Make Milk Kefir Without Grains - Two ingredient recipe that will BLOW YOUR MIND!!!

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[@Labeefarmer]

Great video! Definitely going to try this after I type this comment. Also, I'm a farmer so I like to let people know...whole milk is 3.25% milk fat. That's it and it is very easy for most peoples bodies to process. If you like 1%, 2%, ok but most people have no idea that whole milk is that low in fat and it tastes better! Keep eating or drinking dairy in whatever form you like!😊

[@charlie70605]

Thanks for the information. As my dairy farmer uncle would say, "Don't complain about farmers with a full mouth."

[@ad-wk2sc]

❤ Thanks! My keto guru also always insist on whole milk, or cream. Didn't know that the whole milk percentage of fat is just a tiny bit higher then the low fat milk though.

[@swen6797]

Fat is not a problem, it's a VITAL benefit. If she doesnt know this, not very credible. Raw milk is even more incredible.

[@717adventures5]

Yep, our bodies need dietary cholesterol and healthy fats. They convert to the hormones we need, including testosterone

[@mikkikas6821]

THANKYOU!! NOBODY, BUT NOBODY can tell me HOW the VERY FIRST KEFIR "GRAINS" were "invented. NOBODY! They only say you need a starter of the grains. But these grains HAD to have a very first creation point, the VERY FIRST meaning that until then, THEY DID NOT EXIST! But so glad you have the alternative to that question. THANKYOU!❤

[@The-realnews]

Nobody owes you knowledge you have to go on your own

[@themuleify]

You did not exist before you were conceived...

[@b4ds33d]

Ease off the caps lady.

[@teutahaxhiavdija4305]

That is my Q too !! How to make a kefir grain??? Heeelp somebody ??Anybodyyy?

[@mwpierre]

Kefir is a living grain/organism. How can man make it? You can only obtain living things, you can’t produce it.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

I do this all the time and it makes sense. I buy a 1 litre bottle of kefir from the supermarket and then divide into three and blend with three 2 litres bottles of organic whole milk. Leave to do it's magic in a warmish place, in the house for 24 hours then refrigerate. Sometimes add a tablespoon or two of honey and some vanilla extract. This helps it fizz a little. Love the stuff. Could easily drink two litres a day.

[@criconinvestments7723]

I'm on my 3rd day & it doesn't taste or smell like the other. Wonder why?...

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@criconinvestments7723 I've been leaving mine out for 48 hours over the last two months . I make sure i give the bottles a turn , up and down, twice a day the it goes in the fridge. I always use wholemilk because those that have less fat in them will split more readily...you can still shake and drink that though. Make sure the kefir you buy has NOT been pasteurised and get the furthest away use by date too. I have just gone to my fridge to check and the three bottles i have in there are on the fifth day now and are perfect. Good luck.

[@criconinvestments7723]

@@spanishpeaches2930 Ok great. Thank you 🙂

[@spanishpeaches2930]

@@criconinvestments7723 Just to add that ot should say on the side of the kefir bottle that it contains live bacteria...the healthy kind obv...then you will know it has not been pasteurised.

[@criconinvestments7723]

@@spanishpeaches2930 I've thrown the bottle away and the batch I made did become solid on the bottom like she said. It also left a film on the sides of the bottle. I just expected it to taste & smell as strong as the Lifeway Kefir I used to make this batch lol. But after reading some different comments, I understand it continues to ferment in the fridge. Just very slowly...

[@AynurNezer]

I watched your video and made one batch of Kefir yesterday in the same way. Just tried one cup and it turned out so good! Thank you!

[@truthofthematter9409]

Yes Ma'am! If you look carefully you will find little kefir grains growing in your new culture too! I saved my grains and it works fine

[@bathsheba.b8656]

Thanks for that comment, it is something I have been wondering about, if one can extract/grow Kefir grains from store bought, organic Kefir. Cheers.

[@soulcake76]

Holy moly-I’m sticking with making Kefir this way!!!! Thank you!!!

[@cducoeurjoly]

Thank you so much for posting this video!! I've just made it and it's sooooo good!! Keep up the good work!!!

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Chantal, that's great! Thanks for letting me know. 😊

[@scj00380]

This is the very first YT video I have watched re the making of Kefir. I shall try your recipe post-haste. Thank you for taking the time to show us just how you make your own version. And what a lovely, happy person you are. Thank you again.

[@independently_]

This worked great. Just made my first ever homemade kefir. Thank you for this easy trick. Sharing is caring 😊

[@FrostyBud777]

I just did this too friend! :)

[@aristotlev]

Really straight and to the point. Thanks for making this. Really wanted to make kefir milk but had no grains. Thanks again

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Great - let me know how it turned out!

