Dom's All About Kefir

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[–]Mle[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I found this great website from this guy who really seems to know his kefir. I've been making my own kefir for years, and I really appreciated hearing about the history and mystery of kefir, as well as all the scientific information and the practical uses and recipes! Even after making my own for so long, I found this page to be a wealth of information that deepened my knowledge of kefir making. Its given me a renewed interest in kefir experimentation.

Is anyone else familiar with kefir? Do you make your own?

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

i also made my own kefir for a while. it was easy and yummy. can recommend.

[–]Mle[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah its great stuff. Do you just drink it, or did you get creative with it too? I love using it for baking.

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

mostly just drinking and eating all the extra grains. i think i used it a few times as sourdough in a no knead bread recipe

[–]Mle[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Did you eat the grains straight up? I have a hard time doing that, they're just so chewy and weird. The website I linked here talks about dehydrating them with spices to make a crunchy snack. It also talks about using the grains as a starter for sauerkraut in place of salt. He calls it kefirkraut. As a big fermentation enthusiast, that I idea is really compelling to me. I'm definitely going to have to try that one.

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Did you eat the grains straight up?

yes i did :-)

i also made all kinds of ferments. water kefir, kombucha, apple cider (i still have over ten gallons), fruit wines, sourdough, beer and also just lots and lots of fermenting for whiskey, rum and brandy. i never made sauerkraut because its so cheap and available in my area