WAKING UP KEFIR GRAINS & TIPS & TRICKS TO MAKING KEFIR SUCCESSFULLY
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- If you have received kefir grains from someone by mail or friend shared them with you... You will learn the first steps are to to wake them up and get them ready so you can begin making milk kefir. Then watch PART 2 ... Tips n tricks to making Kefir.. It's Easy!
Today I received my Kefir. Following your great instructions, thank you.
Great video new friend 👍🏻 looking forward to watching have a blessed day thank you
Great video. I learned a lot from you. You’re easy to follow with easy instructions. More videos, please.
Thanks! I want to start on kefir milk and your tips help me a lot..........
Can't wait to see future video's really enjoyed these two :) They we're very informative, and very thorough. You are a great teacher the information you covered was great, and I believe will help many people to not fail!
Krista Smith:)
Thank you!!!!
Rico. I liked your style in making kefir. More scientific in terms of closed lid and not cloth cover since it’s anaerobic. Do not know tho if all of the organisms are really anaerobic. I have not done it . Thinking about it doing it. So good watching both your YT abt this . What is really good kefir grain for start up?
Hi, onto my third day of fermenting with 1 cup of milk and I still smell a yeasty smell. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong?
Also do you know how long it’d take to double the grains?
Pls make more fermentation videos....u explain so well.
Kareene Pedwell ... well ok, I shall! .. Thank you for your comment.. made my day!! I will be making more going forward as i get back into my own home and settle down... had extensive water damage and had to move out over month ago will be moving back in soon i hope and as I unpack and get settled i will make more videos.. so fun!!
Hi Marlene,
Researching Kefir and watching your videos, very good thank you for sharing them. I do have a question, do you know approx calorie / carb content of homemade kefir? It seems pretty high on the commercial products. When I get grains I will do a 2nd ferment....or add berries for flavoring but if I kind of have a basic idea if what I'm starting with nutrition wise would be great as I'm trying to become healthier and must watch what I consume.
Thank you in advance for sharing your knowledge and experience. Looking forward to getting started soon.
Deana Canfield Hi!! Thank you Deana for your comment and question... frankly most any fermented foods are low in carbs and no i dont know calories. That is not something i watch too closely bc i am more interested in feeding my body caloric dense foods. Means foods that are high in nutrient value and benefit to my body such as fermented foods... MY body needs these foods to function well then i build my other foods i eat around that foundation. Just this morning I got an email from Donna Schwenk.. it talked about how low carb fermented foods are, aka Kefir being one of those i will try to link it here below for you... when making milk kefir the grains change the milk, they are fed by the sugars in the milk just as they would in a say a veggie etc they eat the sugars and convert it to nutrient dense food. Research this out, Donna’s website is a good place to start and with this article.. Fermented foods are pretty miraculous!! If I cant copy/paste link here then go to her website and search for the article its titled as. LOW CARB CULTURED FOODS www.culturedfoodlife.com/low-carb-cultured-foods/
@@Marlene2525 Hi Marlene, thank you. I will do some researh, I've seen a couole of Donna's youtubes so will vheck them out aome more. I'm trying for nutrient dense but not overdoing the caloric intake =)
Great videos and thank you for sharing and your teaching style. Have an awesome week.
What kind of jars are those and where did you get them
Do you not leave the air accessible with a coffee filter for first ferment ?
I put a frozen banana in some and made popsicles,,,,Do you think freezing it kills the good stuff in it?
Hi Marlene. Just started making Kefir three weeks ago. So far everything going great. I dont mind drinking the Kefir as it is. My wife doesn't like the taste . I put a good drop of fresh orange juice with the Kefir in her glass and she enjoys that. Will she still get the same goodness from the Kefir drinking it like that ? Oh Marlene can i drink to much Kefir. I really like it. Thanks for your great video. Ive learnt a lot.🍺
+William Crawford Thank you & so glad you found my video and it provided info you were seeking. As far as your wife not liking taste of kefir... if she likes it with a bit of orange juice and will drink it then great... you can also do what is called a 2nd ferment w/ kefir.. after the 1st ferment of 24-48 hrs then you put in it quart canning jar and add some fruit... or peel of an orange with out the white pith you can use a vegetable peeler.. let it sit on kitchen counter for 1-4 hours taste and if she likes taste then its dont put in fridge to consume.. if she wants stronger taste then leave on counter 1-2 hrs longer... the 2nd fermenting provides more nutrients b vitamins etc.... it really enhances the flavor AND THE BEST PART is 2nd ferment makes it more mild in flavor it takes out that bitter sour taste well most of sour taste.... i will point you to a great resource i use all the time.. Donna Schwenk's Cultures for health book its about 10.00 on amazon right now.
Can you tell me which brand of rubber sealed jars you recommend? I searched for them, but am having trouble finding something that looks like what your using, thanks!
She is using Fido jars. Amazon has them.
Hi. I love your videos please keep them coming. I started making kombucha and I love it. I want to buy the kefir from you for half a gallon. How can we contact?. Thank you and please make a video of fermented vegetables and that trilogy thing you mentioned.
