Coolinario Kefir Starter Culture (10-Pack, 1.5g Sachets) Live Probiotic Cultures for Homemade Kefir | Smooth, Creamy & Tangy | Non-GMO, No Preservatives, Gluten Free

After a round of gastric distress, I decided it was time to build my gut biome as soon as possible. Along with fermented veggies, I wanted to use Kefir as part of the process. I had a choice between live grains that would not arrive within the time frame that I wanted and this product. I decided to give this thing a shot. After reading the description (these are single use sachet, you can’t make a new batch with this) I was good to go. I followed the directions, capped off a sterile mason jar, and put it in my microwave oven (DO NOT TURN ON THE MICROWAVE) that I use as a controlled temperature vessel. 24 hours later, I had Kefir, but it was thin and tasteless. This isn’t a terrible thing if you intend to flavor your Kefir. I ran another batch, but I let it sit for a couple of days instead of overnight, and noticed liquid gold in the form of whey beginning to form. A day later, my Kefir was good and sour, the way I like it. I will use one batch for cheese and future batches in smoothies. This is a good product IF you’ve read the description and don’t expect Kefir grain. This is a good product if you like to actively experiment with it and take your time to get it to your liking.

This is easy & grew well. Followed youtube video for easy care. Worked so well shared unused starter with family. Highly reccomend.

This product, Coolinaro Kefir Starter Culture produces a very bland, tasteless Kefir that is not at all like you might purchase from a store or by using live Kefir grains. Two batches in, I threw the remaining packets away. I recommend you not buy this product and opt for live grains instead. Yes, it’s a little more work, yet it produces the correct tasting Kefir.

Used 2 sachets in 32 ox. milk. Heated milk to 160F cooled pan in sink of cool water. Coffee filter with rubber band around top. Resulted in thick tasty kefir. Will order again.

My first batch turned out perfect, thick and creamy. My second batch was thin. My third batch was again thick and creamy. The difference was in the temperature of the house. The house was cool when I made the second batch (~70), but very warm with batches 1 & 3 (~78-80)..

Works well, inoculate milk, I leave it 24h at room temperature and then when its thicker put in on the fridge. Works fantastic. It takes a bitter than yogurt.

Makes thick, creamy and tasty 'kefir' (more like yoghurt). This is basically a yoghurt starter with some kefir-like bacteria and one kefir-adjacent yeast added. It does not behave like regular kefir and doesn't build grains. No straining needed and the product can be used to seed the next batch for a while, until the culture becomes unbalanced. The taste is more like yoghurt and not fizzy. I used organic UHT whole milk and followed the instructions precisely. The result is very thick and creamy, no separation.

Excellent product.Good quality and price

The product is great. That said however, I did not like the recipe that was listed on the original package (the final product was a bit sour to my taste), so I used Insta Pot's option that allows to keep a steady temperature of 43 Celsius for 8 hours.

Wonderful. Makes beautiful kefir. Very very thick

je suis très content des résultats, le kéfir est crémeux et délicieux il faut bien respecter la procédure (température & délais) très bon produit que je reprends sans souci

Followed the instructions and it worked really well. It resembles natural yoghurt. My wife much prefers it to the grains I used to to use. It lasts in the jar at least a week if refrigerated. I’m going to try and seed the next batch from this batch which I have done with yoghurt. Will certainly buy again…..if I need to!

Funktioniert und schmeckt.