HAPPY KOMBUCHA BLOG — milk kefir

Kefir is quick and easy to make! Read our guide to learn more...... You need at least one Teaspoon of milk kefir grains  Place about 1 teaspoon of grains into a  jar. Pour in your chosen milk (250ml) Place the lid on, or cover with a cloth and a rubber band. Let your jar sit at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 24-48 hours  Strain finished kefir into a jar through a nonmetallic, fine-mesh strainer. Place grains into a new jar or vessel and cover in milk. Repeat.     When kefir has been fermented for a while, it...

  Here at happy kombucha we tend for our Cultures by hand, grown by our culture care team who have been working with cultures and cultured food for many years. There is no scoby or Kefir machine just willing hands and lots of Love. We sing to them, we talk to them and we treat them as one of the Happykombucha family so you know that when you buy our cultures you are buying a small sachet of love not just pro-biotics. BUY MILK KEFIR GRAINS We use only Organic ingredients with all our cultures and we offer a full...

  Kefir grains are very sustainable and economical. With gentle care, these grains can be recycled endless times. There are two varieties of kefir grains: water kefir which has a yellowish/clear crystal colour depending on the sugar they have been fed and milk kefir which has a white creamy cauliflower-type appearance. Both are delicious and have many health benefits. Kefir can be taken by all generations, from young to old, male and female. It is safe and nutritious. Since milk kefir grains feed on lactose, kefir is perfect for individuals who are colon sensitive and lactose intolerant. The good thing...

What is Kefir? Kefir, pronounced as keh’-feer, alternately known as “Grains of the Prophet Mohammed”, “Drink of the Prophet”, “Tibetan Mushroom”, “Balm of Gilead”, “California Bees”, “Snow Lotus”, tibcos, Yogurt Plant”, “Yogurt Mushroom”,  is a cultured beverage that some say originally hails from Russia. It is a fermented, enzyme-rich food resembling yogurt filled with friendly bacteria, known as probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeast, that provide health benefits when consumed.  Scientists who studied kefir grains were surprised to discover that there is not a single trace of bad bacteria in the grains. They even injected Escherichia...

Autumn and winter present special challenges for culturing. As the weather cools, the methods for keeping cultures at the proper temperature must also change and adapt especially here in the UK when the weather can change dramatically from one day to the next. Some cultures will actually behave differently during the winter even when the amount of light and heat are constant, they can change their shape, size and texture and you may notice that the taste also changes slightly. How Can You Keep the Cultures Warm Enough? There are a variety of ways to help keep cultures warm enough...