Dehydrated Milk Kefir Grains

Dehydrated Milk Kefir Grains

Easily rehydrated; use these grains to make your own gut-healthy milk kefir! Can be used for repeated batches.

You will receive:

• 1 packet (1/2 tsp.) Dehydrated Milk Kefir Grains.

Milk Kefir is a fermented milk beverage, similar to a thin yogurt, that is made from kefir grains- a specific type of symbiotic culture. The kefir grains are added to milk & allowed to ferment. The finished product is great for your gut health, and homemade is much cheaper than store-bought.

Kefir is a breakfast, lunch, and dinner drink popular across Russia, Belarus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine - where it is known as an affordable health drink

Note: You will first rehydrate your grains to wake them up, then you can begin making milk kefir.

Pasteurized milk is best for rehydrating grains - once rehydrated, you may introduce raw milk if desired.

You will need:

• one quart canning jar or other glass jar
• coffee filter, paper towel or cloth to cover jar
• elastic band to secure cover
• wooden or plastic spoon
• fine mesh plastic strainer (no metal) for removing grains
• one packet Dehydrated Milk Kefir Grains
• cow or goat milk (avoid ultra pasteurized or UHT milk)

Directions:

1)Empty the packet of Dehydrated Milk Kefir Grains into 1/2 cup fresh cold milk in your jar. Cover with coffee filter and secure with elastic band.

2)Allow to culture at room temperature - 68° to 74° F. is ideal. Choose a draft-free place, out of direct sunlight, where your grains won't be disturbed.

3)Check the milk after 12 hours. Finished kefir will have the consistency of heavy cream or buttermilk. After 24 hours, if the milk has not thickened any or separated, strain the grains out. Put them into 1/2 cup fresh milk and reculture (discarding old milk). Continue this process until the milk does thicken within 24 hours. At this point, your grains are activated.

4)Now you're ready to make Milk Kefir! Continue to strain out the grains when kefir is ready (stirring gently makes straining easier). Increase the amount of milk used as grains increase in size and quantity. The goal is to keep the ratio of grains to milk that will produce kefir to your liking and usage. Longer culturing time and higher temperatures will produce a more sour flavor, shorter culturing time will produce a milder flavor. If grains increase in quantity, you can make larger batches, share with friends, or use them in smoothies and other recipes to boost your probiotic intake.

Ingredients :

organic whole milk, milk kefir culture

CONTAINS MILK

organic, non-GMO, reusable, gluten free, vegetarian

Probiotic bacteria found: Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. delbrueckii, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis, Lactobacillus helveticus, Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens subsp. kefiranofaciens, Lactobacillus kefiri, Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. paracasei, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus sake, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides, Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas putida, and Streptococcus thermophilus.

Yeast strains: Candida humilis, Kazachstania unispora, Kazachstania exigua, Kluyveromyces siamensis, Kluyveromyces lactis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces martiniae, and Saccharomyces unisporus.