Cultures for Health Kefir Starter Culture | 4 Packets Freeze Dried Starter Powder | Make Kefir with Milk, Water, or Juice | Re-Culture Kefir Probiotic Drinks 2-7x Each | Cultures in Less Than a Day

These kefir grains are excellent, active, and well cared for. I put a pouch in 2 liters of whole milk, and it began fermenting right away and produced a rich, creamy kefir with a pleasantly tangy flavor. The powdered grains multiply steadily, a sign of vitality and quality. So far easy to maintain, resilient, a reliable, long‑term culture.

My first attempt did not work. The seller contacted me with some suggestions. The second attempt worked perfectly! The key for me was allowing more time, 28 hours in my case as it is winter and a horrible cold snap. So take your home temp into consideration. 5 Star for the seller reaching out and for the product.

This kefir starter is absolutely useless. I tried making kefir twice, and both times I followed the directions exactly as written. Same result every time: the milk never turned into kefir. No thickening, no tang, nothing—just spoiled milk. I didn’t change the milk, the temperature, or the timing. If a product can’t work when the instructions are followed precisely, then the product is the problem. To make matters worse, once you realize it doesn’t work, you’re stuck with it. Their no-return policy means I’m now left with unused packets I can’t return after already wasting milk and time trying to make this work. If you’re new to kefir or expect a starter culture to actually culture, avoid this product. There are much better options out there that actually do what they claim.

I have made yogurt for years, but never thought much about kefir, the stuff i had tasted terrible and was too sweet. I decided to retry kefir, , and make it fresh like yogurt. I wanted to start with culture before getting into grains. I only use one quart of yogurt every 2-3 weeks. shipping was prime fast. I had 1 quart of fresh goat milk, and 1/2 gallon of local cow milk, single grass fed herd, pasteurized. I made a small quart of goat yogurt, and a mixed quart of kefir. I warmed the milk in the quart jar, quart jar in pot with warm water for 30 mins ( warming it a bit helps the starter). I pitched both cultures at the same time, 6 pm. since I keep a very cool house, I snuggled the kefir next to the yogurt maker, and wrapped a dish towel around it. Perfect results on both at 6 am.( 12 hours later) Kefir tastes really good, better than the grocery store stuff. I am using a old yogurt trick, I put kefir in a ice cube tray, froze it and will use it to set the next batches. Just get the milk to room temp, then add the frozen cube, stir an hour later. I bet it will work just like yogurt starter. I tried kefri grains, from a friend, what a smelly stinky mess. I love this culture, gives me what I need with no fuss. My last batch was from a frozen cube, and I got a nice quart of kefir for baking. so the frozen cube trick works.

I recently purchased the Cultures for Health Kefir Starter Culture, and while the product itself delivered good results, I couldn't help but feel that it was a little pricey for what it offered. The package contained a small amount of kefir starter culture, and considering the cost, I expected a more generous quantity. Another aspect that left me somewhat disappointed was the instructions provided. As a first-time kefir maker, I was hoping for clear and detailed guidance on the preparation process, but the instructions seemed somewhat vague and lacking in crucial information. I had to search for additional resources online to understand the proper steps fully. That said, the kefir starter culture did work as promised, and my kefir turned out delicious and healthy. The cultures seemed to be of good quality, and they produced a creamy and tangy kefir drink that I enjoyed thoroughly. The taste and benefits were there, but I just wished for a smoother experience in the preparation phase. In the future, I might explore other kefir starter options that offer more value for the price and come with more comprehensive instructions, especially for beginners. While the Cultures for Health Kefir Starter Culture does the job, I feel there are better alternatives available that strike a better balance between cost and quantity while providing clearer guidance for users.

I was paying $5 for 32 oz of Kefir. I never thought about making it. It was easy. There was no learning curve for me. I let refrigerated milk sit in a 32 oz wide-mouth ball jar for an hour, added a packet, covered it with a coffee filter held in place with a rubber band, let it stand for 24 hours, and it was perfect. I've used 2% and 1% milk. I prefer 2%. I use up all but a1/4 cup (approx), and then fill it up with room temp milk and it makes another batch. I've lowered the fermentation time to 18 hrs. Of course, refrigerate it after it ferments. I don't filter it. I shake it up before pouring it for drinking. It's really been easy for me.

I saw an advertisement for the product and with a sponsors coupon it was still cheaper on Amazon.

These worked well to get kefir very quickly. But very hard to control. Was getting over ferments in 8 to 12 hours complete separation. The house is at 72° and this is stored away from any heat sources etc. They tried true method is to simply reduce the amount of grains however you can't really see the grains there are pulverized into something like sand. And therein lies the problem I could never find a grain so even in straining you have no idea where the grains are to save them and move them back to the jar so you strain stir stir stir stir get down to some bottom curds and assume they're probably in there and throw them back in the jar. You should be able to see them and pluck them out and I just never got them to grow like that they remained sand-sized and very hard to locate. And as noted they just over ferment constantly which gives me great cheese but not great yogurty kefir. So I went to buying actual grains from somebody else things that are about the size of popcorn much easier to find much easier to work with. If they over ferment easy to pull out half of them and so on

It’s very easy to use and it is very tasty. I will buy it again for sure

Tried 3 batches, none of the worked. I don’t recommend buying this item.

Works very well, impressive considering no actual grains

I am just starting out with kefir and thought I would try this product. I am still making batches with the first packet.

First time making kefir. Dropped the pack into 2% milk and left for the recommended 16h in a cool, dark place. No real change. I saw a few reviewers saying to leave it closer to 24h and, voila, tasty kefir. I'm on my 2nd batch now from the first package. Instructions say I can reculture up to 7 times apparently. We'll see. I find it's really tasty in a protein shake. If you leave it too long it turns to yogurt so monitor it every hour after the 16h they recommend to get to your desired consistency.