Plain Kefir

Name: Plain Kefir
Total time: 24 h 5 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 50 grams (1¾ oz) of kefir grains (see note); 500 ml (1 pint) fresh milk (see note); Kefir grains are gelatinous lumps. You can often get them for free, or for the cost of postage. Once you've got some, they grow in the milk until you have enough to give to someone else.; As an alternative to kefir grains, some health food shops carry a powdered kefir starter containing selected bacteria and yeasts isolated from kefir grains. This will never make kefir grains, but the powdered starter will make good, consistent kefir and is easier for some people to manage.; The milk can be almost any milk from a mammal. Full cream cow's milk is best, but kefir can be made from low-fat milk, goat's milk, or sheep's milk.; Non-milk kefir can be made from sugary water, fruit juice, coconut juice, rice milk, or soy milk. However, the kefir grains will stop growing in these liquids, so it is best to only use excess kefir grains or powdered kefir starter for this.

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Plain Kefir — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 24:05

Yield 5

Ingredients

50 grams (1¾ oz) of kefir grains (see note)
500 ml (1 pint) fresh milk (see note)
Kefir grains are gelatinous lumps. You can often get them for free, or for the cost of postage. Once you've got some, they grow in the milk until you have enough to give to someone else.
As an alternative to kefir grains, some health food shops carry a powdered kefir starter containing selected bacteria and yeasts isolated from kefir grains. This will never make kefir grains, but the powdered starter will make good, consistent kefir and is easier for some people to manage.
The milk can be almost any milk from a mammal. Full cream cow's milk is best, but kefir can be made from low-fat milk, goat's milk, or sheep's milk.
Non-milk kefir can be made from sugary water, fruit juice, coconut juice, rice milk, or soy milk. However, the kefir grains will stop growing in these liquids, so it is best to only use excess kefir grains or powdered kefir starter for this.

Plain Kefir — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Instructions

1

Remove kefir grains from previous batch of starter, using a sieve or colander.
2

Shake kefir grains to remove excess kefir. Rinsing is not necessary (but optionally, rinse in fresh milk).
3

Place kefir grains in glass jar or jug with fresh milk. Generally, keep a ratio of kefir grains to milk of about 1:10 or 5% w/w.
4

Set aside to ferment at room temperature (18–22°C) for 12–24 hours (see notes) until a smooth yoghurt-like consistency develops.

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