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Cultures for Health Water Kefir Grains | DIY Fermented Probiotic Drink Powder for Stronger Gut Health | Heirloom Starter Makes Limitless Supply | Non-GMO Dairy Free Vegan Sparkling Water with Enzymes
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Brand | Cultures For Health |
Flavor | Coconut |
Item Weight | 0.2 Ounces |
Item Form | Powder |
Unit Count | 19 Ounce |
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A culture for every meal
Whether you're a DIY-er looking for a new hobby, a burgeoning chef, or just want a healthier gut, we have just what you need!
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Delicious and nutritious
We believe everyone's life can be improved by adding more homemade probiotics from cultured and fermented foods to their diet.
From sourdough to kombucha to yogurt and beyond, Cultures For Health is here to help you start your rewarding journey into a natural, gut-healthy lifestyle.
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How did we get our start?
Cultures for Health was founded upon the pursuit of sustainable living and a deeper understanding of traditionally prepared, extremely nourishing foods.
Who are we?
Today, the Cultures for Health team includes bakers, brewers, cheesemakers, and more—a group passionate about the benefits of culturing and fermentation.
Why do we love what we do?
We love homemade cultured and fermented foods and beverages for their healthy goodness, delicious taste, and rewarding DIY experience. There’s nothing quite like fresh-baked sourdough or bubbly kombucha made entirely from scratch.
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Product Description
The "key-fir" unlocking stronger gut health
Fun fact: The word kefir comes from the Turkish word keyif, meaning "feeling good."
For hundreds of years, this fermented probiotic beverage was a well-kept secret from the rest of the world. Today, we are privileged to have this drink whenever we like, and enjoy all the benefits that come with it.
(Don't worry, they're gluten-free)
What are kefir grains, exactly?
These gelatinous blobs are a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast—AKA, a SCOBY. They're called "grains" due to their appearance, not content.
While milk kefir originated in the Caucasus mountains, water kefir started in Mexico. These grains, or tibicos, form on the pads of the Opuntia cactus.
How long will it take to rehydrate my kefir grains?
Rehydrating kefir grains can take between 3 and 7 days. During this time a layer of froth or foam may form on the surface. This is normal and caused by an overgrowth of yeast. You'll know they're done when they appear plump and translucent.
How much kefir can I get from this starter?
As much as you want! This is an heirloom starter, so you can reuse the grains over and over to make endless batches of water kefir. You'll start with about a quart per day, but as your grains multiply, we recommend 1–2 tsp grains per quart of liquid.
How do I know when the kefir is done culturing and ready to drink?
Your water kefir will be cloudy, and should begin bubbling when moved. It will also have a sour taste, signaling the grains have processed the sugar. Simply strain the grains and move them to a new jar of sugar water! Note: Do not rinse grains.
I need to pause making water kefir, but don't want to kill my grains. Can I take a break?
Yes! As long as your grains have been actively culturing for 3–4 weeks. For shorter breaks, store grains in 1 qt sugar water (as if culturing) in fridge up to 3 weeks. For longer breaks, dry them and store in airtight bag in fridge up to 6 months.
Can I make other types of kefir with these grains?
You can't make milk kefir, but you can make kefir with juice or coconut water; for best results, keep a separate set of grains for each substance you're culturing. You can also add flavor to finished water kefir (with or without a 2nd fermentation).
How do I flavor water kefir?
Simply Add Flavoring
You can add just about anything you like to your water kefir to kick it up a notch, such as herbs and spices.
One of our favorite quick ways to flavor kefir is to add fruit juice. For most juices, add ½ cup juice for every quart of kefir; for more concentrated juices like lemon, only use ¼–⅓ cup.
A Second Fermentation
You can easily infuse your finished water kefir with fruit for an extra burst of flavor and fizziness.
After you've strained your grains, simply pour kefir into bottle, leaving 1" of headspace. Add any fruit and let ferment 24 hours for fresh fruit or 2–3 days for dried fruit.
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Gather ingredients
1 cup honey | 1 cup water | 3 tbsp vanilla extract | 4 cups water kefir | 2–4 tbsp heavy cream
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Heat honey & water
Gently heat honey and water in small pot, stirring till honey totally dissolved. Remove from heat.
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Add vanilla & cool
Once cooled, combine mixture with water kefir, and fill flip-top or similar bottles with concoction.
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Cap bottles tightly
Ferment for 24–48 hours or until bubbly. (Tends to taste a bit yeasty if fermented for 72 hours.)