[@RRedBBeardCT]

My understanding is that 1,000+ years ago, milk was stored in goat-stomach bags, where digestive enzymes helped preserve the milk. I'm guessing that an observant Bedouin noticed the grains, and saved them, producing more grains, with or without the goat stomach... a happy coincidence of the right bacteria & flora at the right time. That's my story, and I'm stickin' with it!

[@TheYaziman]

You Damn Right!

[@TheSolsonia2003]

I have to say a huge “ Thank You 🙏 to You !!! It works perfectly 🥰 Infinite gratitude beloved 💛

[@sanjaykohli9897]

You have such a lovely, bubbly , great personality, keep it up !!

[@joycekhan4358]

I’m from Canada, and just noticed your way in doing Kefir with no grains, I love it and can hardly to start, I will definitely keep you posted. Many thanks again. Joyce

[@myavatar9590]

Thank you, thank you for posting this cost-saving video! I liked and subscribed. Yesterday I paid $8 for one quart of raw kefir from a local dairy farm. It is incredibly smooth and creamy and tastes delicious and my body needs the strong probiotics, but $8 per quart equals $32 per gallon and is way over my budget. I am very grateful to learn to make more raw kefir by adding to a gallon of fresh raw milk, which I got at the farm for "only" $5.31 per gallon.

[@rydout]

which you can buy kefir grains once for like 14$ and then the only thing you'll ever need after that is milk and it has the all the strains that it should have that you can't get from store bought.

[@redbud2370]

Thanks for a very easy to understand and fun video. I’m definitely going to try it!

[@Victoria-pf7hc]

Girl you are a natural, I could carry your own TV show. Great video, thank you for sharing!

[@novalees]

Thank you, I make this all the time now! Awesome!

[@TheFaithfulFlock]

Thank you!! I’ve been wondering if this could be used as a starter just like yogurt!

[@dilemmix]

Thank you, I was looking for a video on how to make Kefir, it looks easier than I expected!

[@chinkyminky7067]

I liked the way u did without doing the kefir grains process, love it

[@margaretcordova3268]

Thanks for showing the easy method!

[@yeayeayea47]

Thank you!! Going to try this today!!

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Great! Let me know how it goes, Peter! 🙂

[@avinashhasiru]

Awesome! You are great, I can't wait to try this method 😄

[@ViciousDelicious8]

Heck yeah. Started my own batch today. I’m hyped

[@burgerking220]

It's the same idea behind bread starter. Pretty interesting.

[@DreaScott67]

Thank you for this video! I had planned on buying the grains, but this is much simpler and more economical. Years ago I made homemade kombucha and made my own Scoby. I really appreciate you!

[@chawquee]

Buy the grains Dear Madame there no kefir without grains if bacteria and yeast .This lady knows nothing about fermented food.What she did us coagulated Milk .All types of Milk when left out if the freezer for 2 days or three depending on the weather will coagulate it is drinkable and good and we drink it in my country Tunisia for century but definitely not Yogurt who is yeast made product nor kefir which a products full of probiotics and vitamins made by bacteria as and yeast who eats lactose ( sugar) and other things to give us that great very very healthy diary product.To get those grains kings of Russia tried for centuries so much to buy these grains from Chechen tribes but they refused and one of Russia offered his daughter to them in return if getting kilos of these grains.If it was so easy are these kings stupid not to do by themselves?! So buy the real grains

[@oldsocrates]

No, it's actually *not* more economical. If you buy grains, they're a one-time purchase, and you can make kefir literally forever. All you have to pay for is the cost of milk. However, if you make kefir from store-bought kefir, you will have to continually purchase kefir, and those costs will add up. Plus, kefir made from grains is significantly more healthy than store-bought kefir. But you do you...

[@DreaScott67]

@@oldsocrates You are correct.... thanks!!!

[@onceamishB4]

@@oldsocrates no? You just have to save a cup from the most recent ferment and add it to the next batch of fresh milk? Store in fridge until ready to use. You buy store kefir once then save a cup off of each ferment to make the next batch if that makes sense?

[@oldsocrates]

@@onceamishB4 That ONLY works a limited number of times. The kefir starts losing quality little by little until it's no good anymore, so you CANNOT make kefir that way indefinitely. Plus, store-bought kefir is far inferior to homemade kefir from actual grains.

[@san-ramon-flash8077]

I love this method instead of using grains. Sometimes I want to take a break and don’t feel guilty about not keeping the grains alive. Thank you 😊🙏

[@leighb.8508]

Thank you so very much!!. I started making milk kefir, your way, a couple of months ago.

