What happened when I drank my KEFIR GRAINS & How to make milk kefir from raw cow's milk 

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

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.

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!

You are very good at explaining things…keep going!

Please make more videos , this one is awesome. I got so much information from you. Thank you!!

Great vid, Thankyou! Smoothie bowls are brill to use up a little more kefir than a glass would fill :~)

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.

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.

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...

Edit to read, put in fridge in half cup of milk. Not water!

This was interesting thank you for sharing 👍✌️☮️❤️💐💐

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

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.

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...

I make sour cream and cheese with my kefir. Delicious!

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.

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

$5 is a greeeeeat price for a half cup of kefir grains cause i bought one tablespoon for $15 bucks online

I've paid $15-20 for Kefir grans online. So, I think $5 is a bargain!

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.

I use the shortcut method as well. it just seems to work well for us busy city dwellers. ;-)

Just FYI matsoni yogurt is super easy to make and does not require any heat at all. Some people like yogurt too.

Yeah your doing this the hard way. You just need a mesh strainer instead of that cloth your using

You can use stainless steel. It will not harm your kefir grain. Any other metal will.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

There is water kefir grains also.

I use plastic sieve and plastic spoon,the grains don’t like touching metal

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

After you make kefir for awhile the grains can get lots bigger.

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.

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

I would like to have some kiefer

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.

How can kefir grains be checked to see if they are safe to.consume

Have you tried using plant based milk with the kefir grains?

Can one make the grain itself?

You also got a "free" jar, lol

How do you take it and how much a day?

can you send to Ontario Canada?

In Mexico we gets them for free... But OK, it's almost like a pet.

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.

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

Kefir grains on line are $40.00 and up!

5:40 at this point, you threw the grains in your drinking glass 😬

How NOT to strain kefir milk video...

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.

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.

There is water kefir grains also.