Kefir Grains vs Kefir Starter - Which Is Best To Use?
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- In this video we're going to look at kefir starter vs kefir grains. So if you've been wondering whether a kefir powdered starter culture is really better for making kefir at home...or if kefir grains still reign supreme..watch till the end to find out!
If you’ve discovered the health benefits of kefir and you’re ready to get your fermentation game on, you might have run into a little problem...should you use kefir grains or a powdered kefir starter culture?
Well, don’t worry, we’ve got you. Because thankfully our team at Essential Stacks has done all the research for you, and we have come up with the 5 big things for you to consider.
We’ll see which types of kefir they work with, what they taste like, how many probiotics they deliver, as well as how easy they are to use. I’ll even show you how much they each cost, so you can work out what suits you best.
0:00 Kefir Grains vs Kefir Starter - Which Is Best To Use?
0:44 Kefir grains vs kefir starter - what’s the difference?
1:17 Round 1: Versatility - which is easier to use with various liquids?
2:30 Round 2: Taste - which makes a better tasting kefir at home?
4:08 Round 3: Probiotics - which has more beneficial bacteria?
8:40 Round 4: Cost - which is more affordable, especially over the long term?
10:20 Round 5: Ease - which is easier to make kefir with day to day? (starter culture vs grains)
11:32 Which is best? (Our verdict)
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Disclaimer:
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0:44 Kefir grains vs starter - what’s the difference?
1:17 Round 1: Versatility - which is easier to use with various liquids?
2:30 Round 2: Taste - which makes a better tasting kefir?
4:08 Round 3: Probiotics - which has more beneficial bacteria?
8:40 Round 4: Cost - which is more affordable, especially over the long term?
10:20 Round 5: Ease - which is easier to make kefir with day to day?
11:32 Which is best? (Our verdict)
Just one question how can differentiate if the kefir grains we buy are made from same starting culture that just have at max 8-9 probiotics species.
I really appreciate that y'all did all the "foot work" on this investigation!!
Thanks Amanda!
I've been making kefir for a few months now. I started with grains ( milk) and havent looked back.
The flavour was an issue at first but I blend some mango in to flavour it.
My grains have increased to amounts where I need to give them away, freeze or feed to my dog. She loves them.
I'd love to find out the amount of calories and nutrients in a glass of milk kefir.
Thank you for this! It was very informative. I'm new to probiotics and making kefir. I was about to hit SEND on my order for the powdered packets, and so glad I watched this first because now I think I want the grains. There's one question for me still: I'm not clear what the health benefits are (or are not) based on the number of CFUs and strains. (You mentioned you like 8 minimum) but what does that equate to for our health. 300 billion vs 5 billion CFUs? Is there a law of diminishing returns...is 5 billion enough? What is the health benefit of the low billions vs the high billions? A billion is such a high number it's hard to translate. Thank you so much if you can clarify!
Wow!! So very helpful. Thank you so much.
THANK YOU!! You gave me eeeeeverything I needed to quickly know and you did an amazing job laying it all out! I was so confused which I needed to delete out of my cart. And BINGO I have my answer!!
Good old fashioned KEFIR GRAINS!
Nice job. Thanks so much.
Thank you I love your investigation and the result as well 😊
Thank you for the information.
You are doing a great job keep going ⚡
Start out with powder; then, start using grains. However, the clear winner is indeed grains, not powder.
Superb information
GREAT video...thank you. I just got back from the store (looking for milk kefir grains). I was SO close to buying a powdered starter. I'm glad I didn't after watching this video.
This is an excellent and thorough video. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
What can you recommend if you live in a country that you cannot have access to the grains , how can you make it ? Or will you be left with using the powder ? , considering the grains cannot be transported unless in a container with liquid milk.
Am grateful
Just get grains imo. If you need a break, fill up a medium to large jar with milk and put in the fridge. I forgot about them for close to a year and they were still alive and produced fine after giving them more milk.
Thanks!
very helpful and so pretty
Can we store milk kefir in 10 cups of milk and leave it on the counter for longer? (Set it and forget it.) Can we feed milk kefir with coconut milk and prebiotics and sugar indefinitely? Does using plant based milk such as coconut milk have the same benefits as milk kefir using regular milk?
Yes you can use coconut milk with kefir grains. Sit the grains in a glass container full of milk with lid and it should be done within 24hrs if you make sure it’s in a warm area. I turn my microwave on with a wet rag and let it get hot and steamy… then sit the glass in the warm microwave. Leave the hot steamy rag in there too. Try not to use the microwave for a full day and don’t open the door.
If that’s not possible, turn oven on for a little bit then turn off and let it cook down. Then sit your kefir milk in there once it’s just barely warm. This will insure your grains WAKE UP and create kefir in under 24hrs. Depending on where you get your grains. I’ve run into those who couldn’t get the grains to cultivate in 24hrs. This is likely due to ultra pasteurized milk. It kefirs very fast with raw milk. But ultra pasteurized milk may take a little longer but it will work if you sit it in a warm area. Set it and forget it. Strain and then fill back up with milk and sit in frig till you’re ready to do it again. Good luck.
And YES the grains will bring over a hundred stubborn strong strains to your coconut milk.
This video is awesome, very informative and totally hilarious with the Jordan and Rodman comparisons. Lol! Thanks.
Thank you for the helpful & informative video.
You are welcome!
How about No keifer grains and just pour 1cp store bought keifer in pasteurized milk is the quality the same?