[@1fdfowler]

Excellent video and to the point. Thanks

[@DavePawson]

Solid advice, thanks. Especially about the 'long time' activated stuff in the fridge.

[@JanineMJoi]

thanks. I'll go try it now

[@mahmudabegum3566]

Very good idea today I will make myself

[@ParadiseLiving23]

Thanks...makes sense to do it this way that's how I make kombucha

[@judyjacques7151]

Great method, no fuss it works. Plus super simple direct KZbin presentation.

[@yummemys4608]

Defo going to try this. Tnx love. ❤❤

[@California6]

Few months ago, I bought Kefir grain from online, it cost me $22 for just a table spoon kefir water with a very tiny of so-called kefir grain. Every day I have to separate kefir milk from kefir grain and I'm so tired to filter it and clean it up. I keep kefir grain in milk for a month in fridge and the surface of milk soak in kefir grain became turned yellow or pink color and smell bad so I threw it away. Thank you so much to show me easy economical way to make kefir milk without to buy expensive kefir grain again.

[@mmart1312]

Thank you so much very helpful without a lot of talking and useless info.

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Glad I could be helpful.

[@johannest-denis9083]

Thank you Katie! I ll try this and freeze it into ice cubes to add to my morning shakes!

[@skybellau]

The culture is dormant while frozen and digestive acid can kill it before it reactivates to do its good work in the gut. Same with cooking it just kills the probiotics.

[@seano1642]

I subscribed because of this video!💪🏻 THANKS!

[@megan3124]

I totally made this,this week and it's amazing!!!! I was just wondering how long does it last? Is there a specific time frame that you need to throw out? PS I totally love your video, love your personality that comes through. We would totally be friends. 😊

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Aw! Thank you, Megan. Friends are my favorite! ❤️ No specific time frame - I have had kefir in my fridge for well over a month and it was fine. Longer than a month, to keep the culture from dying, you might just need pour in a little extra splash of milk as it hangs out in the fridge.

[@edwardgasca258]

Easy does it, thank you

[@rickkaylor8554]

Thanks for the video. I recently discovered Kefir. I followed your directions and had my first batch done and it was great. I now have 3 batches going. I like to let it go for about 3 days because I like it sour.

[@madinasabri6365]

This is actually genius’

[@janicerehmeyer7646]

Just started my first batch.of Kefi Milk using this receipe.. I make my own kumbucha also. Thank you for this video.

[@coralfloral2262]

What was the proportion ? How much of kefir to 1liter milk?

[@neilyakuza6595]

Subscribed! Thank you again!

[@kittenbritches5735]

How much kefir did you add to that gallon?

[@MsCorina222]

Bless you. Thank you So much

[@christineross7620]

This is my kind of recipe!

[@lillyw4710]

Thank you very much for this video. I tried kefir grains before and they were a pain to strain from the kefir. This is so much easier. Make kefir all the time now.

[@neilyakuza6595]

Thank you very much for this video. 🙏

[@kenoberg]

Great video! I could never find buttermilk in the grocery stores here in Italy but recently found Kefir milk and it tastes even better and is healthier. Your video just showed me how to "re-produce" it much cheaper. Thanks

[@chawquee]

Salutes from your Southern Neighbour from Tunisia what this lady did is not kefir at all.Here in Tunisia we do that we just leave the milk for two days in a dark place and in cupboard then we get what we call Rayeb which means coagulated Milk something between milk and yogurt but definitely not a yogurt neither Kefir .Kefir can not be done without these grains made if bacteria and yeast who are originated in The Caucasian region They are white grains and when put in milk they ferment the milk by eating lactose and other things leaving us probiotics and vitamins etc .My self living for more than 25 years in Turkey the country of yogurt and kefir traditions for millenia and we do our yogurt and kefir for years and years.So an advise do such healthy things in the proper way and search for specialized people not youtubers who have nothing to do with the subject and they talk about things with zero knowledge just to get some followers.As an Italian I am more than sure that you prefer to drink an espresso in a cup of ceramic white and shiny than in a plastic or carton Coca cola style starbucks cup with your name on it?! So healthy things definetly not in the American way.Ciao Northern Neighbor

[@americanborn9461]

Never buy buttermilk. Instead try this. Put one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar in one cup of milk, stir and wait about 15 minutes.

[@alive-awake]

@@chawquee So how do you make the kefir grains. If a company can do it and sell them, we should be able to make them ourselves, no?

[@sorryrocco]

@@alive-awake in a laboratory not a domestic kitchen.