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Pour & enjoy
Pour cream into bottom of a tall glass. Fill glass with bubbly kefir brew. Enjoy!
Water kefir is easy to flavor and consume as a healthy sub for soda pop—starting with cream soda!
Check out more of our starters for kefir and other fermented probiotic drinks:
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Endless Fresh Water Kefir Grains
If you don't want to wait for your kefir grains to rehydrate, these live grains are the perfect choice!
For best results, open and feed within 24 hours of receipt.
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Powdered Kefir Starter
This versatile culture comes in the form of powder and allows you to make any type of kefir you like, from milk to water to juice and more!
Includes 4 packets of multi-use starter.
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Milk Kefir Grains
You can make your own traditional milk kefir at home with these dehydrated heirloom grains.
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Water Kefir Starter Kit
Everything you need to make your own water kefir!
Includes our Water Kefir Grains, 1 butter muslin, 1 stick-on thermometer strip, 1 mesh strainer, 1 package of cane sugar, and instructions.
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Kombucha Starter SCOBY
Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage and a great source of probiotics.
Includes one dehydrated heirloom SCOBY (symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast).
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Package Dimensions : 6.89 x 5.12 x 0.67 inches; 0.2 ounces
- UPC : 814598020025 786173931197
- Manufacturer : Cultures for Health
- ASIN : B002ZIDELM
- Best Sellers Rank: #11,798 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
- #120 in Baking Mixes
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Customers like the ease of use of the dairy based drink. They mention that the instructions are easy to follow and straightforward. They also appreciate the health benefits. However, some customers feel the value of the product is disappointing. Opinions are mixed on quality, performance, taste, and ability to grow.
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Customers find the instructions for making water kefir very simple and straightforward. They also say the grains are easy to start and maintain. Customers also say that the instructions provided online are excellent. They say it's an easy start to making a healthy drink that adds more probiotics to your diet.
"...And sometime a little molasses.They're very easy to get going...." Read more
"...The instructions were easy to follow and I had my first jar of water kefir after 4 days. It's very easy to rehydrate...." Read more
"...These grains are an easy start to making a healthy drink that will add more probiotics to your diet! Highly recommended!!" Read more
"...Very simple to maintain. It just takes persistent care and some informed guidance. Which this company has in spades! They have youtube videos galore...." Read more
Customers are happy with the health benefits of the dairy based drink. They say it's a great way to get good probiotics into their diet without pills. They also say it boosts their immune system and digestive system. Customers also say that it'll improve their digestive tract. They appreciate the natural source of probiotic through water kefir.
"...This is such a healthy, tasty, refreshing drink; full of natural probiotics!..." Read more
"...make our own sauerkraut (really easy) and it always has a stronger pro-biotic balance than even the good organic canned brands...." Read more
"...So far my belly has been feeling fine and my daily bowel movements are much more normal...." Read more
"...My theory is that my body is absorbing nutrients more efficiently due to the kefir water. Stay tuned, I plan to try milk kefir and kombucha tea!" Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the water kefir grains. Some mention that they are beautiful, plump, and vigorous. Others say that they did not grow, failed to ferment, and were just a big lump of sludge.
"...First off, the grains were the size of pop rocks, not the size shown in the pictures...." Read more
"...My favorite ferment is raspberries.They seem to ferment and taste the best out of all the fruit I've tried. Pears don't seem to ferment well...." Read more
"...Therefore stay away from this product what they sell you is bunch of dead stuff, what a waste of my energy and money." Read more
"Nice, plump kefir grains. This is the first time I've tried dehydrated grains...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the dairy based drink. Some mention that it's excellent from the outset and very easy to work with, while others say that it didn't deliver the expected results.
"...The kefir tastes slightly different, but equally good...." Read more
"...done 4 brews of this with exactly 0 bubbles formed, 0 activity except for unwanted activity...." Read more
"I have purchased these cultures twice. The first time they worked amazingly and created great Kiefer water...." Read more
"...several days I realized all the grains became a mud they did not revive at all...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the taste of the dairy based drink. Some mention it's healthy, tasty, and refreshing, while others say it just tastes like sugar water with a very slight funk.
