How to make milk kefir

Looking for a delicious and healthy drink? Make milk kefir! This versatile probiotic powerhouse is easy to make and bursting with flavour.

📝 Ingredients

• 50 g kefir grains (you can use up to 100g)
• 1 lt milk (we get best results from full fat milk)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Add kefir grains to the milk, in a large bowl. Cover loosely and leave on a kitchen countertop.
2. 2Stir the mixture and leave. Stir every 4-6 hours. If you stir it more frequently, then it will ferment faster. Useful if you want it ready in a hurry!
3. 3After about 24 hours (or longer, if weather is cool. say under 20C), when the kefir has thickened, it's ready. Sieve out grains from fermented kefir. Push the kefir through the sieve with a spatula. Scrape kefir from the outside of the sieve - don't let any go to waste!
4. 4Transfer the kefir to a jug for storage in the fridge, or use immediately. Leave about 2.5cm/1" at the top of the jug for the kefir to expand.
5. 5Drink or use kefir right away, or it will keep in the fridge for up to a week. Or add flavourings for a secondary fermentation.
6. 6Add grains to fresh milk to start the next batch of kefir, or store just covered in milk in the fridge.