Jun Boo I'd do not have any available at this time.. in near future i will i have a list of folks who would like them and as my grains multiply i will reach out and let you know... feel free to find them from another source if needed it may be a few months from me. THank you for your feedback it sure has been fun reading how many folks are encouraged by them and enjoying learning process of making kefir
Thank you, your video is great. I wish the best for you.
Jun Boo you can get them online and even from some large pharmacies and health stores.
Hey Marlene. I recently have become interested in making Kefir. How do I order Kefir grains from you?
hi Marlene it's Jeremy Lee. Everything has been going great with all my other keifer's that I've done I have built up a very large amount of kefir grains so I took from my last batch and just used directly from that jar into another jar about a full cup of kefir grains and poured in a little bit over a half a gallon of milk kefir dit for 48 hours and it seems to have more of a buttermilk taste not as much effervescent sintang is it still good to you think I just filtered it today period I smell nothing bad but it did not have the overall yeast smell that it normally has as well it was quite very low on older but the flavor was completely different more like I said buttermilk flavor so is the is it under keyford do you think or over keyford being that I used so many grains any information would be appreciated thanks a lot. And thanks for the starting grains to begin with we've been having a blast with them thank you so much
+Jeremy lee thank you for the update... the flavor can change from time to time as long as its on tart side its good. have fun
How can I get some of your kefir grains... Thanks!
When waking the grains I imagine the temp should be between 75-85 during the process. Is that correct?
Hello, how can I purchase from you?
How can I purchase some grains from you?
Hi, Marlene. This is a very helpful video. I am very anxious to get started and would certainly appreciate buying live grains from you. Please contact me when time. Thank you
Debbie Weber i will have some grains to ship here in next few weeks... are you still interested? If yes send me an email and we will connect on details... i only charge for shipping costs. Mywholefoodlife@gmail.com
I just got my kefir grains,,,I plopped them into the quart jar and added the milk,,,,I did not stir it,,,,,it’s still a little blob,,,,is that ok,,,,the grains I got did not come with milk with them,,,,,,but not dry,,,,,just 2 tablespoons ofgrains
Does the milk have to be warm or room temperature?
Myssi Herb room temp.
Cold milk 🥛 not room temperature
Pour the milk straight from the refrigerator.
that would be great I have a question for you though if you have the time to reply are the probiotics in my vegetables different than the probiotics in the milk kefir milk or more diverse right now I just did another five jars of pickles I like pickles a lot so I do them I'm just wondering are they different probiotics that I get some vegetables from that I will get from the milk? basically I'm I mean are they different strain of probiotics
Jeremy lee yes they are different strains of probiotics that you get from fermented veggies, kefir and kombucha, water kefir etc.. they each have different probiotics... in Donna Schwenk's book that i share about in my LONGER 20 min kefir video she talks throughout the. Book about the Trilogy.. the 3 fermented foods one needs to consume, kefir, fermented veggies and kombucha to provide our bodies w/ full spectrum of probiotics our guts need so yes go and enjoy pickles and add kefir then add kombucha at some point too.. INvest in her book i show you in my first video... an awesome resource of recipes how tos and just great info.... she has 2 books and i recomend her 2nd one which i share in my other video.
okay thank you very much for the info and I will book for her book I'm going to try to find your other video I did subscribe. I hope I can find it I don't know if your name is Marlene because I always see Marlene's whole food or health food but if it is thank you Marlene I appreciate your time and your information. So again thank you and please please keep me posted on those kernels LOL by the way the only thing I was curious about is that I live in Florida would that be a problem shipping them to me I mean because of the heat we've actually had cool weather here I wish that you had them now because we have what we consider cool weather in the sixties but it will will be warming up soon I was wondering if it would be a problem for kefir kernels to survive in the mail? or if there would be a better shipping I would pay extra to get them so they're not in the mail room or mail truck too long maybe next day or something whatever you do I don't know whatever you think curious if they will survive the Heat
Jeremy lee my channel is Marlene's whole food life.... i only have 2 videos.. both are on making kefir they both are different than each other.. if you go t my channel and click on videos you will see both of them there... I send my grains 2nd day air through USPS postal.. so you will have them in 2-3n days... beings i add fresh milk to send them in they should be fine to have that to feed off of. I have not had problem with sending them 2-3 day air. I will let you know when they are available.
Marlene's Whole Food Life , I am interested in purchasing the live grains you speak of on your videos.
From your videos I feel comfortable in asking you. Thank You, Linda, lapaul11@yahoo.com
Can you use raw milk to activate them
yes you can, it's more natural and not being burnt in the process of pasturisation.
@@edkennedy6120 great stuff Eddie, always wondered that 🙌
Raw milk is preferred as it contains more nutrients. Then its pasteurized but you cannot use ultra-pasteurized milk as there are no nutrients left and your grains will die due to lack of food.
Can I make Kefir without grains
where do you buy your cans?
+AnaMaria Herrera my cans? I get my jars from Crate & Barrel online, good prices.
Do you still have extra kefir to send to people? If you do would you please contact me. I want to start making my own kefir. Enjoyed your video.
