Luckily, even before I got sick I drank
kefir grains every day.
After about a year of drinking Kefir, I started to eat a small amount of
Kefir grains each day along with my drink.
Not exact matches
In our experiments, we found that after 3
days, 2 cups of coconut milk with 1 Tablespoon of
kefir grains had a refreshing, lightly tangy aroma.
14 +
days: Lay
kefir grains out on a cookie sheet or dehydrator sheet.
But one
day while making regular coconut milk
kefir, I accidentally dumped my water
kefir grains (instead of the milk
kefir grains) and about 1/4 cup of pre-made water
kefir into the wrong container.
Every
Grain of Rice — authentic Chinese home - cooking Breakfast for Dinner — sweet and savory breakfast combinations re-purposed for dinnertime The Little Paris Kitchen — classic French cooking made simple enough for every
day by TV star Rachel Khoo Sicilia in Cucina — gorgeous, dual - language cookbook focused on the regional flavors of Sicily Venezia in Cucina — sister book to Sicilia in Cucina, but focused on Venice Vegetable Literacy — highly informative vegetable cookbook / encyclopedia, a great resource for enthusiastic kitchen gardeners The Chef's Collaborative — creative recipes from a number of chefs celebrating local, seasonal produce Home Made Summer — a sequel to Home Made and Home Made Winter, packed with simple, summery recipes that make the most of the season's bounty Try This At Home — a fun introduction to molecular gastronomy techniques through the ever creative eyes of Top - Chef Winner Richard Blais Cooking with Flowers — full of sweet recipes that can be made from the flowers in your neighborhood, like lilacs, marigolds, and daylilies Vegetarian Everyday — healthy, creative recipes from the couple behind Green Kitchen Stories The Southern Vegetarian — favorite Southern comfort food classics turned vegetarian by the folks at The Chubby Vegetarian Le Pain Quotidien — simple soups, salads, breads, and desserts from the well - loved Belgian chain Live Fire — ambitious live - fire cooking projects that range from roasting an entire lamb on an iron cross to stuffing burgers with blue cheese to throw on your grill True Brews — a great, accessible introduction to brewing your own soda, kombucha,
kefir, cider, beer, mead, sake, and fruit wine Le Petit Paris — a cute little book of classic sweet and savory French dishes, miniaturized for your next cocktail party Wild Rosemary & Lemon Cake — regional Italian cookbook focused on the flavors of the Amalfi coast Vedge — creative, playful vegan recipes from Philadelphia's popular restaurant of the same Full of Flavor — a whimsical cookbook that builds intense flavor around 18 key ingredients Le Pigeon — ambitious but amazing recipes for cooking meat of all sorts, from lamb tongue to eel to bison Pickles, Pigs, and Whiskey — a journey through Southern food in many forms, from home pickling and meat curing to making a perfect gumbo Jenny McCoy's Desserts for Every Season — gorgeous, unique desserts that make the most of each season's best fruits, nuts, and vegetables Winter Cocktails — warm toddies, creamy eggnogs, festive punches, and everything else you need to get you through the colder months Bountiful — produce - heavy, garden - inspired recipe from Diane and Todd of White on Rice Couple Melt — macaroni and cheese taken to extremes you would never have thought of, in the best way possible The Craft Beer Cookbook — all your favorite comfort food recipes infused with the flavors of craft beers, from beer expert Jackie of The Beeroness
As I wanted to make an almond milk
kefir, I strained the
kefir and washed the wee
grains thoroughly and started the
kefir process again, by putting the
kefir grains and a good dose of almond milk in a jar, popping the lid on and allowing it to sit for a
day or two.
Also, be aware that the first few ferments will take longer with dairy
kefir grains (4 - 5
days instead of 1 - 3).
While I did eat this low - carb breakfast along with some juice
kefir (made with water
kefir grains) for my breakfast the
day I wrote this, I do also eat higher carb snacks and meals during the course of the
day.
You may actually just culture the
grains in sugar water and change the sugar water each
day for a few
days before you bother making a water
kefir beverage.
I have been leaving the water
kefir grains in the sugar water for 2
days, then straining them and repeating the process.
Dehydrated
kefir grain are easy to use, safe to ship, and rehydrate in just 3 - 7
days.
Kefir grains need to be strained every 24 - 48 hours (24 hours being hot summer weather, most of the time they can go to 48 or even another
day in the cold winter months) and put in a fresh mix of water and sugar.
Also try adding in some milk
kefir grains and letting your milk sit for a few
days.
For those of you that aren't familiar with
kefir, it's a fermented milk drink that's made by adding some
kefir grains to whole milk and letting it ferment at room temperature for about a
day.
The other
day, a new friend gave me an amazing gift:
kefir that she's cultured from
grains that were given to her by a buddist nun.
