Along with making homemade kombucha I also am trying my hand at creating milk and water kefir.
I wrote tutorials for the milk kefir, water kefir and kombucha on Hometalk. Since I shared this post I have also shared golden turmeric milk and Mexican tepache posts there too. There is one for fermented lemonade coming soon which is oh so good. Here is the milk kefir post. Please let me know in the comments if you have made any of these fermented drinks, share any tips you may have as well as favorite flavors. Cheers!
Have you tried making or drinking fermented milk? What are your thoughts?
I found out about it when I switched my cane corso to raw food diet. Kefir is a highly recommended probiotic to add to their raw diet meals.
This led me to sourcing the milk kefir grains and trying my hand at making it. It is super easy. Let me share how.
First step is to source the milk kefir grains. I put an APB on our local Facebook group and in short order found 2 friends who had grains to share.
The grains grow over time allowing you to share with friends and family.
When you get the grains you need to feed them. They prefer organic raw whole milk but you can use whatever you have on hand. Put the grains in a glass jar and add milk. Start with a jelly jar of milk for about 1 TSP grains. Cover with a coffee filter and the ring to prevent any fruit flies etc from getting in the jar. Let the jar sit in a dark cupboard for 24 hours.
Use a plastic strainer over a glass measuring cup to sperate the grains from the kefir.
Use a plastic spatula to push kefir thru. Transfer the grains into a jar to start again with the steps above to make new batch.
With the finished kefir in the measuring cup you can now transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate before consuming. I like to add a bit of orange peel in the jar to add a nice flavor to the kefir.
Pour a bit of chilled kefir into a glass and enjoy!
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