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What is it supposed to taste like? Mine tastes like sour milk or buttermilk. Is that what it should taste like? I’m also curious about what a typical daily serving is for you.

Mykefir grains are only three weeks old and are still not growing. They are very small and I have about 11\2 tablespoons. I put it in 2 cups of milk. I get delicious kefir but they aren’t growing. How long does it take?

I really loved your video. It is so informative. My question is, I started my milk as ultra pasteurized ( I now know bad thing to do) I went and bought some just regular pasteurized today. Is there anything I should do when changing the milk out? I appreciate your help.

Amazon cover doesn't say For Health on the book cover like yours... I hope I'm getting the same one you have.

Where did you purchase your jars from?

Excellent tipd and tricks. Thanks for for sharing

My kefir seems to be culturing really fast. Is it okay to put in the frig after 24 hours for another 24? I don't want to be making new batches all the time. Thanks

Hi, I love kefir thank you for the great video, I have one question ¿If i only want to make kefir once for twice a month how would I keep my grains from spoiling......what would the process be like?

I would like to get some kefir grains from you i live in Indiana your video is the most informative I've watched

It helps my stomach if I don’t drink it I stay sick and have diarrhea it helps me so please send me some grans I will keep you updated on it and watch your videos make shour that I am doing it right I have a sister-in-law that has Crohn’s disease and I’m wanting to share my knowledge with her about Kiefer

I don’t have any grains I want to start making it at home I buy the key for milk at stores and it is really expensive

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I need some grains 303 Jackson Ave Erwin Tennessee 37650 I’d really appreciate it

A problem I have a problem with my stomach

Can you please send me some pizza grains

Donna Schwenk uses an aluminum strainer. Just saying. She said either is fine.

Thx U for letting me know about the 1 month that kefir is good 🥰

I made some cream cheese out of extra grains! I blended after straining added herbs and salt! Really good!

Thanks. Got grains from amazon. Starting the healthy journey. ❤

I WISHhhhhh I could get grains!!

Thanks Marllene

Great presentation…you did well. The only thing I would add is when you put your new batch on the counter, make sure it is not in direct sunlight. I had someone put their kefir on the counter and the sun would hit it

God bless you!

Thanks Marlene! That’s the Oso wonderful thing about Kiefer, it is so forgiving even for the absolute novice. You literally hardly have to know what you’re doing. 😊 I have found that with a little warmth and just a glass these grains will grow. Cold houses are why they won’t. But I have used coconut milk I have use ultra pasteurized I have used regular pasteurized And I have had great success with all of it bc I make sure it warm in the area. Now one thing I try to do when I’m first growing my grains is to ACTIVATE them with full fat milk that’s typically just pasteurized because I can’t get my hands on anything else and I’m really too scared to drink raw milk, I’m just not about that life I guess lol… I just feel like the nutrients from the full fat milk makes my grains start a wonderful healthy bacteria dense life. And then, after I’ve gotten a good 1/3 of a cup, I start farming kefir with full fat coconut milk, (I’m on keto) simply because milk is a mucus forming product and I don’t want to drink it daily.…I’m not allergic I just don’t prefer to have a mucus forming product in my system daily bc milk will create other inflammation issues to your body in time so I use coconut milk. But I love to start my new grains with full fat milk, in hopes that it’s sucking up all nutrients and bacteria that it needs from all that fat and lactose. I believe the sugars in the milk fat makes the grains a little hardier. But that’s just my choice. I likely could skip the full fat milk and go directly to coconut milk and get the same results. Once I mistakenly was cleaning out the kefir jar and mistakenly rinsed 98% of a fresh new batch of my grains down the drain and literally had maybe a fourth of a teaspoon of grains left after all my hard work and I just put an ounce of milk over it and let it sit overnight near my slow cooker for heat and literally begin to grow the grains all over again, and they got thicker and thicker, and I was able to regrow grains with just a fourth of a teaspoon in 1oz of milk. And got wonderful results within a few days I had a full batch ….so Kiefer is very forgiving. I personally don’t use the metal because I got my hands on a two dollar plastic strainer on Amazon, but I know people who use metal and have no problems whatsoever. DONT USE SILVER OR ALUMINUM with it. But Kiefer is literally no fuss. There’s not a huge protocol you really have to follow down to a tee. Remember, this came from one of the poorest countries and eras in our history who couldn’t afford to make a fuss over it and then grains grew with no problem. So don’t over think it. Don’t use your hands and don’t keep them open in a cold house. The fact that were all drinking rotten milk is insane to me, 😅 but there really is no huge fuss with rotten kefir milk coke to find out. The bacteria is going to be there and it’s gonna do what it do. So trust yourself you got this! I use a coffee filter over a canning jar with just the ring lid part screwed on. Perfect. I also use a slow cooker and set my jar right up next to it and that seems to always work for me and it speeds the process up a little bit. I don’t leave it on there a long time… about 8hrs and the warmer is on “warm” because I don’t really want the warm heat to touch the jar just want the warm environment and I know that it gets the grains growing in about 12 to 14 hours so you can be sure that in 24 hours you got good product…good luck!!!

