What happened when I drank my KEFIR GRAINS & How to make milk kefir from raw cow's milk
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- Owning a homestead family milk cow gives us the opportunity to experiment with many milk based products. In this video Kefir is the drink of choice and Janette shows how to make it and save the grains for the next batch. Kefir is fermented milk and rich in probiotics, which is important for boosting the immune system.
Music by Knobtown Skiffle Band, "I'm Satisfied"
Thank you for the shout out..so many different advice with things like that we just have to figure out for ourselves. Loving having this thank you abunch dear friend..hugs blessings
Thank you so much for mailing some back to me. They did great! I seem to have to learn some things the hard way.
Donna Schwenk has a great deal of experience with all things probiotics. I recommend you check her out. She can help you with your learning curve.
I've watched a few of her videos. I'll look up some about kefir. Thanks
Sounds like what you’re making is clabbered milk cultured. It has an extremely similar taste and texture but entirely different probiotic properties. Still very healthy! Also, it is a myth that stainless steel kills kefir grains based on studies found in Journal of Dietetic Medicine.
Lovely video and definitely subscribed!
Just thought I'd let you know. The reason you can make it without the grains. Is because the milk you have left. In the bottom of the jar. Still has the good bacteria in it. Even if it doesn't have the grains themself. There is a man who's name is David Asher. He has a book called The Art of Natural Cheese Making. It's a wonderful book. You would Love it. And that's all he uses for his cultures in his cheeses. Is milk that has had kefir grains in them.
Thank you. I have recently bought that book. Our cow will be having her calf soon and I hope to be making cheese with kefir instead of the cultures you have to buy.
@@TheNealsHomestead can you sell me kefir grains?
@@TheNealsHomestead I loved this film,, I've watched loads and I loved this one coz of you.. Hope alls well with the new cow.
@@TheNealsHomestead mam, pls don't drink the grains like you do at 5:40
It's better to strain it because you threw grains in your drinking glass 🤮
@@macavalli2619 the grains are completely safe and beneficial. You can throw extra grains in smoothies or give them to pets.
Hello - thank you for the video. I have never tasted kefir and none of my friends have either, but there is a 10 yr old child in the family that could really do with some healing. He has some trouble with his stomach. I keep reading that kefir started in Russia in the Caucasus. Now many of the people that live there, say in Dagestan as an example, don't have a store to run to for the kefir grains. There must be a way to make the grains from scratch. Kefir had to have a beginning somewhere in history, yet everywhere I look on the internet it's like a big secret so that people can keep charging for it. To my way of thinking there is something wrong with that. Our store doesn't have kefir and until this evening I have to say I've never really heard of it and if I did an impression wasn't made. Kefir has become like 'friendship cake or bread'. Pieces/starters are given to friends or neighbors to start their own. Yet someone had to make it before it could be given away. Why am I telling you my thoughts on this? I don't know. Just upset at all the marketing I guess.
I have wondered the same as you, and have no answer. Look online for someone who sells it, dried. I think you should be able to find something
Following and wondering the same
Nobody knows _how_ kefir originated. All kefir grains are now 'in captivity'. But why are you upset about the marketing? You market your own skills don't you? You work for money, don't you?
I'm glad someone sold me some. One time purchase and they keep multiplying, so I can share this wonderful healing stuff with anyone who wants some.
Kefir apparently can't be replicated by scientists. Somehow it was made and I'd be interested in finding out how to form such an organism.
Hi Jeanette. Kefir is a middle eastern thing. There are 2 types, milk, and water. I've been doing water kefir about 6 years now. Both are produced commercially all around the world. Up here, and in the States, that means a whole lot of stainless steel... Stainless steel harming the grains is definitely an old wives tail. Also middle easterners laugh at our mispronunciation... It is K'fear, not key-fur...
Thank you, Tim. Do you have to have different grains for water and milk kefir? Yes, i know that the proper way to say it is kfear, and I'm actually surprised that I didn't think to mention it. I like pronunciation accuracy. I've found that most people around me pronounce it the way i did, so i gave up doing it differently. I'm grateful to have the opportunity get some. Thanks for the info.
Yes, Water Kefir requires different grains.
How to you grow the grains from scratch?
@@Salvation238 I don't think you can... At least not up here in Canada... You have to get a starter culture from someone... I was told that the SCOBY occurres naturally in streams much nearer the equator. I got mine of Kijiji, my cousin got hers off Craigslist, and a buddy managed to grow his from a commercial drink...
I make a 1/2 gallon keifer for my birds almost everyday out of extra skim milk... My chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese all love 2 day fermentation keifer.
healthiest birds ever,,,,,,
That was a very good price, I just paid $17 for 1 Tablespoon.
