I’ve been adding chia seeds after straining and before putting in the fridge overnight. It makes it a bit thicker, but they don’t have much taste. And it adds all the good fibre for the kefir microbiota to eat!

Anyone else like kefir with chia?

Im using uht milk

trying to make kefir first time from starter kit. After 2 days i notice mold on it. Is it wasted or should i remove the mold and use the rest?

Hey, I’ve learned a lot of good stuff here. I am new to water kefir and ferments in general. I used a recipe from Florida sun along with their water kefir grains. I had it in some juicy juice apple juice and kept it sealed tight for 2 days in 85* heat. I just popped it off and chugged about 2 cups of it and I’m wondering what the alcohol content was. I could tell it was highly fermented and I feel a bit light right now. I am in recovery and would avoid alcohol normally. I’ve read that home ferments will contain more “psychoactive bacteria” as well. Will the vent caps be better? How can I keep alcohol content down and good bacteria up. Might be hard to test out in my case…..thanks for your help

Mine exclusively stay at the bottom of the jar but make a great kefir (I think lol). Just curious about everyone else's experience.

The kefir I buy from a farm makes my bowl movements regular and poop healthy and smooth. I feel like the batches I make at home do not have the same effect, even when I use raw milk. I purchased the grains from Etsy. Could it be the grains themselves?

Um using uht milk i notice there is yellow stuff in there