I made my own kefir for years after getting the grains from a local farmer. Sadly, I lost access to the raw milk and my grains turned to goo. Now that I've realized I can go to my neighboring state for easy access to raw milk I want to get my kefir going again but haven't found a source for the grains. Does anyone have any tips on where to get the grains again? Can you order them online? I was also curious what you thought about store bought kefir? I read some labels and it looks like the store bought stuff is made from pasteurized milk. Not sure how that works.
You can usually find some kefir grains through local networks of people who are using them.
Yes, there are some people who make kefir and then sell and ship the kefir grains. The first time I got kefir grains, I got them that way. I do not remember at all where I got them from.
Send me an email and let me know what state you're in and I might have some leads for you.
Some of the store brands are really good. The main difference between using pasteurized milk vs raw is the consistency. When you start with pasteurized milk, the kefir will be a lot more consistent from batch to batch (assuming you keep everything else the same) since the kefir culture won't have the competition from the raw milk.
I'm making my own for the first time, using some of the kefir from the quart I bought through a buyers club. I hope it works out.
Hi Laura,
That is exciting! It usually does work out. I've had a few mess ups over the years, but I kept going! I am sure you will do great. :)
I made my own kefir for years after getting the grains from a local farmer. Sadly, I lost access to the raw milk and my grains turned to goo. Now that I've realized I can go to my neighboring state for easy access to raw milk I want to get my kefir going again but haven't found a source for the grains. Does anyone have any tips on where to get the grains again? Can you order them online? I was also curious what you thought about store bought kefir? I read some labels and it looks like the store bought stuff is made from pasteurized milk. Not sure how that works.
Hey Rick,
You can usually find some kefir grains through local networks of people who are using them.
Yes, there are some people who make kefir and then sell and ship the kefir grains. The first time I got kefir grains, I got them that way. I do not remember at all where I got them from.
Send me an email and let me know what state you're in and I might have some leads for you.
Some of the store brands are really good. The main difference between using pasteurized milk vs raw is the consistency. When you start with pasteurized milk, the kefir will be a lot more consistent from batch to batch (assuming you keep everything else the same) since the kefir culture won't have the competition from the raw milk.