You can make water kefir with organic sugar water, coconut water, or fresh juice, Water Kefir grains or
a Kefir Starter Culture.
Water Kefir — You can make water kefir with organic sugar water, coconut water, or fresh juice, Water Kefir grains or
a Kefir Starter Culture.
Hi Beverly... i live in Nova Scotia and i found a place in Boulder, Colorado that ships
me my kefir starter... They charge $ 20.00 for the box (of 6) and $ 10.00 for shipping... i've searched other places and found this to be the best by far... they're Green and Healthy.com.....
I currently have no kefir grains and was wondering if I could just use
a kefir starter from wholefoods.
I bought
a kefir starter kit that said to start really slowly, like with a tablespoon a day and work your way up, but here I read that people are drinking like 8 ounces a day of the stuff.
Gently stir kefir grains or one packet of
kefir starter powder into the raw milk.
Basically, you just need to add
some Kefir Starter to milk and wait around 24 hours (or less) to make it.
Instead of
kefir starter cultures, you can use 2 tablespoons of kefir grains or 2 capsules of your favourite probiotics.
However, I only made it with
kefir starter cultures so I can't tell if one is better than the other.
Kefir starter does do the job, but for superior probiotic and nutritional benefits, the kefir grains are preferred.
Hi Just made goats «yoghurt» with a reputable
kefir starter pack and organic (but pasturised) goats milk (can't get raw) for the first time, for the GAPs diet where I have to start having only the kefir whey.
Kefir can be purchased in bottles at the store, however commercial kefir is produced using powdered
kefir starter rather than the actual «grains,» and therefore doesn't possess nearly the probiotic diversity of traditional kefir.
In the beginning I made kefir using the grains, however I found it much easier to make Kefir using dried
Kefir starter cultures.
The last time I orderd
my Kefir starter cultures via a company settled in the United Kingdom, they are called The Kefir Company.
Making basic kefir at home, using the Body Ecology
Kefir Starter, makes for a nourishing and refreshing snack, but there's so much more that you can do with this ancient health drink.
I just received packets of
kefir starter from the Body Ecology Company by Donna Gates.
You can also buy
Kefir starter cultures to inoculate your milk, but that is not real Kefir either.
Donna Gates recommends adding
kefir starter to the liquid found inside the young, green coconut.
Another great benefit to these grains is that typically they contain a much larger and diverse range of probiotic bacteria and yeasts than does powdered
kefir starter.
Powdered
kefir starter should be stored under refrigeration.
Have a look too at our page on kefir grains and powdered
kefir starter for a discussion on the pros and cons of each type of starter.
You can usually buy this type of
kefir starter as a single or multi-pack.
The downside of commercial
kefir starter is that you generally can not use these cultures over and over again.
If you choose a powdered
kefir starter therefore, you know exactly which beneficial organisms you are using and ultimately ingesting.
It is as simple as adding a yogurt or
kefir starter — found in the refrigerator section of most health food stores — to a can of whole - fat coconut milk in a glass jar.
Kefir is easy to make irrespective of whether you choose a commercial
kefir starter or traditional kefir grain.
Nothing could be easier to make either — after the initial process of bringing the milk to a boil and letting it cool down, before adding the freeze dried
kefir starter mix, and then letting it culture at room temperature for 14 - 24 hours, every successive batch is made by just adding some of the old kefir to new organic milk, and letting it culture again at room temperature.
1 quart unfiltered apple juice 2 tablespoons of home brewed cider or kefir grains or
kefir starter
I ordered body ecology
kefir starter and did not take it out of the shipping box right away.
I got
my kefir starter in the mail a week ago.
In the back of that book is suppliers of everything to maintain a raw die including a company called Body Ecology... which sells
the kefir starter materials.
I have used bodyecology's
kefir starter for almost 2 years now for my son.
I've got a box of body ecology
kefir starter (that expired a few months back).
You should be able to find a coconut water
kefir starter called Inner Eco at your local health food store.
This kefir starter culture is reusable and can be used to make up to one quart of kefir every 24 hours.
Store - bought kefir is artificial kefir (uses artificially produced
kefir starters, which also lacks organisms that can be found in traditional kefir).
About it being «artificial» (using it loosely as i do nt want to be in an argument nor any kind of conflict) I just meant that it uses artificially produced
kefir starters (which also lacks organisms that can be found in traditional kefir) and not the grains that we all use and love.
Not exact matches
Looking around, I saw jars of kombucha and fruit kvass,
kefir, oat yogurt, sauerkraut, and a couple of different bread
starters, and admittedly felt a little crazy.
This yeast activity is also why one can use milk
kefir as a bread - leavening agent much like a sourdough
starter.
Every once in a while life puts these cultures on the back burner and I have lost many a sourdough
starter or
kefir grain to this very situation.
After watching the
starter spoil a few times, I learned to add a small amount of Water
Kefir, a fermented drink, to the
starter.
you can start a really vigorous gluten free
starter culture without having to open a whole packet of yeast for just a few grains by using a tablespoon or so of a fermented drink — kombucha, water
kefir (Whole Foods carries a coconut water
kefir that is very active) or if you have access to real unpasteurized sauerkraut you could probably use some of the liquid.
Navy beans, dried (1 lb) Filtered water Chicken stock, homemade (5 cups) Butter, ghee, lard, tallow, grass - fed, duck fat, or expeller - pressed coconut oil (4 tablespoons)-- where to buy butter; where to buy ghee; where to buy coconut oil Garlic (2 cloves) Onion, yellow or white, medium (1) Green chiles, canned (8 oz) Chicken breasts and / or thighs, pastured or free range organic, skinless & boneless (1 lb) Cumin, ground (1 TBS) Oregano, dried (1 TBS) Red pepper flakes (1 pinch) Sea salt (to taste) Freshly ground black pepper (to taste)-- where to buy black pepper Sour cream or coconut milk
kefir — where to buy
starters Garnish: Cheese, cheddar, or Parmesan, from grass - fed cows (2 oz)-- where to buy cheese
✔ FERMENTATION JAR FOR EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS - ideal jug to ferment your kombucha scoby; this wondrous jar is great for your
kefir, sourdough
starter, wine or beer; also use for pickling sauerkraut, carrots, pickles and more; preserve your homemade apple juice, grape juice, salsa, fruits, vegetables, syrups and sauces; let them simmer there up to a year to master desirable results
Starter cultures often include whey,
kefir, yogurt, or left over fermentation medium from the previous batch.
You can read all about it HERE and if you think it still sounds to intimidating you can replace the
kefir water with 2 tbsp from a «ready» sourdough
starter (gluten free of course) or just skip it, both the
kefir water and the «ready» sourdough.
Ingredients: 250 g whole grain rye flour 250 g white wheat flour 110 g milk
kefir 250 g water 200 g active whole grain rye sourdough
starter (100 % hydration) 10 g fine sea salt
Bowien's Mission Chinese uses Tartine's
starter for its tender - crumbed pizza crust, as well as for the sourdough pita rounds that accompany chive -
kefir butter in the restaurant's bread service.
If you do use a
starter culture, make sure to use a non-dairy whey from coconut milk or almond milk
kefir.
Now I've read you can use milk
kefir as a
starter immediately to make sourdough bread, instead of having to go through the tedious days of making a
starter and want to do that, but I was wondering if I could still use this
kefir or whey from the countertop?