Live Kefir Company, Live Milk Kefir Grains. UK Starter Culture, Complete with Instructions. 5g

I’m so glad I decided to try these kefir granules. They arrived fresh, well-packaged, and started producing kefir within a couple of days. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was looking after them correctly, but after a few batches they really settled in and now give me delicious, creamy kefir every day. The taste is slightly tangy and refreshing — much better than shop-bought kefir, and I love knowing it’s full of probiotics and completely natural. I’ve even started experimenting with second ferments using fruit, and the flavour options are endless. The instructions provided were clear and easy to follow, and the granules seem very resilient. It’s a little bit of a daily commitment (straining and refreshing the milk), but the process quickly becomes part of the routine. If you’re interested in gut health or just want a healthy, homemade alternative to yoghurt and probiotic drinks, I highly recommend these kefir granules. They’re excellent quality and will keep producing as long as you look after them.

Kefir is all the rage these days and I am seeing both plain and flavoured versions appearing in supermarket chill cabinets. I tried these and liked them before realising that it was much cheaper to get my hit from Eastern European grocers. There is one round the corner from where I live and most UK towns of any size now have them. 99p a litre for Polish kefir sure beats £1.70 for a tiny bottle in Sainsburys! As my taste for a daily dose increased I set out to make my own at home though, and I have found it really easy with this product. Can't recommend it enough. What you get is a small quantiy of kefir grains in a ziplock bag, together with good clear instructions. You start off making just a small cup of kefir a day but your grains soon grow and you can use them to culture larger and larger quantities of milk. The instructions profided with these grains include a chart of grain weight to milk volume, but I have found that I soon got my eye in for increasing the volume as the grains grew. You get a feel for how creamy you want the kefir to be. In a couple of weeks you go from producing a small wine-glass of kefir daily, to over a pint. The important thing is the culture does not like metal so you need glass containers to ferment and store your kefir, and a plastic seive to strain out the grains between ferments. You need to be scrupulous with hygiene but other than that it is all very easy. High in nutrients and probiotics, kefir it is very beneficial for digestion and gut health. Many people consider it to be healthier than yogurt. Yogurt is the best known probiotic food in the Western diet, but kefir is actually a much more potent source. Kefir is originally from the mountainous region that divides Asia and Europe. Grains contain up to 61 strains of bacteria and yeasts, making them a very rich and diverse probiotic source Kefir grains are not actually grains at all but are small gelatinous beads containing a variety of bacteria and yeasts. The grains are placed in a glass jar/bowl, soaked in milk, covered and left at room temperature for a minimum of 24 hours. This enables the bacteria and yeast to ferment the lactose (natural sugar in milk) into lactic acid, activating the bacteria to proliferate and grow. After around 24 hours at room temperature, the grains are strained from the kefir and transferred to a fresh batch of milk and used again to enable them to keep reproducing - this cycle can be carried on indefinitely. The strained kefir is now ready to drink but benefits from some time in the fridge to chill. The grains will multiply as long as they are kept in fresh milk at the right temperature. When the product is put in the fridge the cool temperature inhibits the fermentation process so you can take a break if the quantity is overwhelming you or you are away from home. Found this product just the thing for getting my home kefir supply up and running. Highly recommend them.

We have had these kefir granules for more than 2 years now and they are still going strong giving us fresh kefir to drink maybe 2 or 3 times a week. The instructions that came with the granules were easy to follow but after a bit we didn't need the instructions any more. The process is so simple. Once you have a rough idea of the quantities just chuck the granules into maybe a litre of milk and leave them at room temperature until the kefir is ready. Every now and then the granules start to smell funny, usually when we are on holiday and they have been left in the fridge for a few weeks. If the kefir doesn't taste right we just rinse the granules through with milk or even a small amount of warm water and they work perfectly again. The best kefir you can get and amazing value for money too

Excellent live cultures.. These were producing good kefir from the start. Two weeks in they are superb, now split the original 5g of grains into two batches, now producing loads of beautiful kefir.. Highly recommended. 5 star seller of quality kefir grains..

Excellent product…still have the kefir culture after so many years

good quality grains . sent by second class post and took forever to get here . tastes a bit like a really mild butter milk

Absolutely Fantastic. All you need is whole milk, a plastic container like a tupperwarr style flat long one if you can it helps the grains work through the milk rather than just the top and a piece of muslin and an elastic band. Oh and a sieve. Literally pumping out fresh gorgeous tasting quite strong you can taste the quality every day. PLUS the bonus of the hot weather its working quicker and my grains have grown quickly allowing me to do bigger batches!! I've only been doing this for about 5 days but it's great to have this in an abundance and keep myself and my family healthy. We are making daily smoothies or drinking it neat. Huge savings on even one bottle of Kefir from the shops cheapest £2 so for the price of just over a fiver amazing savings within a few days. The company sends you full instructions, it's easy and very rewarding. I'm super impressed and starting to feel the benefits of this superfood. Google the benefits if you are not already familiar, it's amazing. Fantastic.