How to Make Kefir Without Grains
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- How to Make Kefir without grains at home.
Easy method: use existing Kefir from the supermarket.
No need to use milk Kefir grains.
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Okay, but be aware the best kefir comes straight from the fresh grains, doing it like this is good for 7 days. Because it’s losing good bacteria.
I've watched 8 or 10 videos on how to make kefir. This one is the easiest! No buying grains and crap. SO EASY! THANK YOU!❤️
Did you try?
Finally a great explanation of how to make a real kefir from an Eastern european guy!!! Unfortunately most Americans don't understand what kefir is supposed to be and abuse and torture it, making smoothies, straining and producing water from it, adding cinnamon, sugar etc, I saw it all here. Kefir came originally from Georgia to Russia and they kept their recipe in secret for many years. The way I think of it, you should respect that culture and do it right or not at all. So I appreciate that someone finally do it correctly, it is also super simple!
East Africans make the real kefir from the cow to your table!! With secret ingredient (try ethiopian kefir)
What is wrong with making it into a smoothie? I mix mine with bananas and blueberries
Lol nothing is wrong. That guy is just triggered people don't chug it raw and solo.
@@lijay1377 It defeats the Purpose. The Idea is to stay away from any Form of Sugars and clean your Intestines. But, I'm sure you can drink it as a Smoothie later on ;)
I prefer it raw..unsweetened, unflavored. Works perfect
I used to make yogurt and using existing yogurt to make a new batch. But I didn't realize that kefir milk is so much easier than yogurt to make plus more nutritious. It's great to know I don't have to use the grains or strain to get them. Love it. Thanks for this.
Useful video. Thanks! I recently discovered kefir and really like it. I watched your videos and some others and am now making my own without grains. I've had great success. I like to let it sit for 3 days typically. 2 days is good but it seems like letting it go an extra day makes it thicker.
A clear explanation, it's good to know that it is a simple procedure. And nice accent!
Thank you for your knowledge of this beautiful Kefir, when it starts to look like cheese, it's the grains that are forming, it's extremely good. Blessings to you from my heart
Thank you for this video / tutorial. I am just learning about kefir and fermented foods. The way you explained it is so much easier. I bought a quart of kefir at a health food store and paid $9.65 U.S. dollars. That is a lot. So I am gonna try this. Have a great day everyone !
This is definitely the easiest way to make kefir. Thank you 😊
Thanks for this simple form of making Kefir. Tried the grains. Measuring, adding stuff, buying glass containers. I either lost interest or just got lazy. This is simple. Can't wait to try this. Just subscribed to your channel.
Thank you so much for showing me this. I always buy from supermarket but not anymore from now onwards.
Great video. Thank you! We tried goat milk sheep milk cow milk and Buffalo milk so far. Lots of fun making kefir
Thanks so much. I'm making my first batch today. I so hope it comes out like yours.
This is my first time to make it , I hope it goes well. It looks simple enough. Thank you for showing this video😊
how did it came out?
Thank you so much 👍. I just tried it and can confirm it works! I used low fat drinking kefir made with greek milk from Lidl. I had to wait 2.5 days to get the same taste and texture though .
I wish I found this video sooner. Today I made kefir using a very complicated process involving heating milk then cooling it, boiling a glass bottle to disinfect it…took forever, lol. Thank you for sharing your process, it will be my go-to from now on. Yay kefir!
Good video, I Like the idea of using existing Kefir from the store. This is going to be my first Kefir batch. I really like learning the Old World traditions. I have been spending a lot of time learning about Fermented foods and the health benefits of these foods. Thank You again!
Me too I just came across a lady on CZcams who does podcast and says keifer is good for people with diabetes it helps lower your bloodsugars and it works my numbers have gone down and almost into the normal range plus I eat fermented foods so that's a plus
Thank you for being brief and accurate 🙂
I followed the instructions from this video, using Lifeway PLAIN kefir I bought as the starter. The whole milk kefir that resulted after 3 days incubation was WONDERFUL!!! Twice as much for less than what I paid for the quart starter and I loved the consistency. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Very good thank you 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you. It worked really well. I used 4T of refrigerated store bought kefir and 400ml of cold raw milk. The room temperature was about 24 degrees C. In 12 hours I had wonderful set Kefir. Thank you for your video.
