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Place dried milk kefir grains in a air tight bag. Freezing is the most effective and simple way of storing kefir grains.
Here is how i freeze kefir grains.
How do you store kefir grains. Here is how i freeze kefir grains. The way i store my grains is simply to freeze them easy peasy. Here is how i freeze my kefir grains 1.
Put the kefir grains into a ziplock bag. Cover the grains with a little bit of milk. Put the bag into the freezer.
Don t forget to label the bag and also it is a good idea to write the date on it. You can safely store milk kefir grains in the fridge for up to four weeks or the freezer for around six months and water kefir grains in the fridge for up to six months and the freezer for up to a year. Generally the colder the storage location the more significant the pause in growth for these tiny miracle working grains.
Package the grains in an airtight container or zipper seal plastic bag. Store them in a back corner of your refrigerator where the temperature will remain constant. They should be used within 6 months for the best quality but they should remain perfectly viable for 18 months or more.
Freezing is the most effective and simple way of storing kefir grains. It is ideal for storing the grains for two months but you can also store them for longer periods. When preparing them for freezing you will need to rinse the grains well in water.
The water needs to be previously boiled and cooled. Today s video is all about how to store your kefir grains when you take a break from making kefir. I will demonstrate 2 methods to store your grains.
Method 1 to store grains less than 2 weeks. Put 1 tablespoon of kefir grains into a quart jar and add 3 4 cups of milk not ultra pasteurized. Store in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
How to put water kefir grains into dormancy. Put the grains into your brewing jar. Boil 3 cups water.
To get the chlorine out cool and pour water into the jar. Close the lid tightly. Start them up again when you are ready.
Do not add sugar to the grains. Kefir is a fermented food rich in yeast and probiotics or healthy bacteria that aid digestion. Kefir is typically made by adding kefir grains to an open jar of milk often raw goat or cow s milk and allowing the milk to sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
With this process you can store your kefir grains for multiple months. How to defrost milk kefir grains take the grains out of the freezer and let them slowly defrost in the fridge. Once they are not hard any more place them in cool fridge cool new milk and place it somewhere warmer 65 75 f 18 25 c.
To maintain kefir grains put them in a jar fill the jar with milk using a ratio of 20 parts milk to 1 part grains and let the grains sit for 24 hours. Next use a spoon to remove the grains and place them in a clean jar. The milk is now kefir which can be stored or consumed.
Dry at room temperature for 3 to 5 days depending on humidity and room temperature. Or use a dehydrator as long as the grains do not get heated above 85 f. Place dried milk kefir grains in a air tight bag.
Add a small amount of powdered milk. Store in refrigerator for up to 6 months.