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I tried fermenting Kefir yesterday. Put some store-bought freeze dried Kefir powder and put them in a 1L tetrapak carton of pasteurized milk, and then I left it for ~24h. Ambient temperature is currently around 28-30'c.

When I opened the milk carton today the Kefir was almost entirely solid and I was unable to pour it out of the carton. I managed eventually to move it to the bottle by scraping it out of the carton, where it now rests.

I've put about 200 ml of milk in a small glass jar and because I was unable to find any grains, added 2 tbsp of the kefir to the glass jar. I wonder if this will let me continue fermenting without using another packet of freeze dried Kefir?

If anyone has any advice about how I should go about doing this I'd really appreciate it.

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I never tried Kefir before: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kefir its really interesting.

What does it taste like?

[–] xep@discuss.online 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Have you had Lassi? I believe they taste similar. It's a tangy milk-like flavour, very delicious.

[–] moody 3 points 1 day ago

It's quite similar to plain yogurt.

[–] xep@discuss.online 2 points 2 days ago

I had a cup of it and it tasted very creamy and not as tangy as I expected. Is this the lack of a second ferment?