If my room temperature is 30 deg C, it should be ready in less than 12 hrs?
Pretty good for a guy with a thick accent. Most people include crappy music too loud and ways time and use bad angles. Not this video. Very clear audio and good choice of music and your mic is on point
I tried with semi-skimmed milk and it worked. Yes, easier than making yoghurt, cheers!🥛
Thank you so much I will try to make it 😊
Thank you for the video excellent explanation of how to get the real stuff answered my question as I have organic milk about to expire which I can use to make this beautiful drink thanks a bunch
Thank you very much. I will do the next bunch without kefir grains.
Thank you I most certainly want to try this. I love Kiefer mixed with heavy cream and frozen bananas. Makes great ice cream.😋💕
Love the spill and "Don't do this!". Great video!
I knew there was an easier way than to look for kefir grains.
Thanks for this simple method. Grew up on a dairy farm and when I became lactose intolerant I was looking for an alternative. Kefir is great, I drink it every day and now can eat cheese again👍🏻
Will have to try this
Interesting and less complicated.
Will it turn out the same with a glass bottle?
Thanks!
Thank you, this is helpful!! Can I use the kefir I made myself to make a new batch or do I have to buy a new one from the shop?
Thanks for watching!
We used kefir from self made batches and was all fine - same result. Used 2-3 times usually until I forgot to get new milk for it so it was finished but was easy to start again.
From self made kefir, put more kefir (one full glass) in the new milk to get it going faster and not let any other culture take over and change the taste.
If the milk expires, make butter milk. Easy.
I used to make it with grain but couldn't keep up with the consumption and have to stop making it. This easy method here is more feasible. Thanks 👍 😊
My kind of guy 😂 don’t want to count the trees ,just enjoy the mangoes.😂😂
Love your video man. Can I get grains from this kefir by leaving out longer?
Thanks, don't know. I've never left it so long. Probably not.
Nice 👍 thank you
One of the best and easy way you explained thanks to share. And I have a question that can we get Kefir grains from the same method?
Thanks for watching! We do have grains i think they are in the fridge or freezer not sure.
I literally never used them because it's so much easier to make kefir like this.
Someone else was asking the same and I don't know. I guess you might if you let them sit long enough.
Might do a video on the grains and making grains from kefir if it would work like that at all.
Hello, what are the temperatures at the beginning of the fermentation? Like, can I use refrigerated (4C) kefir and milk or do I have to heat them a little? Also, do you let it ferment for two days even in the summer? Thanks!
No need to heat anything.
Milk and kefir are cold from fridge in store.
Then I bring them home and instead of puting them in the fridge, I remove half glass from each milk bottle then put kefir to replace that.
I drink 1 glass of milk - leftovers haha.
Remaining unused kefir, you can drink later or you can put it in more milk later if you want.
No heating!
Usually +20 to +30 celsius room temp is ideal for Kefir.
Lower it just takes longer and if its 35 you would probably have it ready much faster.
It's set and forget (for a while).
Also shaking it after 1 day makes it more creamy when it's ready.
Enjoy it!
I have dry kefir grains brought from Russia but it seems like a long story to make and remove so using existing Kefir to make more is so much easier.
Consistency and taste will be the same as what you already have.
I've noticed some Latvian kefir types are more thick. When making more with that the result also becomes super thick like yogurt.
My favorite is creamy but drinkable not like milk cream but more like greek yogurt with a bit of water.
Polish and Russian kefir are my favorites.
@@IONHowTo I see, thank you! I've started making it right now using refrigerated kefir from the supermarket. I wonder if it's gonna develop bigger and bigger kefir grains.. even without them, I hope to get that creamy texture in your video. Have a nice day!