I had ordered some dehydrated and followed the instructions and never did get them to going, so that was a waste of money
Great vid, Thankyou!
Smoothie bowls are brill to use up a little more kefir than a glass would fill :~)
Edit to read, put in fridge in half cup of milk. Not water!
Generally, you would use two tablespoons grains to a pint of milk. Shaking is not recommended. If you get a large supply of kefir and you need a few days to consume it, put your grains in about half a cup of water and store in the fridge until you ready to make more kefir. I don’t put a lid on mine when it’s on the counter. I use a piece of muslin and secure with a rubber band. You are right. Kefir is sooooo good for you. And you will find your plastic strainer will make itba lot easier to separatethe kefir from the grains.
Thank you very much for the tips. I'm obviously still learning about kefir and I'm enjoying it.
You are very good at explaining things…keep going!
That is a very good price compared to online prices for kefir grains and for the quantity 😀 And, my grains often float to the top
Ok! Thanks for letting me know that! 😃
Mine collect throughout, but very often at the top.
Mine stay on top lol
I paid 250 South African Rands for my half-teaspoon of dehydrated grains (2.5 grams, the label on the jar said). So yeah, I reckon you got a good deal...
$5 is a greeeeeat price for a half cup of kefir grains cause i bought one tablespoon for $15 bucks online
I make sour cream and cheese with my kefir. Delicious!
Please make more videos , this one is awesome. I got so much information from you. Thank you!!
5:40 this lady is drinking the kefir grains 😩
I've paid $15-20 for Kefir grans online. So, I think $5 is a bargain!
Yeah your doing this the hard way. You just need a mesh strainer instead of that cloth your using
I'm reasonably new to making kefir but any I've made so far, the grains have risen to the top and if left too long, the whey separates and goes to the bottom.
I'm thinking that if you were drinking the top most part of your ferment, you drank your grains. After my grains have done their job I always stir the entire contents of my first ferment jar and then strain. My grains are increasing like crazy. Hope this helps, good luck.
Yup, she clearly drank the grains
At 5:40 you can see how she pours clumps of grains in her drinking glass for breakfast 🤮
Didn't I just see your grains plop themselves into the second glass that you filled? You know that some people rinse the grains that are left in the strainer before adding them to the new milk. I do agree with one of the other comments that your ferment is still innoculated with the kefir bacteria.
After you make kefir for awhile the grains can get lots bigger.
If u don't drink them first! Lol. I'm looking forward to bigger grains.
Thank you for sharing your method and story. Your not meant to rinse the grains, use a normal plastic sieve,
The cloth you used was cheese cloth not muslin. You probably lost some more grains through that cheese cloth!
When I go long periods of time without rinsing the grains, it seems like my kefir gets kind of funky. I prefer to wash them. The cheese cloth works great. When they were small it might have been an issue of them slipping through, but now I have a big blob of grains and there's no way for them to escape.
I use plastic sieve and plastic spoon,the grains don’t like touching metal
This was interesting thank you for sharing 👍✌️☮️❤️💐💐
Thank you, Brenda.
Just FYI matsoni yogurt is super easy to make and does not require any heat at all. Some people like yogurt too.
Ill look that up. I've never heard of that. I am making a couple gallons of yogurt a week. It keeps me busy, dealing with all the milk. Thank you
I use the shortcut method as well. it just seems to work well for us busy city dwellers. ;-)
Bruh, she ended up drinking the grains 🤣 I'd rather strain it with some effort
Cheesecloth is more effort than a strainer
You can use stainless steel. It will not harm your kefir grain. Any other metal will.
I just started to listen to videos but I understand that you just need a little milk on Kiefer grains that are new so they can grow when they grow and then they can produce more quality and more quantity milk but not to drowned the kefir grains in tell they grow bigger
Way to much trouble on your shipping method. I store my kefir grains in a plastic snack bag in the freezer (about 1 tbsp per bag). When sharing by mail, I take the grains directly from the freezer, place in an envelope and mail. No need to add extra milk or dried milk to the grains. I've had grains that were lost in the mail for 28 days come back to me that I placed in milk that made perfect kefir after all that time. Stainless steel won't hurt the grains.
I'm pretty amazing at all the information out there on kefir, and much of it disputes each other. I'm still trying to figure it all out. Thanks for watching and commenting.
There is water kefir grains also.
I have a plastic nylon mesh type strainer which the person who taught me about kefir recommended. It works pretty well. I also thought that kefir grains are not supposed to come in contact with metal for some reason.
