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Yes, I make it all the time. I add Garden of Life Super Seed and vanilla whey protein when I drink it. It's very good for the gut and homemade has a lot more beneficial strains than store bought.
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Be prepared to have to throw the first batch away. Be sure you make it the day you get them, then if the batch tastes bad, just throw it out. For some reason, that happens sometimes.
Have fun with it!
My kids add frozen fruit so it's like a smoothie.
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Yum. That sounds good. I have fresh blueberries. Yum.
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The powdered starter makes Kefir that tastes like the cultured buttermilk that I buy at the store.
Is the flavor different when you make it with the grains? Or the texture? From what I understand, it has the same good bacterias.
One packet of starter is supposed to make one quart of Kefir, but I used one half packet and had excellent results. I warm up the milk in the microwave first, to the suggested 77 degrees. I use a quart jar, cover it loosely, and put it in the cupboard to sit for 24 hours.
I also tried starting a new quart of Kefir with one cup of the batch I had just made, adding three cups of milk. This worked well, but the flavor wasn't quite the same.
The reviews for the powdered starter at iHerb and at Amazon have lots of good tips, for anyone who is interested in trying this.
I have noticed an improvement in digestion. Carol
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Kefir grains has many, many more strains of bacteria than kefir powder. Even the kefir you buy in the store has fewer strains than kefir grains. The stuff in the store has 10 strains, so the powder may be similar to that.
The flavor and texture is different. It is much more sour and is thicker, depending on how long it ferments.
The powder is good, don't get me wrong ..... but you do get more strains in the grains and you don't have to buy more as they keep multiplying. However, it IS a lot more work, so it also depends on what you're up to.
When my daughter was in college, she'd use the powder because the grains were too much work.
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