Hi I had grains for many year I even would make cheese and use the liquid gold for my hair and gave it to my dogs they loved it. I just put my grains in freezer cause I want something more easier for now so I will try your method which I have to wait 48 hours I’ll let you know how it came out if it is almost like the grains or not Thank you
Well? 96 hours later now🙂, how did your kefir turnout?
Just learning about Kifer. So once you are done making it, you can put it in the refrigerator so it gets cold? How long does it stay in the refrigerator cold once it is made?
1-2 weeks
This is sooo easy! I was planning to buy the grains but I found this video while looking for videos on how to make kefir. Thank you so much for your explanation! I appreciate it so much.
One question is, do we have to wait for two days? What happen if just one day?
It depends on room temperature.
1.5 days would be ok in high room temp like 28-30 Celsius.
For 20-22 at least 2 days. Maybe longer.
If shorter it's too thin and doesn't taste ready but tastes a bit sweeter so it's up to you how you like it.
@@IONHowTo I see, I understand now. Thank you very much for the reply!
How was it?
hello, thanks for your video it help me a lot for newbie on Kefir like me. Can we make Kefir from raw milk without add milk kefir? thanks for your answer.
I'm not sure it will be close to kefir but yes you can keep raw full fat milk at room temperature for 2-3 days depending on temps. and it will turn sour in a nice way. I guess it really is a gamble doing it like that - depends what culture wins in there.
Before drinking it shake it well - kefir like drink but has another name in different countries.
@@IONHowTo thanks you. I'm living in Cambodia, Southeast Asia. I hope I can make it work by your advised. regards,
Sir thank you dear, I have been doing this method for last 6 months, but sometimes curious, are there same amount of lactobacillus, yeast,anyway my digestive system has improved, go to bathroom every day
I've been making & researching Kefir online for a while, & one lady (Donna Schwenk) who has been making kefir for 20 years says that Kefir has the most probiotics of any fermented food (more than 50 beneficial strains), & others have said the same thing about Kefir.
really helpful thanks - going to give it a go - just to confirm got to be full fat / whole milk?
Full fat is all I used. I guess it would work with the 1.5% fat too but not almost or other unusual things.
Has to be the regular milk.
Best is fresh goat or sheep milk without anything done to it but 3% or 3.5% cow milk is good too.
Has to be fresh not the long lasting for better taste.
It's up to you what you like more.
ION,please tell me if one can make cheese from Kefir and how? I never can find cheese I have and use in my country .Cottage cheese is not “my” kind of cheese. Love your explanation : how to make Kefir. Thank you soooooo much. 👏🏻🙏👍 Ana 🇭🇷🇨🇦
Don't know, there is always some cheese available.
If the cheese I like is not available, I'd see what nice local cheese is there.
Can you then use that same kefir (the new one you just made) to make another one with another milk?
I did it 3 times these weeks.
You just have to remember to get new milk before you finish the kefir you made. 3-4 times should be fine then get a fresh bottle and make more.
Very easy way to make kefir milk
Thank you
hey friend a question, once your bottles are ready you can drink those or you need to filter to get any stuff out? nice vid thank you
You don't need to filter anything. You follow the steps including shaking at the right time and it's going to be perfect!
@@IONHowTo thanks a lot my friend ❤
Ioane multumim pt reteta, locuiesc in NY nu gasesc lapte nepasteurizat, merge si cu cel pasteurizat?
Ar trebui sa mearga dar nu am incercat dar poti sa incerci.
Lapte 3.5% normal cu termen de valab. scurt e cel mai bun.
La fel si cu Kefirul.
@@IONHowTo multam, am incercat deja, de aseara 😆
Mai astept cateva ore si il incerc, s-a inchegat dar mai trebuie cateva ore
Te anunt mai in colo cum ii
Bafta la canalul tau youtube 💪 👍
@@danieladeac6090 daca s-a inchegat e bine!
@@IONHowTo e bun, merge
👍
Am gustat
Wondering can I use almond/oat/coconut milk substitute Cow milk
Have no idea, probably not.