Hi Christy... sorry for delay in my reply when i got your question/request i was on my way to Hawaii vacation i am here for over a week... i am not remembering how many grains i have... I believe i might have enough to send you 2 tablespoons.. thats for 1 quart... once you wake them up per my instructions and begin making kefir on regular basis they grow rapidly so you can make more than 1 quart as they grow wont take long ... i will double ck the amount i have and verify i do have enough to share later next week when i am back home. We can communicate by email at ... mywholefoodlife@gmail.com. So glad you are enjoying my videos, Thank you for watching, more to come in near future. Mahalo... Marlene
Reposting my reply... not sure it uploaded.. wifi is slow here... read on you will see where i am... Hi Christy... sorry for delay in my reply when i got your question/request i was on my way to Hawaii vacation i am here for over a week... i am not remembering how many grains i have... I believe i might have enough to send you 2 tablespoons.. thats for 1 quart... once you wake them up per my instructions and begin making kefir on regular basis they grow rapidly so you can make more than 1 quart as they grow wont take long ... i will double ck the amount i have and verify i do have enough to share later next week when i am back home. We can communicate by email at ... mywholefoodlife@gmail.com. So glad you are enjoying my videos, Thank you for watching, more to come in near future. Mahalo... Marlene
Excellent. Thank you so much. Enjoy your vacation.
Are you selling grains now?
hi I was wondering how I can get in touch with you to get some kefir grains from you I would really appreciate it I have ordered some powdered dehydrated grains and I really don't want to start with such a small batch your help would be very much appreciated. please let me know how I can contact you. I just don't want to give out my phone number on a public forum. I'm sure you can understand. thank you I will be looking and checking these videos to see if you respond period thank you very much. by the way I have experience with lacto fermentation of vegetables but I have not done kefir yet. I'm really looking forward to trying it.
Jeremy lee I believe you left a comment on my other kefir video as well... for now i am not sending more out all have been spoken for being sent out next weekend... you are on my list to reach out to when i have 2 tablespoons available. That will make you 1 quart to start and as they multiply you can add more & more milk. FYI... we would not be talking by phone for you to get grains... all would be via email and you would pay $10.00 for shipping etc via paypal. So its super easy. Im so glad. You have experience with fermenting veggies this is another level of love for your gut you will enjoy learning how to use kefir. Thank you for your comment and feedback!!
If you ordered one tablespoon of kefir grains, how much milk do you use, will they grow to two tablespoons and so on?
Luanne Roeder ... i would start with 2 cups milk, then increase to 4 cups as they grow over next few weeks
Thank you,,
Marlene's Whole Food Life hey I want some of your kefir
I would love to order some grains from you. Do you have any available?
How can you ferment your milk with the kefir without attracting fruit flies and gnats?
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I want to buy kefir grains but here in my country people are selling low quality almost dead kefir grains. Are there someone who could ship to India?.. Thanks.
going in waking up hi Marlene it's Jeremy Lee and everything is going great with the the kefir grains. But I did have a question for you and Terry besides eating all of my lacto-fermented pickles LOL lost your email address could you send your email address again so I can ask you a question I have so many grains going it's like unbelievable. and I know that you were pretty surprised about it I am surprised too but I think it must be something to do with the wrong milk here I don't know but if you could send me your email address I have a couple questions when you have the time everything else is going good I just need to ask you a couple things thank you very much God bless Jeremy Lee
I'm searching for the 1 qt canning jars with the hinged lids that you use but I don't see them in the 1 quart size any where online? Can you help?
Thanks!
I love your videos
Rita Schuer Murphy
Im on Facebook if that is easy for you to mesage me? Thanks!
Rita Murphy I buy my flip top jars online from Crate & Barrel.. I have provided the link... I use either a 1 or 2 liter size jars. I usually make 1/2 gallon at at time so i mostly use a 2 liter jar. I see that crate & barrel has 20% off sale for friday... these jars last forever & are such a good price. I think i will buy another 1 gallon jar i use to make fermented pickles in..hope this is helpful. www.crateandbarrel.com/fido-jars-with-clamp-lids/f33489
Thank you!
Hi can I purchase some kefir pleases
where r u
I did this... and my grains just turn the milk to curds and whey..... I shake it and it never thickens... just soured and curdled .... what did I do wrong?
One Fine Day you did nothing wrong... sounds like it kefir'd perfectly.... in process of kefiring often the milk will separate and you will see clear liquid, whey and then clumpy milk and it looks like something gone wrong.. nope that process of kefiring... now it wont always do that... kefir is living thing and it changes w/ seasons.. meaning if its hotter where you are at it may do that w/in 24 hrs or its winter and it will be thicker... AND YES it will be sour smelling that is kefir smell... all you do i leave grains in for 24-48 hrs strain them and as you strain them you will see the curds an whey will blend back together and be as one... my kefir have separated for months now especially if i let them go longer than 48 hrs... it just get more tart the longer they go... no harm i use it to make my smoothies so it doesn't bother me its tart i add other things that sweeten it up a bit... in PNW its been cold long rainy winter and my kefir separates it normal.
How do I order??
Lori i dont have any extra grains right now... you might ck in with me after the new year.