This is a kefir grain chicken-and-egg question, a company advertised that their dry-packet kefir starter will turn into kefir grains, but it didn't. How did sellers create the kefir "grains" then? I am sure it's easily producible as kefir has existed for 100s of years. Why couldn't modern people produce kefir "grains"? Chick-n-Egg question.
I had better luck with the grains over the starter. I did both.
I’m so confused. I thought that the kefir starter turns into kefir grains, that’s why I bought them ……… ?! A kefir company did a video showing that if you ferment for a week, it turns into grains and I don’t see any grains ……….
That was lie
Same question. I think from Mary's Nest to ask around friends or neighbors; they are robust and grow quickly, like kombucha SCOBY. I suspect you'd have better luck with unpasteurized and non homogenous milk (basically raw milk); but I don't get raw milk around me. So I may have to order online. The price has gone up 2X.
Where can l buy quality kefir grains?
Where should you buy kefir grains??
Can't find ONE video saying what different "grains" or not grains to use to activate yourself.
I'd rather go buy whatever these kefir grains are myself, like can you use oats, shredded coconut, seeds, or actually grains, like what base grain can you use to begin this process yourself.
I'll be amazed if someone answered me
I want to bring Keifer grains to Costa Rica but how do I keep them cool enough during transport?
Hi, I am your subscriber and would like to ask a question.
Will Kefir Grains survive going through the x-rays at the airport?
I brought the freeze dried kefir grains from Walmart online independent vendor to make milk kefir. It was a one week process according to the instructions to have the kefir grow. I have being using it since 3 months have kefir daily.
I have noticed using the 2% milk the drink is not as thick than whole milk. I still prefer 2% as I’m going healthy.
Milk that had not been messed with by pig corpses stockholders is best.
Kefir live on sugar so they would welcome low fat milk. Glad you have taken the path of health.
Hi ,great videos! I love keffir, one question, can I make kefir form keffir brought at the store? Have seen some videos on this, how would it compare to the other types of keffir? Would it have the same amount of bacteria? Thank you!
I do that and it tastes the same so it should be the same
This is a helpful video. Thanks so much. Nonetheless, although the bacterial counts and "contents"? were touted for the kefir grains, I didn't hear the names of the species/strains of the cultures in them. Being somewhat experienced with yogurt cultures, finding the names and stains - for the most part - is not difficult: so lwhat's with the kefir? Also, finding that our narrator's investigative team only got proper responses from one of eight producers of the starter culture type, suggests that - for some inexplicable reason - the producers of these products, whether kefir grains OR kefir freeze dried starters, have a strange sense of doing business. And them (the companies) saying that info is unavailable for "proprietary reasons", is hogwash. This video was made a year ago, perhaps some kefir companies have woken up by now? If so, please let us know! Meanwhile, keep up the good work. P.S. I did find one company which gave the culture names for their starter product. Unfortunately, when queried about the "leuconostoc mesenteroides" in it, I was referred to the internet where I found that this particular bacteria 'may have pathogenic properties' or words to that effect. That doesn't sound too good!
I would like to order the Kefir grains, where can I buy them?
what is method of using starter 5 times?
what packets have 8 to 10 strains in dried??
Can you name the company that was willing to help yu with your questions while the others were not?
That is where I want to spend my money
PS The link is not below as you said(At least I cant see it) for ultimate guide to kefir??
Cheers
I dont feel the same health benefits when drinking my homemade kefir made from kefir grains, vs just buying a bottle of kefir from the shop. Why is that? Are the probiotics all dead when you buy it at the shop?
Why not use a multi bacterial strain Probiotic rather than the Kefir starter powders? you can find probiotics with15 20 bacterial strains. These work very well. I use one capsule per litre/quart. Thanks.
Where can I get Reuteri kefir grains?
I came to get info on Kefir. I didn't expect to enjoy the video due to GREAT production and a HILARIOUS presenter. In the end, the information EXCEEDED my expectations and I feel like I can trust the info. Thank You.
Can someone explain to me how they survive stomach acid and end up in the gut?
Hello!
Is Kefir made by sheep milk better than kefir made by goat milk?
Thank you for your nice videos :)
Yes
Are they both better than buffalo milk
Ok, I bought the powdered kefir under the false assumption that I would get my kefir grains from the first batch I made. I guess that’s why I never found any grains in my first batch.
Do you know a good company that sell kefir grains?
Have you found any?
I got 10 gram from ebay, and after 9months with a month in freezer , i have 400G grains, i need to give some away or sell . it costs money to feed them and multiply, so i freeze again and just use small amount for a longer ferment.
If you make it from the powdered starter will it produce actual grains as it ferments?
No the powdered starter does not produce grains.
can you make kefir grains with kefir starter ? can you obtain them from fermentation ?
No the starter powder will not produce grains.
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where to buy the kafir grains? from Japan
But how can you remake another kefir from those sachets again and again ? Can you explain on this matter please ? Otherwise if not it will be not worth it . I just bought a box of 5 sachets in it and it says you can make 40 liters out of them but instructions are italian and nothing to explain how to . Just only pour a sachet with 1 liter of milk and that’s it .
Hi .u use 1 sachet make use, until 1 cup left then top up add 1 fresh litre of milk let set again. You've made another full batch. Can do this 4 or 5 times with t the one sachet.
Grains can be used & grown continuously. Sachet limited reuse. So grains are the cheaper option in the long run.
if you double ferment your "grain fed" kefir, it is sweeter...
Keffer grains.
hey, somebody who actually knows how to pronounce the name Kefir
And Mariah and Ed Sheeran. Omg too funny.
Then....why is the starter called kefir ??? (It is a fraud.!)