[@usaroxx8085]

@@americanborn9461 This is how I make buttermilk when I need it for a recipe

[@michellenite5393]

Great information. Thank you

[@TheSolsonia2003]

Gratitude 🙏 I will definitely try your recipe for Kefir , because I Love simple ways z🙏💛✨🌟⭐️💫

[@luckydesilva6733]

Thank you my darling . Bless you and your family .

[@renyirish]

Love your bubbly and natural way of talking...you should be in TV. Thanks for the video x

[@Fedup840]

Thanks a lot ,you solved my biggest problem.....

[@aquariusrizing]

This is fantastic. The price of the plain kefir has risen and there are limits on them. I have gut issues that require kefir daily, and would much rather make a gallon and buy one quart than buy 4 quarts. 12$ vs a gallon of whole milk and one 3 $ quart? Easy math- and it only takes a little experimenting with how much to use. I'm very grateful, will be making this!

[@fisherofmen4469]

thank you, amazing information

[@nimar1994]

Katie, thanks for such a wonderful video. As a hobby I also culture yogurt and kefir.

[@Daughter_of_the_MostHigh]

I was thinking of trying this glad to see you already tried it and it works, with the idea you use yogurt to make it more yogurt, and buttermilk to make more buttermilk, it already has the microbes you need in it, no grains needed.

[@kberken]

You have helped me overcome all my fears about making this. I've used your method for months! So easy! Once it totally separated so I just strained it and it made the best cheese! But never need to buy separate grains. I got my kefir at Aldi. Haven't had to buy any new. Thank you for this super simple process! But I don't tighten the cap during fermentation so the gas can escape.

[@shahidahmed8073]

If I buy liquid kefir from Aldi store just once can I keep making it at home from new kefir to the next,and then next to the next and so on?Can you please explain to me the procedure little elaborate? Thanks...Jaf. [e-mail]

[@kberken]

@@shahidahmed8073 I start with a quart size glass jar and add about a half cup of kefir from my last batch. Then add regular milk to fill the jar to about an inch from the top. I use whole milk but you can use any kind. Stir and cover loosely with a paper towel or plastic wrap. Now just leave the jar out on the counter for about a 36 to 48 hours or until you see it begin to cuddle. It all depends on the temp in your room. Warmer days will ferment the milk faster. I've had to wait 3 days once and it was fine. Then just refrigerate it. But put a regular cap on the jar. If it separates that's not a problem. Just shake the jar before using or put into a blender for a few seconds. You can keep using the kefir you made to make new batches.

[@chawquee]

Really a kefir with grains oh my God .kefir is made by grains of bacteria and yeast.the other thing is a coagulated Milk not probiotic .

[@kberken]

@@chawquee I don't know what you're talking about. I start with real kefir then make more from that and keep using my last batch. It's not just coagulated milk. When you make yogurt you use the old yogurt. Same with kefir. Yes it has all the same probiotics. How do you think they made it a thousand years ago? Used the old batch to make new. There are visible grains in it.

[@soulcake76]

Shout out to Aldi!!!! They have kefir at affordable prices amongst other items!!!

[@rustytindog]

So easy brilliant cheers from Australia

[@dubblh.2168]

I will give it a go, thanks

[@davidb5952]

Thanks! It works great and it is delicious with whole milk. Plain Kefir is $3.79 per quart near me and whole mile is $2.69 a gallon. So can save big just have to buy the single quart of kefir then just add to milk. Will try to use the whole milk kefir in the next gallon of milk - should be ok and saves almost $12 per gallon.

[@ganmolly8957]

Thank you Katie, I was checking how to start making kefir without a starter! And prayer has been answered 🙏. Just like I discovered without scoby, can also make kombucha 💖

[@camillehendricks9819]

How?!

[@GF_Burke]

@@camillehendricks9819 Just buy one kombucha drink. Pour it into a gal jar. put in a cup of sugar (or honey). Couple cups of tea. water the rest. shake. cover with paper towel. place in dark warmish area. about 2 weeks = scoby.

[@ahmedfazzaa5573]

@@GF_Burke thanks 🙏❤️👍

[@shirleystein6521]

Made this yesterday and tried it this morning. Really delicious. I used more Kefir as I like the sour taste.

[@jdc1957]

Outstanding.

[@harreetteB477]

This is the easiest and most economical method to try first!

[@luzgalarza4098]

You are really awesome as soon as a saw your big smile, I subscribed , thanks for the tip so practical, keep going please.

[@stellarblur]

Thank you!

[@nicolebozeman2647]

Hi Katie: Will kefir grains be produced through the fermentation process after adding 1 cup of kefir into the milk?

[@starbucksadmin7265]

thank you so much . its very useful. can we get kefir grains ?

