• From: England
  • Registered: 2005-04-20

Topic: Kefir a home made potent probiotic and more.

Kefir produces very similar lactic acid good bacteria, beneficial yeasts and  B vitamins to Kombucha but is far easier to make, does not need sugar and is ready in 24 hours. The culture just gets bigger and bigger so you can divide it and share with friends.
Any sort of milk can be used such as coconut milk, rice milk, Goats milk so its easy to find something that suits.
For those who dont like yogurty drinks you buy special kefir granules that will ferment grape juice producing the same beneficla bacteria vitamins and yeasts.
see this site for more info http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html

Its not like we are fractions of the whole but rather versions of the whole.

2 Reply by Imhotep7

  • Imhotep7
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Re: Kefir a home made potent probiotic and more.

Thank you for this idea and link, Barefoot Doc! This is great ... and a heck of a lot cheaper than paying for those really expensive 'these are the best ones' probiotics! smile
Betty

  • Registered: 2005-10-11

Re: Kefir a home made potent probiotic and more.

Oh man Kefir is the stuff!

StarCat

4 Reply by Barefoot Doc (edited by Barefoot Doc 2006-04-15 06:36:01)

  • From: England
  • Registered: 2005-04-20

Re: Kefir a home made potent probiotic and more.

I am cutting right down on milk and my kids won't drink milk kefir so i have been using the kefir grains to make fermented fruit and ginger beer in a water based beverage. The Ginger beer is really nice and the kids love it but you can use almost any fruit or herb you like and just experiment. The bacteria and yeasts will do the job of  extraction from the fruit or herb and so much easier and faster than kombucha.

http://www.rwood.com/Recipes/Kefir_Beverages.htm

scroll down to water kefir about 2/3s down. Good recipe on here to on how to make lyle water from wood ash as a natural detergent.
http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/Makeke … %0Arecipes

Its not like we are fractions of the whole but rather versions of the whole.
  • Registered: 2005-10-11

Re: Kefir a home made potent probiotic and more.

This is way cool
Former Zymurgist and Kombucha maker
Will investigate

StarCat