Can we use homogenized pasteurized milk to make kefir , this way ?
Not sure, use fresh milk that expires within few days - not the long shelf life type.
How can I do Kefir grains ?
do u use full cream milk and is it unpasturised?
3.5% fat milk regular that needs to be kept in fridge. Not pasteurized/UHT. But pasteurized could work too I believe.
@@IONHowTo pasteurized works for me but I hear that it's better not pasteurized, it develops faster and tastes better I'm told.
Tôi bị cao huyết áp Tôi có thể uống sữa tươi Kefir được không ?
Awesome off to buy some kefir and milk xxx
Enjoy it!
Does this homemade version hold the same medicinal benefits and strengths as the shop variety?
I only drink it because I love the taste.
It tastes the same.
Do I have to put in any sugar?
Nothing else. Only fresh kefir.
If you squeeze the air out of the bottle, and put the cap in tight, when the gasses expand the bottle can expand with it.
I even keep the cap a bit loose in the fridge the first day.
I should really make some more kefir videos but not sure if anyone would watch them.
Hello dear , l saw this method about 3 months back, l have fermented without grains, doing remarkably good, but curious does this method have the same nutrients like making from grains, infant very easy method
It's the same as from grains. All that matters is the starter kefir is alive and not heat treated. If it's not a live kefir culture, you will know as it won't work at all.
@@IONHowToThank you sir highly appreciated,hope to get more informative Vlogs 👏👏
Store-bought kefir usually has 12-14 different strains of bacteria. Kefir made with grains contains more like 50.
you can freeze the kefir than put in on a cheese cloth you get a wonderful cheese .
Sounds really good actually
mine doesnt get solid just sour, does this mean the kefir i used was pasteurized
The kefir you use should have a short expiry date.
It doesn't need to become solid and you might not want that actually.
That's why I shake it a few times before being ready so the kefir becomes creamy not pieces of curds and whey.
If the milk feels more thick, it worked and enjoy it!
I noticed a Latvian kefir that makes the milk super thick when used like this - I don't like that.
I prefer to drink the Kefir so I like less thickness on it.
I made a few more videos showing what the texture should look like.
@@IONHowTo thanks a lot, I will have to experiment further there are so many different variants of fermented milk it seems like different bacteria/yeast colonies that have different effects on the fermentation process
ok so grocery store kefir is not viable, so buy the grains one time, make kefir, then use THAT kefir to make subsequent kefir batches. Got it! Love your video -- simple and to the point, not fancy soccer mom BS.
There is no need to buy kefir grains at all. Not even once.
We do do the bs thing here.
Also the store kefir will work just fine as long as the expiry date is not 3 years from now haha.
If you can't find real good kefir what you wrote is fine.
@@IONHowTo Lol! Thank you!
So instead of buying more kefir from the store to make the next batch.... can you just save some from the batch that was made and use that for the next batch?
Could you please explain what is the real difference between kefir n curd or yogurt
I’m no expert. But I read that kefir has more good bacterial strains then yogurt.
Thank you so much for this. I make kefir from grains as well, but this looks much easier, and I suppose the nutritional value is the same as the kefir made from grains?
I have no idea about nutrition.
What I can say is the taste is exactly the same as the kefir used to make this.
If you use thick kefir, it will be thick.
If you use Polish kefir, it will be delicious!
If you have grains, use them. Many don't have grains and it's much easier without them.
We have grains from Russia, never used them yet but might try to make a video.
Only 40 strains of bacteria this way. From grains yields 150
@@Godblessed2
Who is counting? lol.
@@Godblessed2 Can you give a source where you got that information? People say a lot of things, but that doesn't make them true or accurate.
Can i use the kefir I made after two days from the milk to make another batch without needing to buy kefir from the store?
Yes, you can do it 3-5 times and it will be the same.
I have a Q's the Milk and the kefir has to be at room temperature or cold.
I put the milk and kefir as they are from the fridge. Mix then sits at room temperature.
