Genuine Dehydrated Water Kefir Grains - Product: You will receive 4 tablespoons of organic healthy water kefir grains once it re-hydrates (about 1 tablespoon in its dried form).
You will also receive detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to get started and care for your kefir.You will also receive: A detailed step-by-step instructional PICTURE guide: Everything you need to know for caring for your grains and making great kefir (along with pics to show you how!). Recipes: Including various flavoring, smoothies, and Italian sodas.Instructions are sent with notification of shipment, to give you time to prepare for necessary supplies and ingredients! Dried Water Kefir Grains GuideTo learn more about water kefir and our grains, click here. Yield: This amount of kefir grains will produce about 4-6 cups of delicious kefir each batch (24-48 hours) to start with and much more as the kefir grains grow.
Notes: Dried water kefir is well suited for shipping internationally. How to Make Kefir from Nondairy Milk Substitutes. You may have a difficult time finding kefir in natural food stores made from grain or nut milks because kefir culture grains won't grow in non-dairy milk and will eventually die.
You may find a delicious coconut milk kefir in your local Natural Foods Co-op. You can make your own kefir from almond milk or from any other milk make from nuts or grains if you grow your starter grains in dairy milk. You begain by keeping some kefir starter grains growing in dairy milk to replace what you used up making almond milk kefir, coconut milk kefir, any other non-dairy milk substitute kefir using the original starter grains you began to culture in regular dairy milk. Check out the article Real Food Recipes: Almond milk kefir. Instructions are the same as for milk kefir, according to that article.
If you're tired of the taste of your unsweetened almond or soy milk, try adding a culture to your nondairy milk substitutes. See the website for the entire recipe with all the details in depth. Ran-Cher Acres - Saanen Dairy Goats. An Introduction to Water Kefir. Water Kefir is a probiotic beverage with a base of sweetened water that is naturally fermented with the help of kefir grains, or tibicos.
It’s a little different from the most commonly known kefir, which is made with milk and is kind of like an extra tangy yogurt drink. I had tried the milk kind before, and I have to admit, I hadn’t really liked it. But I had been interested in trying water kefir, which I had heard described as a ‘natural soda’, so when Jean Snow, urban farmer extraordinaire, called up our office to see if we’d like to try out fermenting our own batch, I jumped at the offer of her extra kefir grains!
When I dropped in to Jean’s house, she offered me a taste of her last batch of kefir, which she had brewed with maple syrup, ginger, lemon and organic raisins. It was so good…it tasted like an extra dry, fizzy ginger ale with almost a hint of rosewater. The grains are what make the magic happen. Jar of kefir on the left ready to drink, with three new batches on the right!