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Dom's About Kefir in-site. What WE are. What commercial artificial starters truly are not. NOVICE SPECIAL NOTICE. Because dom ingests Us kefir grains, WE have decided to revolt, by taking mutiny of dom's faculties as OUR main-course of action. So, bearing with this in mind, WE kefir grains hereby declare that dom is now under OUR control. From here on WE communicate through dom by navigating the slimy typing.

WE kefir grains wish to educate newcomers to kefir, without excluding those so thought to be "in the know". Firstly and fore-mostly Kefir should not be mistaken for Yogurt [How was that for an opener, brown cow?!]. Kefir is a culture-milk beverage similar to buttermilk in consistency. Traditional Kefir can only be produced with Us kefir grains. It takes a reasonably large amount of work, time and milk to culture Us kefir grains to supply the masses. WE kefir grains are an ancient natural mother-culture, and because of this, OUR microflora varies from batch to batch. Where were WE?

... Sub-Abstract : ... How To Make Beet Kvass {Without Whey} | Real Food OutlawsReal Food Outlaws. Beet kvass is a probiotic-rich blood tonic that promotes gut health that has been taken for centuries for improving health. It is also mineral-rich and very cleansing to the kidneys, sometimes taken to treat kidney stones, and liver. Fermenting the beets takes all their nutrition and pulls it into the liquid. Your body can easily assimilate all the nutrients from the beets that it needs from the kvass. It’s really amazing! Making beet kvass is really simple. The only equipment you need to make beet kvass is a wide-mouth canning jar with a lid.

I use water kefir as my starter instead of whey or extra salt. Beet Kvass 3 fresh beets (washed but unpeeled) 3 cloves fresh garlic, halved (1clove per jar) A few whole allspice per jar Peppercorns 3 bay leaves 2 tsp sea salt per jar 1/4 cup water kefir per jar Wash beets and cut in half and quarter. By Sarah Outlaw Adapted from Ania Fields Real Food Outlaws I accidentally peeled my beets the first time.

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