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product_id: 47934442
title: "Live Milk Kefir Grains. UK Starter Culture, Complete with Instructions. 5g"
brand: "live kefir company"
price: "$46"
currency: NZD
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reviews_count: 7
category: "Live Kefir Company"
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region: New Zealand
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# Billions of live probiotics/100ml Reusable grains last indefinitely Handmade premium UK origin Live Milk Kefir Grains. UK Starter Culture, Complete with Instructions. 5g

**Brand:** live kefir company
**Price:** $46
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🦠 Elevate your gut game with the ultimate live kefir starter!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Live Milk Kefir Grains. UK Starter Culture, Complete with Instructions. 5g by live kefir company
- **How much does it cost?** $46 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/47934442-live-milk-kefir-grains-uk-starter-culture-complete-with-instructions)

## Best For

- live kefir company enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted live kefir company brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Natural & GMO-Free:** 100% additive-free, non-GMO grains for a clean, wholesome probiotic boost.
- • **Complete Starter Kit:** Includes easy-to-follow instructions to effortlessly ferment your own kefir at home.
- • **Probiotic Powerhouse:** Unlock billions of live active bacteria per 100ml for superior gut health.
- • **Sustainable & Everlasting:** Reusable kefir grains that keep producing indefinitely with proper care.
- • **Authentic UK Craftsmanship:** Lovingly handmade in the UK, ensuring premium quality and purity.

## Overview

Live Kefir Company’s 5g Live Milk Kefir Grains are a premium UK-made starter culture that produces billions of live probiotics per 100ml of kefir. These GMO-free, additive-free grains are highly active, reusable indefinitely, and come with clear instructions, empowering you to craft nutrient-rich, gut-friendly kefir at home with ease.

## Description

Product Description Probiotic Power Highest Quality Live Bacteria We take great care to ensure our grains are the best quality traditional Live Milk Kefir Grains. Bursting with Beneficial Bacteria Using Live Kefir Grains rather than powdered culture results in more live probiotics than shop bought Kefir. Enjoy the Benefits Gut health is essential, our kefir grains are the best starter culture that provides your body with high levels of live active bacteria and vitamins Expert Fermentors Easy to use Use our step-by-step guide to make your Kefir, complete with tips and troubleshooting. Culturing Advice Drop us a message if you need any extra help or expertise. Recipes & Inspiration Add variety to your routine and try one of our original recipes which can be found on our website or socials.

Review: Fantastic, healthy and easy to use! - I’m so glad I decided to try these kefir granules. They arrived fresh, well-packaged, and started producing kefir within a couple of days. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was looking after them correctly, but after a few batches they really settled in and now give me delicious, creamy kefir every day. The taste is slightly tangy and refreshing — much better than shop-bought kefir, and I love knowing it’s full of probiotics and completely natural. I’ve even started experimenting with second ferments using fruit, and the flavour options are endless. The instructions provided were clear and easy to follow, and the granules seem very resilient. It’s a little bit of a daily commitment (straining and refreshing the milk), but the process quickly becomes part of the routine. If you’re interested in gut health or just want a healthy, homemade alternative to yoghurt and probiotic drinks, I highly recommend these kefir granules. They’re excellent quality and will keep producing as long as you look after them.
Review: Order with confidence - brilliant stuff. - Kefir is all the rage these days and I am seeing both plain and flavoured versions appearing in supermarket chill cabinets. I tried these and liked them before realising that it was much cheaper to get my hit from Eastern European grocers. There is one round the corner from where I live and most UK towns of any size now have them. 99p a litre for Polish kefir sure beats £1.70 for a tiny bottle in Sainsburys! As my taste for a daily dose increased I set out to make my own at home though, and I have found it really easy with this product. Can't recommend it enough. What you get is a small quantiy of kefir grains in a ziplock bag, together with good clear instructions. You start off making just a small cup of kefir a day but your grains soon grow and you can use them to culture larger and larger quantities of milk. The instructions profided with these grains include a chart of grain weight to milk volume, but I have found that I soon got my eye in for increasing the volume as the grains grew. You get a feel for how creamy you want the kefir to be. In a couple of weeks you go from producing a small wine-glass of kefir daily, to over a pint. The important thing is the culture does not like metal so you need glass containers to ferment and store your kefir, and a plastic seive to strain out the grains between ferments. You need to be scrupulous with hygiene but other than that it is all very easy. High in nutrients and probiotics, kefir it is very beneficial for digestion and gut health. Many people consider it to be healthier than yogurt. Yogurt is the best known probiotic food in the Western diet, but kefir is actually a much more potent source. Kefir is originally from the mountainous region that divides Asia and Europe. Grains contain up to 61 strains of bacteria and yeasts, making them a very rich and diverse probiotic source Kefir grains are not actually grains at all but are small gelatinous beads containing a variety of bacteria and yeasts. The grains are placed in a glass jar/bowl, soaked in milk, covered and left at room temperature for a minimum of 24 hours. This enables the bacteria and yeast to ferment the lactose (natural sugar in milk) into lactic acid, activating the bacteria to proliferate and grow. After around 24 hours at room temperature, the grains are strained from the kefir and transferred to a fresh batch of milk and used again to enable them to keep reproducing - this cycle can be carried on indefinitely. The strained kefir is now ready to drink but benefits from some time in the fridge to chill. The grains will multiply as long as they are kept in fresh milk at the right temperature. When the product is put in the fridge the cool temperature inhibits the fermentation process so you can take a break if the quantity is overwhelming you or you are away from home. Found this product just the thing for getting my home kefir supply up and running. Highly recommend them.

