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Known as the “Champagne of Dairy” milk kefir is a delicious, tart and tangy, probiotic rich superfood!
Learn more about milk kefir and other live kefir food such as kefir cheese and whey. Read about the benefits of the probiotics, vitamins and minerals found in kefir and how they can improve immunity, digestion, mood and skin. Find out where to buy authentic live milk kefir grains, how to make live kefir food and get ideas on adding kefir into your daily meals with easy kefir recipes.
What is Milk Kefir?
An introduction to kefir, it’s origins (where kefir grains come from) and the health benefits.
How to make Milk Kefir
An easy step-by-step guide on how to make your own kefir at home with kefir grains.
Milk Kefir FAQs
Questions most commonly asked about kefir: how much to drink, side effects, where to buy, how to grow kefir grains, what does kefir taste like and look like.
Which types of milk can you use?
Choosing the best milk for making kefir, using almond milk and coconut milk, pasteurised and raw milk, cow’s milk and goat’s milk.
Equipment for making Milk Kefir
Choosing the right equipment for straining milk kefir, suitable containers, strainers and jars to use when fermenting kefir and how to store homemade kefir.
How to store milk kefir grains
Need to go on holiday? Have extra milk kefir grains you need to store? Feel you need take a break from making milk kefir? Here are suggested ways on how to store your milk kefir.
Milk Kefir Cheese
Making tasty kefir cream cheese is easy and it contains the beneficial bacteria found in kefir. Find out how to make milk kefir cheese and get ideas for kefir cheese recipes.
Kefir Whey
How to make whey from your milk kefir, kefir whey uses and benefits.
Milk Kefir vs Water Kefir
The unique characteristics of the different types of kefir.
Milk Kefir Recipes
Kefir smoothies, flapjacks, sauces and other creative ways to use your homemade dairy milk kefir.
Milk Kefir Starter Kit
Get going and make your own milk kefir at home with these authentic, re-useable, live milk kefir grains, basic equipment and step-by-step instructions.
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Common Probiotics in Milk Kefir
A list of the common strains of bacteria and yeast found in kefir.