[@graftedin3]

I made my first 1/2 gal and it is great! Thanks for the help. I was right, even a man can make it... Tommy

[@samanthajansen]

This is great. Thank you! I live in Thailand where it’s tropical, hot and humid. Should I still be leaving the milk on the counter for 24 hours?

[@IsabelGonzalez-qc8gg]

Hi Katie, if I wanted to start with only half a gallon or even just 1 court, how much milk do I remove/ kefir should I add?

[@MrChiptatum]

thanks so much for that information god bless you for sharing as didnt know how to do this and i have a pint of kefir

[@nedmalasso6149]

Thank you......fantastic

[@johnoreilly501]

So refreshing

[@healthyme369]

Thanks a lot - and what a relief to find your video after hesitating to order the grains online!! - specially I am in keto and just want to give it a try to see if it will fit in my diet - so didn't want to commit into grains and strainers etc.. Just made it and its sitting on the kitchen bench now :) Bless you. love your spontaneity and lovely personality - well done for your boy drinking his milk :) love and respect from France Miriam

[@lillybonthuys5646]

Thank you Katie. I will try it in Namibia 🇳🇦

[@dickwellin6890]

What a lovely person.

[@renaclements6634]

made this and it turned out so creamy and thick. I also make my buttermilk this way. Add 1 cup purchased buttermilk, with 2 bags of 3.25% milk. I use glass jar and brown tupperware juice jug. Leave for 24 hours. Then when it is done I whip with stick blender until large bubbles form. Then I refrigerate it. I did the same with the kefir also. So so good.

[@justagramma]

mine didn't get thick at ALL

[@LoganStyles21]

You can also strain your kefir after first 24 hour resting period and than rest it again for another 24 hours it gives it twice the amount of probiotics and vitamins and a more sour taste

[@salocin911]

Am I separating anything? Or just straining it back into the same container? thanks

[@KatarinaS.]

@@salocin911 that's what I was wondering, strain what?

[@avi2125]

My question too - I know abt double fermentation with grains...but without...?

[@janawall3306]

Strain? Could you answer?

[@janawall3306]

How much kefir did you pour into the milk?

[@rogermohnani5160]

excellent thank you

[@Sunmoonstars976]

Can you save some of what you've made and use that as your starter for the next batch, or do you have to keep buying new store bought kefir?

[@mjsd2008]

Thank you, after mixing, are you keep whole bottle in fridge or keep in room temperature?

[@FrostyBud777]

I just did this today, and watched this video after I put it into instant pot. I have had gut problems for years, probiotics harder to tolarate, but wow I love and tolerate lifeway kefir very good! Pain in stomach down in just 1-2 days. I poured some of it into organic valley ultra pasturized grassmilk.

[@717adventures5]

It's excellent for reflux! I've introduced Kefir to several people with reflux problems and they say it helps

[@og-greenmachine8623]

THANK YOU! Don’t need grains if you have kefir. Like making yogurt from yogurt💡

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

In Greek we call it Keh-fir as weel, not key-fir. Btw kefi in Greek means good mood, so kefir makes you happy. I'm doing mine with coconut milk with milk kefir grains. Delicious.

[@adomakgotla2797]

Wow ,I like it ,can I use pasteurized milk

[@padredemishijos12]

You can add sugar to the milk to increase the probiotic activity.

[@gladysma308]

750 ml milk : 47 ml kefir 1333 ml (a bag) milk : 80 ml kefir NB: warm up the milk a bit before adding in kefir and wrap the mixture with blanket to keep warm can speed up the fermentation process, but to turn it upside down in 12 hours, and in 24 hours, taste it to see if it is done, then transfer the product to fridge.

[@alibahi0]

Couple question when its ready can I stock back to fridge or on counter? If I want to use this with my milkshake so should mix this kefir milk with my shake?

[@CursedSukunaYT]

When you are happy with your Kefir, does refrigeration stop the process of culturing ? Thanks for sharing it was a very helpful ❤

[@ogongo5534]

So does this leave you with kefir grains? I always get wondered how the first kefir maker got kefir grains

[@JalaKamal]

That’s the way I have been making kefir.

[@feliciacarter1962]

Wow that was super easy. I wished I would have watched you first. I just bought kefir and kombucha starters from Amazon prior to watching your video. I’ll cancel my order and try your method.

[@TheIronHeartMama]

Hi, Felicia! Kinda late check in (I was on a social hiatus) but how did it work for you?!

[@creativerita]

Thank you so much for this. My problem was having tooooo many grains. So this is so much easier. What is the ratio? Is it one cup to one gallon of milk