Making Your Own Dairy Kefir
Recommended by Olga K.
Dairy fermentation is one of my favorite things in the world. I learned how to make dairy kefir almost 10 years ago I think. You need kefir grains and milk, that’s it. Well and time I guess. You can buy dairy kefir grains online or join a facebook fermentation group where people share or exchange their ferments. Let me know if you get into making your own dairy kefir!
I use stainless steel tools with my ferments and never had any issues, you will see a lot of literature advising against it. Just wanted to share my experience.
2 days ago
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@japermoon
my goal for this winter is to get back into yogurt making and now I'd like to give this a try too!
@olgak
I hope you mange to get back into it! Yogurt is even simpler since it only requires just some plain yogurt to inoculate the milk with! The most annoying part for me is heating up (or pasteurizing) the milk and letting it cool before adding the yogurt. I have found it easier to make yogurt with a proofer so I can control the temp for a more consistent fermentation but otherwise very straightforward.
@japermoon
I have an instantpot with a yogurt setting so im hoping that simplifies it a bit.
It’s a November goal so it’s coming up!
@olgak
Nice! I remember seeing that setting. I use a proofer for controlling temperature. Keep us updated.
@japermoon
I need to look up what a proofer is 😆
@olgak
I have a post about making your own from an old cooler or you can of course buy an actual proofer, let me share my favorite.
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