among these, the strain AC-1 was chosen for further testing. The moderate resistance to bile salt found was satisfactory for the strain. This fact, together with pH, NaCl and temperature tolerance, supported the possibility of using the AC-1 strain to produce a fermented CW beverage. The strain, identified as Lb. plantarum, also demonstrated inhibitory activity against pathogenic E. coli, S. typhi and S. aureus. In the production of the CW beverage, the condition that resulted in the best development for AC-1 strain was fermentation for 8 h at 37 °C in the presence of yeast extract, soy protein hydrolysate and sucrose. After 28 days of refrigerated storage, the beverage contained the desired cell count of Lb. plantarum that would fulfil the recommended daily ingestion of potential functional microorganisms. The fermented beverage supplemented with sucrose and artificial coconut flavor had the most success in both sensory evaluation and acceptability factor among the tasters in the sensorial analysis. Further evaluation needs to be carried out in the near future for the fermented beverage and for the potential probiotic strain Lb. plantarum AC-1 in order to explore the functional applications which can be used for the welfare of the consumers.