"...My favorite ferment is raspberries.They seem to ferment and taste the best out of all the fruit I've tried. Pears don't seem to ferment well...." Read more
"...I began my first actual crew, water was cloudy and smelled interesting so I put it in bottles for 2nd ferment with juice, this resulted in nothing..." Read more
"...This is such a healthy, tasty, refreshing drink; full of natural probiotics!..." Read more
"...date... and man, the stuff went nuts - 2" of bubbles on top and REALLY tasty...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ability of the water kefir grains to grow. Some mention that they produced excellent water Kefir, while others say that it never grew or multiplied at all.
"...The first time they worked amazingly and created great Kiefer water...." Read more
"...This culture does not produce water kefir nearly the quality of the other culture I bought for less money...." Read more
"...I bought this anyway. I am very happy. My water kefir has come out great. I followed the instructions and ran into no issues...." Read more
"...Our kefir never grew or multiplied at all. Eventually it molded...." Read more
Customers find the value of the dairy based drink to be disappointing. They mention that it's a waste of money, time, and effort. They also mention that the tapioca beads are soggy and lifeless, and they're not getting any effervescence. Customers also say that there is no satisfaction guarantee and that the price is not a good deal.
"...I can send you these duds back, they ate absolute trash. I've wasted so much sugar and juice trying to get these to grow with absolutely no luck." Read more
"...product what they sell you is bunch of dead stuff, what a waste of my energy and money." Read more
"...time to write an Amazon review before BUT this was such an expensive WASTE of money, sugar, fruit, and time PLUS no REFUNDS...." Read more
"...Is it possible to get a refund or a replacement...? This was expensive, and I paid extra thinking it was high quality. Now I am very disappointed." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the hydration of the water kefir grains. They mention that the grains are dehydrated and do not rehydrate well. Some customers also say that the rehydrated grains are slowly disintegrating. Overall, customers are disappointed with the quality and quantity of the grains.
"...The grains as received are dehydrated and usually appear very dark brown...." Read more
"...It's probably during to the fact that they come dehydrated I guess." Read more
"...It's very easy to rehydrate. Put 1/4 cup good quality sugar in a quart jar with warm purified water...." Read more
"...They're young grains that are then dehydrated which is very hard on grains...." Read more
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They seem to really like raisins and sometimes apricots. But I don't feed them too often, they do just fine on sugar water alone. If I want them
to multiple more and faster, then I feed them. And sometime a little molasses.
They're very easy to get going. I just threw out the very first ferment and after that I began to drink it daily. My favorite ferment is raspberries.
They seem to ferment and taste the best out of all the fruit I've tried. Pears don't seem to ferment well. They turn your buds too yeasty.
But Cuties (oranges), pineapple, apple, grapes, and mixed berries all come out fantastic. If I forget to, or don't have time to add fruit I just store the plain kefir in the fridge and squeeze lemon and add just a little maple syrup for a really satisfying lemonade.
First off, the grains were the size of pop rocks, not the size shown in the pictures. It's like they scraped the bottom of the barrel for my "grains". Next I rehydrated them as the instructions say, thought everything was good to go. I gave them 2 days even though they were translucent after 24 hours. I began my first actual crew, water was cloudy and smelled interesting so I put it in bottles for 2nd ferment with juice, this resulted in nothing at all for 3 days so I dumped it and began again. I have now done 4 brews of this with exactly 0 bubbles formed, 0 activity except for unwanted activity. There is a film on top of my 4th attempt now (2nd ferment) that looks like an oil slick. Some of my grains are floating in the large jar where I'm doing my first brew, there are yeast strands hanging, and it had only been 30 hours. Something is wrong with these grains. For $20 I would not spend your money. My sister ordered from Amazon from a different company, half the price, at the same time i ordered and she has had many successful batches. It is just this brand that is awful. I 100% would appreciate a refund. I can send you these duds back, they ate absolute trash. I've wasted so much sugar and juice trying to get these to grow with absolutely no luck.
**UPDATE: company reached out to me and offered a full refund. While I am still disappointed I couldn’t get a nice kefir going, I do give the company credit for providing excellent customer service and standing by their product. Maybe in the future I will give it another try with them.
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The only thing worse than this racket of getting people to pay for lifeless bacteria, is their pathetic excuse for "customer service" (Abigail) who has little knowledge of the product and will go 5 days without answering emails, when time is of the essence.
Highly DO NOT recommend this product, or company!!
Reviewed in Canada on January 8, 2024
The only thing worse than this racket of getting people to pay for lifeless bacteria, is their pathetic excuse for "customer service" (Abigail) who has little knowledge of the product and will go 5 days without answering emails, when time is of the essence.
Highly DO NOT recommend this product, or company!!
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