How to make kefir

[malzimus]

Tip: It's good to cover the jar with a coffee filter or cheese cloth or a paper towel held on with a rubber band or something. Fruit flies love the fermented smell so covering the jar helps keep them and other unwanted stuff like dust, dirt, etc. out. Mason jars are good to use because they're glass and you can use the lid ring to hold the cover in place nicely. The cover allows the jar to breathe/ burp. :)

[szpzbtf]

I’m doing water kefir and during the second ferment step, you add fruit and it become carbonated during fermentation!!! Love it. I made organic grape kefir probiotic soda. Delish!

I first started with the milk kefir, but I believe I’m allergic and although milk kefir has low lactic acid in it, I decided to switch to water kefir. Milk kefir is also delish.

[AllThingsWithAmber]

I thought I was always lactose intolerant until I tried raw milk from A2 Jersey cows
Game changer. I can now have raw butter, raw milk and raw cheese with no issues!
Not all raw milk is A2 most is still from conventional A1 dairy cows like Holstein cows. Make the switch it’s a game changer! Animal based for going on 3 weeks and down 10 pounds gut issues/digestion issues are disappearing and I’m finally thriving ❤

[Pinkcarmine]

Love this but a few things missing. Add pearls then milk. Place in a warm dark cabinet for 2-3 days will vary due to temp. If it looks coagulated it’s ready. I like 3 days. I live in Colorado so sometimes longer. Remove the pearls. Place pearls in glass jar of milk in fridge to store or start new batch. Oh! No metal used in the process. Enjoy kéfir. Store in fridge. Been doing this for many years.

[cinco]

Same, I can tolerate a lot more kefir than milk.

I’ve read many times that kefir and especially kefir grains leeches something out of metals, so it’s best not use those utensils (go for wooden or even plastic). Don’t know how true that is.

And it’s good to keep kefir warm, it greatly accelerated the fermentation process, but you don’t want to keep the kefir in sunlight so as to not degrade the light-sensitive vitamins in milk :}

[Dan-S-oq]

Kefir is awesome! It's like drinking yogurt. I add raw organic honey and cinnamon in mine.

[fredlane]

Donna Schwenk. Fermented foods has precise instructions for making kefir. The ratio matters in the amount of live kefir grains per amount of milk.
Also the room temp.

[CTmealplanner]

I love making homemade kefir! It’s so good!

[sweatyskunks]

Need to cover the jar so it can breath but not get contaminated
Also don't leave it outside or in a warm environment just leave it in your cupboard so the temp stays regulated but doesn't over heat

[PaulHartXYZ]

Kefir grains also reduce the IGF-1 factors in the milk. Which is a good thing.

[micahobaca]

Your not supposed to put it in the light. Keep it in a room temperature area and put the cap on loosely so air can ventilate. It only takes a day or so. The hotter the environment the faster it ferments

[Into_the_Wild]

Hey Doc, I have healed my gallbladder because of watching and following this amazing diet, I am wondering though, if you can’t get raw milk in your state, is it fine just to use grass fed whole milk?

[Me-mnnw]

Put a coffee filter with a metal canning ring around it. Let it ferment at around 72 degrees to keep the grains alive. It is bubbly.

[vibrantly]

You only need to ferment 12 to 24 hours. Depending on how warm it is. You don’t need it outside! Especially in Texas. 😂 Then strain the grains off and do a 2nd ferment with a 6” piece of orange or lemon peel - leave on counter for 1 or 2 hours then refrigerate. This will soften the tanginess and make it so good!!

[aaronpetrossian]

Hey Paul, thank you for this really helpful video! I saw another video that said that the kefir grains can be strained and reused after you are done making your batch. Would you agree with this or would you just toss out the grains altogether? And if you reuse them, how many times can you reuse them?

[iSnipedET]

Doesn’t raw milk spoil fast when at like room temp?

[Ephesianstwelve]

Saladino, have you ever tried drinking raw A2 milk? Do you experience the same lactose issues with it? You’re probably familiar at least vaguely but there is a hypothesis that lactose intolerant people aren’t actually intolerant to lactose they’re intolerant to lactose from milk containing A1 gene. Allegedly the A1 lactose oxidizes in the body and is what is responsible for gastric issues etc.

[A_Warriors_Wisdom]

Wouldnt the milk spoil sitting in a warm temperature?

[juandanielalvarezgonzalez]

Is there any ratio of milk and keffir grains? Any suggestions about keffir grains?

[bluebear]

Thanks for showing, I really wanted to have some Kefir and now I am planning on making it myself 👍👍👍