During a recent illness, I began to drink Kefir, in an attempt to improve my immune system.  I’ve acquired a taste for this interesting drink, and did quite a bit of research on it.

These days I have my own Kefir grains, and I make my own Kefir drinks each day.  This process has gotten so involved that my family calls this process ‘the recipe’.

Here are some Kefir grains.  This batch was obtained from some friends in Nebraska.  They look like little heads of cauliflower.

This batch of Kefir grains was ordered from someone in Australia.

The grains are placed in milk and fermented for 24 hours.  After that the grains are removed and the drink is ripened for another 24 hours. 

This batch has been fermenting for about 18 hours in raw milk.  You can see the milk coagulating.

The drink is similar to yogurt but much healthier, and has quite a zing to it.  It is similar to a combination of creamy vanilla yogurt and sparkling water.

I think I’m addicted.