Mam, how should I use boiled milk? Can I boil it with silver bonds before mixing it with kefir grains?

I thought Donna S says that the bacteria in raw milk fought with the grains so heat raw milk?

How do I Store grains in fridge, and for how long? Thank you

Thanks from Norway💜👍

Thanks for a great how to video ... I'm enjoying and new to making homemade yogurt --- and curious to try making a combo yogurt / kefir for a max of healthy good bacteria ... thinking of trying it in classic yogurt prep - heating milk to 180F, cooling to 115F, then adding both yogurt starter culture and store bought live kefir culture ( I have no grains) --- then continue with a 24 hr warm fermentation in classic yogurt style --- with a plan to drain to Greek yogurt consistency. Any pros / cons or advice with that idea? Thank you

Hey Marlene. I recently have become interested in making Kefir. How do I order Kefir grains from you?

Could you send me some grains please?

Thanks for your good advice

How can I order kefir grains from you

my kefir with grains out is thick and slimy. What's this about?. James

I gave my grains, who were used to cows milk, heavy cream and they fermented so quickly!

I took over making kefir in my family about 4years ago. My wife was using a similar process to make it. I now do it much easier and less clean up. I use whole milk pasteurized but 2% 1% even skim milk will work, the higher the fat content the creamier the end results. I use quart jars and put enough grains to cover the bottom of the jar then fill with milk to within 1/2 to 3/4 inch to allow for expansion and put a plastic lid on. I put a baggie over the top to keep free of gnats with a rubber band. I then put the jar of kefir on the counter, keep out of the sun at room temperature and let sit for approximately 24 hours , cooler temperatures takes longer than warmer temperatures. Instead of a strainer I use a slotted serving spoon. First vigorously stir the fermented mixture ( carefully in the glass jar) until smooth to separate grains from kefir. Then use the slotted serving spoon to fish out the kefir grains and place the grains in clean jar, add milk, and stir ( stirring cleans the grain helps the process along) for next batch. I make kefir every other day and store finish and unfinished in the refrigerator in the quart jars. Clean up involves the slotted serving spoon and the quart jar after finish drinking it either straight or with other ingredients.

The sieve that you use seems to have very large holes..

I bought some Kefir in a grocery store and I am wondering if it is possible to make more Kefir from the store bought Keifir? I strained it to see if I could find any of the grain nothing big if there was grain in there it was very small.

New to Kefir making and I am so glad I found this video. Great directions. Thank you.

I have had no luck getting any grains.

What kind of jars are those and where did you get them

If you have extra grains, do you freeze them or put in refrigerator? How. Do you do that? When you pull them out is there a process to wake them up?

Hi! I just started my Kefir journey and would like to order grains from you. Do you have grains available? Please advise!

need your opinion or advice..my kefir are not proliferating!!!

need your opinion or advice..my kefir are not proliferating!!!

I ordered some kefir grains from Etsy and I just got them. They were in small plastic bags that had a little bit of raw milk. I only have whole milk pasteurized (not ultra). Do I need to drain them first from the raw milk or can I just directly put them in my pasteurized milk?

Thank you so much for your wonderful kefir tutorial. I wanted to ask if you can mix up different batches made two or three days apart from one another. Thanks again, George

How much for some grains?

Hi, my grains seem to multiply well but they are all small. Any idea why this should be? I've been making kefir for over a year. Thanks

I ate my kefir grains but it still works but sour. Will the grains grow back?