At home, it is easy to make a fresh pint of milk
kefir a
day — more or less — with
kefir grains and your favorite dairy or non-diary milk.
A few
days ago I started a new culture of
kefir grains (sadly, they're now widely available for SALE rather than giveaway), and I'm very optimistic than at least in one sense or another, I'm about to feel somewhat better!
I tried all kinds of ways to make it (including
grains and other ways, I forget all the different ways I tried) then figured out that all I had to do is use a spoon of the previous batch to inoculate a container of fresh milk and leave it on the counter for about three
days and I had perfect
kefir.
(in other words, a batch of
kefir milk culture left unattended for an extended period of time (4 + days, unrefrigerated) will become rancid and useless)[Also difficult to ship or preserve]- GRAINS = Kefir grains are the source for original kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefini
kefir milk culture left unattended for an extended period of time (4 +
days, unrefrigerated) will become rancid and useless)[Also difficult to ship or preserve]-
GRAINS = Kefir grains are the source for original kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefin
GRAINS =
Kefir grains are the source for original kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefini
Kefir grains are the source for original kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefin
grains are the source for original
kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefini
kefir culturing and can be used directly in the culture, or removed from partially cultured mixes (creating starter and mother culture batches) and also used indefinitely.
Better to make fresh
Kefir every
day but extra
grains can be stored in the freezer for several months (better to share)...
Keep repeating the 4
day process until you have enough
grains to make a batch of water
kefir to drink — which uses a different recipe.
In fact, there have been specific studies that noted water
kefir, a probiotic drink made with water and
kefir grains, flavored with mango juice and fermented a second time (capped for a
day or two so that it fizzes) has even more benefits than many other fruits.
I bought a spoonful a few months ago, and I am able to make about half a pint of
kefir almost every
day, but the quantity of
grains isn't increasing.
Kefir grains should be rinsed every other
day or once a week.
After a
day and a half or two
days (whenever it suits or I need more) I strain it, sweeten the
kefir drink, and dump the
grains back in the jar and do it again.
i know that you should not use metal on the
grains — but isn't it OK to use a blender AFTER you have seperated the
grains for the next
day supply and want to blend the
Kefir for today with fruit for instance — with a blender — without the
grains??
Joy, if you have the Caucasus
grains (large cottage cheese like
grains) they should double in 20
days if they are still viable and you make
kefir every
day.
Adding the
grains and more milk to a larger vessel just compounds the issue for me because it seems that once the
grains have more room to grow, they take you up on the offer and replicate even more rapidly to the point of forcing you to
kefir a whole gallon of milk in two
days.
I do this for 2 or 3
days and when I have healthy sized
grains I start giving them away or adding them to smoothies or all of the other creative things you can do with
kefir grains.
If you prefer your
kefir from vegetable «milk», after a few weeks place your
kefir grains back into regular milk for a few
days just to give them a break.
I start taking
Kefir using
Kefir grains, I take 1 cup a
day, I eat the little alone remaining
Kefir grains in the strainer:).
-- Getting your
grains to multiply — The best way to get your
grains to multiply quickly is to make
kefir every
day, and to not store your
grains in the fridge.
It really does take only 5 minutes for my daily
kefir grain routine and to have cultured milk each
day.
We don't go through enough
kefir to make it every
day, so my
grains are often kept in the fridge.
When you start to use the refrigerated
grains, they will have an adjustment period after being in the refrigerator since the cold temperatures will put them out of balance for a few
days, so your
kefir may be a bit different.
You may actually just culture the
grains in sugar water and change the sugar water each
day for a few
days before you bother making a water
kefir beverage.
I make
kefir every
day using raw goat milk and
kefir grains, and eat a mostly plant - based diet.
The teaspoon of dried water
kefir grains bought and mailed to me have not multiplied at all and are actually decreasing in size, although they give me a sourish drink with some fizz every 3
days.
The
grains are growing like crazy but I have high cholesterol and I'm a bit concerned about drinking the whole milk
kefir every
day.
You could use the same
kefir grains in the coconut milk for 3 - 4
days and then switch with the ones that were sitting in milk.
If I made
kefir using coconut milk, would I just put the
kefir grains in dairy milk afterwards for a
day to keep them a!live?
I make
kefir using coconut milk and I would just put the
kefir grains in dairy milk afterwards for a
day to keep them alive.
I have to travel for four
days once a month, and when I travel I won't be able to do my normal
kefir, how do I keep the
kefir grain?
These water
kefir grains seemed to be working well but I let them sit on the counter in a bowl of sugar water with lemon for
days I just got busy and forgot about them and I killed them.
My
grains don't seem to have reproduced yet, but with the
grains purchased we are able to produce a quart of
kefir every two or three
days.
I got my
grains a few
days later and made my first ever batch of water
kefir.
The water
kefir grains came within a few
days and were fresh, healthy, and ready to work.