How to Activate Your Freeze Dried Sourdough Starter

IMPORTANT NOTICE:. These instructions are for our freeze-dried sourdough starters. If you have one of our live/wet sourdough starters please follow our live sourdough instructions. If the sourdough can not be activated on arrival, store it in the fridge until the suggested use by date. What kind of flour can you feed your Freeze Dried […]

Kombucha Recipes

Before you can add with flavours to your kombucha, you have to make the initial batch of plain fermented kombucha. It’s an easy process and full instructions can be found here. All recipes below are for approx. 1 L of brewed kombucha. Lemon Ginger Kombucha Make kombucha and remove the scoby. Then bottle the kombucha […]

Milk Kefir Recipes

Milk Kefir – Let’s do flavours!! Unlike store bought options that lack in real flavour and are usually packed full of sugar, thickeners plus other ingredients, these homemade versions will give you full control over what you add. We like to add flavours right away after the first fermentation, by blending in fruit or vegetables […]

Water Kefir Recipes

Let’s get fizzy with it! Your guide to Water kefir Flavour After your first fermentation (when you have water kefir finished and ready to consume) it’s now time to add flavour and culture again, this is called a second fermentation (and usually produces more fizz and more flavour). All recipes below are for approx. 1 […]

Payment Confirmation

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COVID-19 Service Information

The COVID-19 global crisis is affecting us all. At Kefir Grains we pride ourselves on providing certainty for our customers, colleagues and the wider community. With the current uncertainty in Ireland, we wanted to take a moment to explain our situation and give some helpful advice for looking after your starter cultures during this time. […]

Jun Tea FAQ’s

Have questions about Jun Tea? Find answers to some of the most asked questions about this culture product: How to make Jun Tea? Making jun tea is not difficult and in simple terms – Add the jun tea culture to a glass jar containing green tea and raw honey, then allow sit for 3-6 days. […]

How to Make Jun Tea

Please note that it is always best to start the fermentation process as soon as you receive your scoby but if you’re not planning to start your jun right away, go ahead an store it in the refrigerator until you’re ready. It can be stored in the original packaging for a few days OR remove […]

How to Make Bulgarian Yogurt

Please note that our bulgarian yogurt starter culture is as a thermophilic yogurt, which in simple terms means it must be cultured using a yogurt maker. It is a true heirloom starter culture that can be used indefinitely and is very easy to use. Yogurt starter cultures are freeze dried and can be stored at […]

How to Make A-Fil Yogurt

Please note that our A-fil yogurt starter culture is as a mesophilic yogurt, which in simple terms means it must be cultured at room temperature and does not require any special equipment. It is a true heirloom starter culture that can be used indefinitely and is very easy to use. Yogurt starter cultures are freeze […]