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Homemade Kefir
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Homemade Kefir

Milk warmed to body temperature, with kefir grains in a glass jar covered with a cloth, fermented at room temperature until it thickens and turns slightly sour; strained through a plastic strainer, and the grains go into fresh milk.

⏱ 108 hr 10 min
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Warm the milk in a small saucepan to 37°C (100°F), pleasantly warm on the back of your hand and not too hot.
    Small saucepanStove
  2. 2
    Transfer the milk to a clean glass jar and add the kefir grains.
    Jar
  3. 3
    Cover with cheesecloth and leave at room temperature for 24–48 hours, until the kefir thickens slightly and develops a gentle tangy smell.
    Cheesecloth
  4. 4
    Strain through a plastic strainer, not a metal one, into a clean bottle.
    Fine sieve
  5. 5
    Move the kefir grains left in the strainer to fresh milk for the next batch.
  6. 6
    Chill the kefir and drink it within 7 days.
    Refrigerator
156calories
9 gprotein
12 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 23%● carbs 32%● fat 46%

Per serving (262 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

🧻 Consumables: Cheesecloth

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⚙️ What you can change

  • Milk temperature (degrees): 37
  • Fermenting time: 24–48 hours
  • Storage time in the fridge: 7 days

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