Yup, finally the Kefir starter I bought from ebay has arrived. It took all but 8 days of waiting and here it is! And the best thing about buying from ebay, some of the items are free shipping! Yes, even worldwide as well. So all I have to do is pay for the item itself. You might find the price of the items sold on ebay stores a little more expensive but with free shipping, it is worth it. I believe that the shipping price is about US$5 to ship from the US to Singapore. But with free shipping, we do not have to pay for shipping. So overall it is actually cheaper.

Okay, I shall start with the pictures of the Yogourmet Freeze-dried Kefir Starter that just arrived in the mail.

Ahhh….for the best home made kefir! From what I read, you can’t make real kefir from this starter as it is not the real kefir grains. But I would expect some very delicious kefir milk to come out of this and of course, quite a number of health benefits from this fake kefir.  Oh, 1 envelope can produce 1 litre of kefir which can be used up to 7 times before it lose it’s potency. That alone tells you that this is NOT the real kefir grains. Kefir grains can be used continuously to make keifr if properly handled and stored.

Hmmm….it is made up of lactic bacteria and yeast plus some skim milk powder! Come on, call it lactic cultures as bacteria will scare the jeppies of everyone. And looking at the instructions, it seems simply enough. Much like yogurt except that you ferment at room temperature. What you need is milk which has been heated up and then allowed to cool and then add the kefir starter to the milk when it has been cooled down to room temperature.  Then ferment at room temperature for 24hours and you get kefir! Hopefully.

Yup, the packaging is that not exciting. In fact, it is just plain dull but hey, we are more interested in the milk kefir it will produce right? lol. From the above, you can see the culture kefir packs. You get 2 envelopes which allows you to make two batches of 1 litre kefir. Do not waste. You can reuse the kefir up to 7 times before you start to lose the kefir taste, so start with one envelope and reuse the kefir for 7 times before using the next envelope. If you store it in fridge, it should last up to 2 years or more.

Well, I think tomorrow I will be making some kefir. I will also be buying some stuff needed to make the Wheat beer. Wish me luck guys!