Is it possible to ferment milk Kefir using water Kefir liquid? [duplicate]

Can I add water Kefir to cow milk to ferment milk Kefir?

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No, you cannot do that. Unlike other cultured dairy products like yogurt, kefir needs both the right bacteria and a fungus to ferment. The liquid will have the bacteria, but the fungus "mother" - the kefir grains - will be missing. To make new kefir constantly, you really need to keep kefir grains, and specifically milk kefir grains.

If you only make kefir rarely, there is the option of buying dried kefir culture, which contains a sufficient amount of ground grains to give you fermented kefir without the need to breed a grain colony that needs to be kept alive permanently. But if you want a supply of kefir, the cost effective option is to breed the grains.

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Can you reuse water kefir?

Yes, water kefir grains are reusable. Once a batch of water kefir is finished culturing, simply remove the water kefir grains and place them in fresh sugar water, juice, or coconut water. (Although reusable, it is not advisable to use your only set of grains in juice/coconut water, as this can be very hard on them.

Does water kefir have the same bacteria as milk kefir?

And when it comes to looking at the sheer variety of those bacteria and yeasts, milk kefir comes out on top. Research has found that it can contain up to 56 different strains! Meanwhile, other research shows that standard water kefir only contains up to 14 different strains of bacteria and yeasts.

Can you convert water kefir grains to milk kefir?

But if your question is, as I suspect, whether you can turn the water-kefir SCOBY into what people commonly refer to as "milk kefir", then the answer is an absolute no because they are completely different cultures. This is a common point of confusion, and it arises from the fact that "water kefir" is a misnomer.

Can you make water kefir from store-bought water kefir?

Unlike Kombucha, that you can brew with a store-bought beverage and some sweet tea, you need starter Kefir grains to start brewing Water Kefir. If you used store-bought Water Kefir and added water to it, Kefir grains would not grow.

Water Kefir Vs Milk Kefir, Using Kefir Grains Not Powders

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