I ordered some strainers like that. The cheese cloth worked well after i squeezed. Thanks.
@@TheNealsHomestead Or a coffee filters wouldn’t they work
Strainer is easier... just stir/shake the jar before you strain
@@TheNealsHomestead seems like the cheesecloth was more effort & mess than the strainer
Good quality stainless steel is not a problem for kefir
When I bought a kefir kit here in South Africa, it says do not let it come in contact with metal, and do not close it up. It needs oxygen to grow. So I use a plastic strainer and a doily over the top of the bottle. It multiplies very rapidly following these instructions.
Thank you! About the same amount of people tell me that metal doesn't hurt as those who tell me that it does. I don't know which to believe. I am now leaving it more open so that it can get air. Thanks!
Stainless steel is fine to use. Just make sure if you buy a strainer , it is stainless steel.
Janette,
did you add any sweetener to it? I can't buy it from the store as they have sweetener. Janette, it looks so yummy for sure
I don't add any thing to the kefir, so far. We just drink it straight with breakfast. I can send you grains after i give them a chance to multiple, if you want.
@@TheNealsHomestead That would be great Janette, I love kefir; but it is not good for me from the stores.
yes, goat milk works.
You also got a
"free" jar, lol
Can one make the grain itself?
The answer is no, but i can't give you the reason.
In Mexico we gets them for free... But OK, it's almost like a pet.
Still recovering from brain surgery at age 71 . Found you after researching the health benefits of kifer. Do you 9r would you sell to me so I may get started? Maybe you’d be more comfortable referring the lady you purchased the jam fromAny guidance much appreciated. Than you for sharing the story & process.
Amazon has any kind of kefir grains.
Be we’ll soon 💕.
I would like to have some kiefer
Hi,
I'm on a ketogenic diet 3 years,
And I've been making and drinking milk kefir for two years now,
Here is a challenge, I did not find online :
how to make high fat kefir
&
how to make high fat cheese kefir ?
I would be happy if you prepare a guide on this subject,
And is it even possible ?
thank you very much
Regular whole milk organic will do the job! U can add to milk heavy cream.
Or simply use GOAT MILK. Kefir itself even not too high in fat is a tool to lose weight.
Good luck 💕!
thank you very much !
Kefir grains on line are $40.00 and up!
Nope I paid $15
Have you tried using plant based milk with the kefir grains?
I haven't tried, but others have, and it doesn't work. Plant based "milks"lack the proper enzymes.
@@TheNealsHomestead thank u
5:40 at this point, you threw the grains in your drinking glass 😬
How can kefir grains be checked to see if they are safe to.consume
I looked online and there was some talk about the benefit of eating them, and they didn't seem to bother me... so, i guess it's ok.
My Dad has cancer I want. To. Give him this.
Can you help me where can I buy that. Kefir grains?
I am from the Philippines.
Amazon
Amazon
How do you take it and how much a day?
They say to drink at least 1/4 cup a day. I drink more than that. I like it. Some people aren't fond of it.
@@TheNealsHomestead 👍🏻, my husband and I drink a gallon a day together for 5 years already.
We “play” with different flavors, usually fresh fruits from the garden.
And we are in a perfect shape!
Thank you for your video. 👍🏻
Hello, thank you for your video. I am new to milk kefir, but in the short time that I have started drinking bought kefir, I’ve noticed some improvement in my health and plan to drink kefir everyday. Store bought is too expensive in the long run, so I want to make my own. Would you be willing to sell me some of your kefir grains. Please let me know if this is possible, also how much do you charge? I will also need you mailing address to send you a check. Thank you.
Lai Ling Ngan
Amazon is reliable, just purchase it when it’s a Fall or winter time.
Buy it online.just got mime last Saturday it took six days to get to me and they are fine the heat did not affect it.
How NOT to strain kefir milk video...
can you send to Ontario Canada?
Amazon!
She drank the kefir grains 😭
Your kefir grains don’t look like milk kefir grains, they look like water kefir. They are clear, they must look like milk color.
All i know is they turn milk into kefir.
@@TheNealsHomestead it did not work with me. Thank you for your time!
Too long video
Not being horrible but I suggest you look at the other kefir making channels. Your methodology is rather unconventional and probably accounts why you are losing your grains.
I actually prefer her method because the process of straining grains every day, and the mess and clean up isn't going to last for me lol. But, I'm going to get some good sized gains that I can keep in the bottom of my jar... but just using the kefir milk to create more kefir milk is actually pretty genius!
There is water kefir grains also.
I've heard of that but have ever seen it. Thanks