Raw Food Recipe: Making Kefir & Growing Water Kefir Grains
Posted by adminJun 18
www.therawchef.com Raw Food Recipe Making Kefir & Growing Water Kefir Grains. In this video you’ll learn how to make the delicious probiotic drink kefir. You’ll also learn how to grow a small initial amount of kefir grains into as much as you need.
You don’t really want to be leaving it out on the counter top and then returning when you’re done with it, as it will continue to ferment and possibly go bad, as with all cultured foods.
I would take out the amount you need for that day and leave it on the counter top – that should be fine.
Yes, any reactive metal. Stainless steel is the only metal you CAN use.
Aha so it’s any steel that rusts easily that will leach into the water and damage the cultures?
Thanks much. I wanted to ask, as I hate drinking cold drinks and eating cold foods. So if I stored the Kefir on the countertop during the day so it’s room temp, will that be okay? Then when I drink the amount Im cool with, just put it back? The same goes for fermented foods like Kim chi, and Saurkraut, I hate eating cold foods. So any tips?
I like to drink around a 1/4 cup daily. I’ve kept it in the fridge for over a month before. I’ve only ever used fresh kefir grains. The grains can be stored in a glass jar in the fridge, not in any liquid, and they will not grow that way as they don’t have sugar to feed on.
Yes, when you first get them, grow them in the maple/sugar/water mix for 48 hours, then take some and add them to coconut water to make the actual kefir.
I’ve never used it, but I’m thinking it wouldn’t because it’s a different type of sugar.
would agave nector work just as well as maple syrup?
So how much should one drink daily? Personal preference? How long does it last? So are fresh or dried water kefir grains best? I know the dried ones are activated once they are put in the water. If not making kefir how does one store the grains? In water and maple sugar as shown? In the fridge> Wont they keep growing>? So when you get them at say only 3 tablespoon, first put them in water and sugar, then once they grow, 48 hours later then make the kefir by adding the grown grains?
Looks amazing..
Using a metal strainer is OK if it’s stainless steel, which most strainers are.
Dont use a metal strainer, use a nylon strainer.
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘contaminated grains’. And you don’t drink the grains, you drink the resulting liquid. Your previous question about the grains was, “can you eat the kefir grains”, which you can do if you want, but I would say it’s better to make kefir (the liquid drink) out of them and drink that, keeping the grains for more kefir making.
how do you know when your grains are contaminated or when they aren’t good to drink??
I believe you can, but I think there’s more benefit from the resulting kefir than eating the grains.
can you eat the kefir grains??
sounds like they are fine but that you are leaving them to ferment for too long. 48 hours is all that is needed.
Is there a way to tell if your water kefir grains have been contaminated?
I’m suspecting that I may have contaminated the grains. THey produce a white foam on the surface and some mold like substance on the surface.
I’m not familiar with that brand of kefir grains. I use water kefir grains that are ready to go, so do not need to be woken up.
to 1easyflow and all other newbies: Please don’t kill off your SCOBY kefir grains by using honey! Honey is a natural antibacterial and antibiotic, and it will cause die-off of the grains! Stick with raw maple syrup or sugars of any kind. Also, do not use pasteurized or irradiated produce, fruits, or vegetable products as they are DEAD foods that have no life left in them! Think raw, organic, fresh, and your body will thank you for it.
You could also share them with friends when they grow too big for you to handle, or get too numerous in quantity. They can also be dehydrated on a dehydrator or frozen in smaller quantities that you can then share with others to get started with. It’s fun to pass the SCOBY grains on to someone else as it’s like starting a new generation or family of kefir for someone else’s health to benefit by them. It’s similar to keeping the SCOBY for making Kombucha teas also. Have fun with it!
Do you need to wake the kefir grains up before you ferment coconut water? And what temperature does the coconut water need to be to do this? I’ve been using those BED starter packets and so far none have worked.
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you can get them from Asian markets or you can mailorder cartons of the water.
yes
Can I use coconut palm sugar to activate my water kefir grains?