How to make kefir without grains
- when is milk kefir ready
- how to tell when milk kefir is ready
- what does milk kefir look like when ready
- how to know when kefir is ready
How much kefir grains for 1 litre of milk.
Benefits of kefir
If you are new to fermenting milk kefir and wonder "How do i know my milk kefir grains is working? When is a good time to stop culturing?" We hope you will find this post helpful.
When is a good time to harvest.
Before we get started, it is crucial that your milk kefir grains has acclimatized to the new environment.
Think of the newly purchased grains as jet lagged and can take a batch or two to get up to speed, with the initial batch possibly taking 48 hours to ferment.
Subsequently every 18 to 24 hours will make a batch of delicious milk kefir.
Dangers of kefirYou can find our step by step how to make milk kefirhere.
When you observe that the fresh milk has changed texture, from liquid form to a thickened texture, culturing is complete. If you leave it longer, the milk kefir will over ferment and separate into whey and curds.
Over-fermented milk kefir is still good to consume, but hard to stomach as it can be overwhelmingly sour and challenging to sieve as the milk kefir grains are firmly lodged within the curds..
STAGE 1: For a creamy
- what does kefir look like when ready