In the first video we talked about the
incredible benefits of Kefir and why
should make it yourself
as opposed to getting a commercially as
well as how to rehydrate grains when
they first come in
this video will talk about the simple
process of
making kefir every day as well as how to do a second ferment
as you need is some glass mason jars and a
plastic strainer
and the highest quality milk you can get
preferably organic, grass fed and raw
when you can get it. Now this kefir has been sitting for about 24 hours
so I'm going to strain on this one
the reason you don't want to use metals
because
it will interact and damage the grains
The grains are often at the bottom of the
jar.
these grains are very small because they are relatively new but they grow over time
then take the grains and put them back in the glass jar or different chart
then put the milk in. The ratio is a cup and
a half
to a quart of milk to a teaspoon of grains. I usually just put a cup and a half so I
don't have too much
Put a lid on loosely so the carbon
dioxide
can get out. Then you let it sit for 18 - 24 hours.
you wanna keep this in a cabinet at about 70 - 78 degrees F, is where they
thrive best now in the winter it's going
to take longer for it to ferment and in
summer it will obviously go quicker
so to ferment it is anywhere between 18 and 24 hours. If you're on the G.A.P.S. protocol
I would leave it for the full 24 hours until
it's a jello-like substance
because that's making sure you're
getting all the lactose or the milk sugar
out of there.
but so you know milk can't go sour with
these grains
or the the bacteria in it, so you don't have
to worry about that
but if it goes for too long and it turns
into curds and whey, like you see here
which is the second ferment, that I am going to show you in a minute,
if you have left the grains in there at
that point its
a little bit of a problem because you're
starving the grain because there is no more sugar in
there
it's also difficult to strain them, so you
don't wanna let you go
for a whole lot more within 24 hours
because it will turn into curds and whey
and once you taking the grains out
then you can refrigerate it and serve it chilled. But for some people
it's a little bit tart. So you might want to
either add honey or
black strap molasses. You could also put a hazelnut half and half or any
kind of fruit. If you going to go away and you want to know what to do with your grains, just
put the New milk in there with the
kefir grains, and put that in the refrigerator. And don't
wait 24 hours before you put it in the
refrigerator because then
your going to begin to starve your grains. You don't want to do that too often either but if you're going away
it's fine.
Two things you can do after you remove the grains with regard to the kefir
thats called a second fermentation. First
is you could put fruit in it and let
that sit for 24 hours and put the jar on
tight
any type of fruit will be fine
blueberries, kiwi,
crushed up banana, oranges, anything like
that. After you taken out the kefir grains is
when you can start the second ferment.
So, in additional leaving this for
24 hours or putting fruit in it first
you can also put orange peels or even
tea's.
For example I'll put organic lavender
in here
with infuser and that will enhance the
taste
and just let that sit for 24 hours then
either refrigerate or freeze and eat it like ice cream
Second option is to just close it tight
and let sit for another 24 hours and
what happens is it turns to kurds and whey
at that point
now the whey is the most bioavailable protein you can get and it's super healthy for you.
you can even put this is a strainer with a coffee filter
to really separate the whey from there. Either of these two second ferments will
increase the vitamins, minerals,
and triple the folic acid that's in there which is
really healthy for you
the other incredible benefits of whey,
such as it's really good for immunity
it's great for your gut bacteria. It has a lot of vitamins and
the four most important minerals, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus.
all in ionic form and it's a complete
protein, meaning it has
all 9 essential amino acids. It helps
repair muscle tissues
after work outs and studies have shown it can enhance physcal performance
and remove toxic substances. Whey also makes a great source of
electrolytes and it's very hydrating,
along with so many other benefits
so I really like the whey and usually go
for that option. It's the same way that
in whey protein powders. But the difference with this is that you get to decide on what type of milk
you're going to use. Preferably organic
and grass fed as opposed to whatever they're using. It also doesn't have any sweeteners in it
like sugar or worse
aspertain or other artificial
sweeteners. Which is one of the reasons
it causes so many people
problems with their digestion. I like
kefir for so many reasons
such as the vitamins and minerals that
we talked about in the first video
but also because it has more probiotics
in a cup of kiefer then most
probiotic supplements do in their entire
bottle
and most people have a 90%
bad bacteria
versus 10 percent good bacteria ratio and taking things like kefir allows
that to switch.
so I hope this works well for you and
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Good Luck!
