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Vintage glass jar with rust iron hinge holds a fresh batch of cultivated kefir, slightly overflowing from the top and onto the gray wooden countertops

How To Make Kefir at Home

Description

Add this healthy habit to your day by turning milk into probiotic-rich kefir.

Ingredients

Scale

1 cup organic, whole milk

1 tbsp active kefir grains*

Instructions

  1. In a clean glass jar, add 1 tbsp of live and active kefir grains.
  2. Add milk and gently stir.
  3. Lightly cover the jar with a lid (don’t tighten it close) or a paper towel and rubber band.
  4. Let sit at room temperature away from direct sunlight for 24-48 hours.
  5. Check the top of the milk every 12 hours and strain using a mesh strainer once firm.
  6. Use the remaining kefir grains and repeat.

Equipment

Notes

If purchasing kefir grains online, you’ll need to follow directions to “wake them up.”

Find it online: https://fedandfancy.com/recipe/kefir/