Making Kefir

Description of how to make Kefir culture.

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Howto & Style

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• Kefir
• culture

[olgarod77]

What happens if you eat them?

[surfer2u]

Nothing that I know of. I eat them when they grow to a volume that's too much for the amount of milk I put them in.

[AndrosCreations]

Is it possible to purchase some grains from you? If so, how can I contact you?

[surfer2u]

Yes. Please let me know your address. Are you close to San Luis Obispo, CA?

Dan

[moodyvaden]

I've been told using metal utensils and seives adversely affect the grains and quality of the bacteria.

[surfer2u]

The mesh on the strainer is stainless steel, so it is non-reactive with the kefir. Plus the contact time with the metal is also less than 60 seconds and the grains have a sort of gel-like substance around them, which likely a protective mechanism. Their consistency has remained the same even when I used a plastic strainer, but the holes allowed fugitive gains through, and thus I reverted back to the smaller mesh size afforded by the stainless steel strainer.

[Musiclover587]

@007markapp

This is verbatim from your very Merriam Webster on-line dictionary as to what Kefir rhymes with. If you doubt my word, Google it for yourself. I copied and pasted these from their actual site.......

adhere, Aesir, Ajmer, all clear, ambeer, appear, arrear, Asir, Ayrshire, besmear, by ear, Cape Fear, career, cashier, cashmere, Cheshire, ...

However, I've also seen elsewhere that your pronunciation is equally acceptable, so let's rather shake hands and celebrate our diversity.

[007markapp]

False. The pronunciation in this video is exactly the same as the Merriam Webster online dictionary gives for the English pronunciation. If you are trying to say the dictionary is wrong you should take it up with them not the people who make instructional videos on U-tube.

ke•fir noun \ke-ˈfir; ˈkē-fər, ˈke- no

As you see no uh in the first syllable it’s a hard e and no ear in the last kee fur is the dictionary pronunciation

[Flipsbytch]

I should've bought mine from you i bought a smal from a website didn't know a small meant 1 lonely grain... Will the 1 still make more kefir grains?

[Musiclover587]

@leftunattended

Agreed - Correct and original pronunciation is: Keh (as in kettle) and fear (as in being afraid).

[IIIIILizIIIII]

I would never put the kefir milk into leechy plastic containers. Nasty. Glass all the way!

[gpaneva]

don't use metal around the grains.

[cleancoach]

Are you still near / in San Luis Obispo? I am seeking some Kefir grains .. hoping you are able to help.

Thank you for your video. Watching it helped me know better that I can make Kefir easily without a lot of clean up.

[leftunattended]

Not Kee * fur, but Kuh * feer′. Thanks for the vid tho! Nice work!

[vittapm]

Not to use metal, it can be harmful to our organism, because this material is not stable in acid