So ...after it is 2 days..can it ho in refrigerator
I am in Jamaica, kitchen is at summer temperature most of the year . We buy KEFIR drink here made by a Russian woman
Yeah! Goes to to fridge until you finish it or use it to make more kefir
@@IONHowTo Kefir has dramatically improved my life....no more IBS...Bladder infection...or inflamed piles.🤣👍
Does this work with plant based milk? Notes: shake it often to get it really creamier.
All I ever used was cow milk full fat. It will work even better with goat or sheep milk. Real milk works.
I have no idea about other products called milk but from various sources. I guess if you really want, you coould try it but 99% it will not work as far as I know.
@@IONHowTo thank you
Thanks for a good video! May Jesus continue to bless you and your family
Internet info says it won’t work with UHT milk but I have try mixing kefir drink with UHT milk n leave it for like 36hrs. Seems it’s working too. Or am I drinking something not healthy n it’s killing me?
I have no idea. I don't see why it wouldn't work but it should be better to use fresh milk.
Hi can making kefir this way produce the grains.?
I don't know if you can grow grains like this.
Can u reuse the kefir you homemade as the replacement of the supermarket to propagate it with new milk?
Yes that's what I do.
You will have to remember to keep some for a new kefir batch.
Infinite Kefir Glitch
Love this.
"And... Don't do this."
In the United States, we can't get "live milk" - all we can get is the dead milk.
The liquid separation - the liquid is whey.
In the states, many of the market kefir are flavored, you make them "special". People don't trust themselves to make their own.
They make a plain keifer here in the states at any grocery store its by the milk and drinkable yogurts I just bought the whole milk and a bottle of plain keifer and did what he is showing us I started it today it will be ready in a couple or few days wish me luck
@@sherriristow3454 You'll be fine. At some point, you may get the large nodes forming, and then colonies.
At one point, I had to start discarding them, as I was making over a quart daily, and it was too much going forward.
If either of you are in California, look up RAW FARM. 😃
They sell raw whole milk, heavy cream, kefir, cheese and butter.
It’s actually why I searched for videos like this one lol Since raw milk has a shorter expiration date I wanted to see if there was a way to extend my raw whole milk with my raw kefir.
Best of luck!
What do you mean we can’t get “live” milk? And by live I’m guess you mean raw milk with natural live bacteria in it? There are only a few state that are not allowed to sell raw milk but otherwise, if raw milk isn’t available in stores, you can find a local farm who sells raw goat or cows milk. But it’s definitely available to us.
@@JBSoulmates Yep, there are a couple of states where we can't.
If I want "raw" milk here, I have to resort to subterfuge.
I can buy raw milk if I want to make lotions or hand creams or cosmetics.
It I have to have a farmer friend, and what kind of friend would I be to put them in danger.
Or, I can buy a "farm share", at exorbitant prices.
So... I consider that we can't, "here".
:-/
So it has to be raw ? Unpasteurized?
Never tried with pasteurized milk. Use fresh milk.
How many times can you make it from your own cultured milk? Or do you have to buy another bottle from the store every time you make a new batch?
I did it 2-3 times. You should be able to do it many times if you don't forget to make new before finishing it.
Forever, just save 1/2-1 glass of the old batch every time
Are you saying I can get unlimited kefir ss long as I have milk?
This was never a secret haha
So what is the actual milk to Kefir ratio for fermentation?
There is no ratio but the more you put the faster it becomes ready kefir.
I use the glass on purpose for myself to easily do it and to show a scale but even one spoon of kefir is enough really.
The kefir culture will multiply and process all the milk eventually.
1/2 gal (2273 ml) of milk cost $1.99
1 qt (946 ml) of Kefir cost $3.79
I do make it this way but I will add some honey in a glass of kefir
How much milk in bottle & store bought kefir, in measurment?
It's not a precise amount. Even 1-2 tablespoons of kefir in 2 liters of milk will work.
4:26 😂 bruh
You could have made it easier by using measuring cups.
I still don’t understand the ratio.
