Homemade kefir

Name: Homemade kefir
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Asian, Middle Eastern
Ingredients: ½ tsp kefir grains (see tip, below); 1 pint milk (organic whole milk for best results); 1 slice lemon or 1 drop lemon oil (optional); 500ml clip-top jar with gasket for fermenting (or jar, cover and rubber band); a sieve, jug/bowl, storage bottle or a straining funnel and wide-necked bottle

Instructions

Cook:10min

Make your own milk kefir with our easy-to-follow recipe. This tangy fermented dairy drink is similar to yogurt and packed with beneficial probiotic bacteria

Updated at: Sun, 15 Feb 2026 08:56:37 GMT