Guide to Fermentation Time
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Milk Kefir Making: A Guide to Fermentation Time

June 2, 2023

If you’re considering dabbling in fermentation, one of the healthiest and most flavorful options is milk kefir. Milk kefir is a delicious, tart drink known for its probiotic benefits – which can aid digestion, strengthen [ … ]

Difference between kefir and yogurt
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The top five beneficial effects of Kefir

April 25, 2023

1. Improves Gut Health Kefir contains a variety of probiotics that can help improve gut health. These probiotics can help promote the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut and may help alleviate symptoms of [ … ]

Common myths about milk kefir
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How is milk Kefir different from yogurt?

March 23, 2023

‘Kefir or yogurt?’ is a common question amongst health-conscious individuals. With the world of health and wellness changing daily, the debate about which is better for you rages on. Both of these fermented dairy products [ … ]

Can Kefir lower cholesterol
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Can Kefir help with high cholesterol?

January 14, 2023

What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that is found in the bloodstream and in all of the body’s cells. It is an essential component of cell membranes and is used to make [ … ]

Is Kefir keto friendly?
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Is milk Kefir keto friendly?

January 6, 2023

The Keto diet is amongst the most trendy nutritional regimes recently. Let’s remind that Keto is a high-fat, and low-carbohydrate diet that puts your body into a metabolic state called ketosis. So, could milk Kefir [ … ]

Continuous vs batch fermentation
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Continuous fermentation of Kefir

September 19, 2022

Can we just constantly keep on adding fresh milk to the Kefir brew while sieving out only the ready Kefir liquid? Yes, we can, and this is precisely what’s called “continuous fermentation”. The two methods [ … ]

How long should milk Kefir ferment?
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How long should milk Kefir ferment?

August 30, 2022

How long should I let my milk Kefir ferment until it’s ready? This is one of the questions I read quite often in most Kefir dedicated Facebook groups or forums. The answer that is usually [ … ]

Are probiotics destroyed by gastric acid?
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Are probiotics destroyed by gastric acid?

August 25, 2022

You may have heard that the extremely acidic environment in our stomachs is deadly for any living creature, including the living bacteria of the probiotics we ingest. Indeed, the acids found in our stomachs are [ … ]

How to make a thicker and smoother Kefir?
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How to make a thicker and smoother Kefir?

May 22, 2022

There are numerous pieces of advice on how to make a thicker and creamier Kefir. Most of them really work and do not require additional resources to obtain a really better Kefir brew. However, in [ … ]

Is Water Kefir really Kefir?
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Is “Water Kefir” really Kefir?

May 18, 2022

The term “Water Kefir” has recently gained popularity, and any Google search on this term returns hundreds of meaningful results. However, both scientifically and historically, Water Kefir is not related in any way to the [ … ]

Why my Kefir doesn't get thick?
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Why isn’t my Kefir getting thick?

January 12, 2022

Our readers often complain that their Kefir isn’t getting as thick as they expect. How thick should be a decently fermented Kefir, they ask? Why is my Kefir still watery after 12 hours or more [ … ]

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