Is it equal amounts of milk and Kefir?
Haha! No need for precision here. You could put 2 spoons and it will still work.
I show with the glass how I do it.
Recipes for me are more of a nice story but everyone adjusts to what they like.
You put more kefir in the milk, it will be ready faster.
Minimum id 1 tablespoon for 1-2L.
why dont u warm it before u put the kefir?
No need, kefir is also kept in the fridge anyway.
Can I do this with goat's milk?
Out of many questions asking about many things called milk, your question makes me hungry haha.
For sure and goat milk kefir is delicious. If you have a good supply of fresh goat milk, you will make some really tasty kefir!
The simple is usually the best way. One does not need a university degree to make Kefir.🤣
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Don't have to warm the milk?
Room temperature.
If it's cold from the fridge, it's ok, put the kefir and later, it will get to room temp.
@@IONHowTo It worked for me, Thank you very much.
This should have CC enabled.
Yes it should have it, check.
My grocer doesn't have kefir but they have Kimchi what if I put kimchi juice in milk?
Never tried it but it sounds like a very bad idea. You can make greek yogurt as an alternative. Have a video with that too.
I did it and I love how it tastes. I don't know if it's kefir maybe "kimfir", at least I have a way to keep old milk from tasting bad. I saved some to add more milk to, so to keep the fermentation going. I plan to do my own ferments with different fruits and vegetables. So after I have found a flavor I like better I'll switch it up.@@IONHowTo
Sorry, I use it my smoothies. I do however drink it plain sometimes.
Store bought in America has only 40 strains of bacteria due to pasteurization- making from Kefir grains by scratch yields 150
That sounds made-up. I guess grains sellers didn't want you to see this one video.
No, store-bought kefir usually has 12-14 different strains of bacteria. Kefir made with grains contains more like 50.
How do you know you make Kefir or cultivated Kefir. What was your test to find out? It looks like you made a lassie drink?
I guess there must be many drinks based on milk like this. This is kefir because the small bottle is actual kefir from the store. I really just give the live kefir cultue more food to process - milk.
@@IONHowTo OK thanks for your reply.
I think we don't know that's the question. We just know we got the idea of mixing whole milk with little bit of Kefir will make more Kefir in a 30C room temperature without add the grain in the bottle.
Wjat's the difference?
this is not true Kefir. its a drinkable yogurt. The probiotics will be slightly a different and you will be lacking the kefiran (the chemical produced by the grains that make it kefir). What you made certainly can be tasty and healthier than regular yogurt, but its not really kefir.
It may continue to produce something fermented for a very long time, but without the grains, each generation will be more and more dominated by only a few strains it could end up as a mastoni yogurt (those bacteria are there) or a thinner yakult like yogurt (those strains are in there too) or just some mix of fermented milk, but lacking some of the diversity of grain-based kefir.
True, store-bought kefir usually has 12-14 different strains of bacteria. Kefir made with grains contains more like 50.
Q: Do you have to keep on buying new kefir? Or can you use the kefir you made to start the next bottle?
No need to buy more kefir. You can make more kefir if you remember to keep some kefir for a new batch.
Doar dacă lași laptele 2 zile fără să pui chefir în el, obții același rezultat. Laptele fermentează datorita bacteriilor prezente în el.
Iese bun dar nu e la fel
The supermarked kefir is not a kefir. It is more a kind of yoghurt or. You cannot produce kefir grains from them! Normally if you use the bottles very often without washing, after some months many little kefir grains started to grow in the casein layers if there is the lacto bacteria and yeast collection of a kefir grain in the milk.
People are still getting great health results doing it this way. 😊
If the end product is the same as the store brought kefir, then why make your own?
1/2 gal (2273 ml) of milk cost $1.99
1 qt (946 ml) of kefir cost $3.79
You can make kefir with out using kefir. Just with milk!
Effie is nothing more than spoiled milk.
You need only specific things growing in the milk but yeah 99% spoiled milk is really nice to drink but it's not kefir afaik.