## Features

- Quality assured, highest quality milk kefir grains, no additives, GMO free
- Lovingly handmade in the UK to create the best live active bacteria on the planet, producing billions of live active bacteria per 100ml of kefir milk.
- Gut health is essential, our kefir grains are the best starter culture which provides your body with high levels of live active bacteria and vitamins
- Our grains are highly active and are far superior than powdered kefir cultures. Our grains produce billions of live active bacteria, powdered kefir produces very little if any at all. Our grains will last forever if properly looked after
- Complete with full easy to follow instructions

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B06XYMQ5X5 |
| Additives | Live Milk Kefir Grains |
| Brand | Live Kefir Company |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (1,757) |
| Date First Available | 30 Mar. 2017 |
| Format | Liquid |
| Item Weight | 5 g |
| Manufacturer | Live Kefir Company |
| Manufacturer reference | Kefir Grains grams |
| Package Information | Pouch |
| Serving Recommendation | 100ml |
| Speciality | Probiotic, Gut-Health |
| Storage Instructions | Use as soon as received |
| Units | 5.0 gram |
| Weight | 5 g |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Live Kefir Company
- **Flavour:** Milk
- **Item form:** Liquid
- **Item weight:** 5 Grams
- **Number of items:** 1
- **Package information:** Pouch
- **Shelf life:** 35 Days
- **Special ingredients:** Live Milk Kefir Grains
- **Speciality:** Probiotic, Gut-Health
- **Unit count:** 5.0 gram

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Do you have to strain the grains everyday, or can you make up a batch every 2nd or 3rd day?**
A: Hi, I have been using kefir grains for the last couple of years and here is what I do:
I have 3 jars on the go, each contains roughly 3 teaspoons of kefir grains and 200 ml of full fat goats milk.
Let it ferment it is in the kitchen out of direct sunlight for 24 hours, it then spends 2 days in the fridge. It is much nicer to drink chilled than at room temperature.
I strain it just before I drink it. Use a plastic sieve, then make it again as above.
It is great stuff, really help my dodgy stomach. Much better than meds from the doc.

**Q: Live kefir company are these grains organic?**
A: Not sure what you mean by organic. The grains grow naturally in milk. Is milk organic? Mine is whole milk delivered by a local farm. I think it’s pretty natural.

**Q: my instructions, just received, say to use milk, it doesn`t say to boil the milk first, as one does for yoghurt so use cold milk from the fridge?**
A: Hi. I have been successfully making kefir for a while using unhomogenised Jersey milk from Tesco. I usually do a few batches before drinking, i.e. make but don't use,, then  to let the grains settle, then start enjoying!

**Q: reading some of these reviews, does this mean that when once purchased some grains, never have to buy any more?**
A: Technically you shouldn't have yo buy anymore.  However sometimes it doesn't always work out. You may kill them off if you don't look after them or use metal utensils
 It can be trial and error to start with.  They are a living thing. Make sure you read instructions.  Temperature is important to the length of time you let it grow. 
Hope this helps

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic, healthy and easy to use!
*by M***A on 28 August 2025*

I’m so glad I decided to try these kefir granules. They arrived fresh, well-packaged, and started producing kefir within a couple of days. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was looking after them correctly, but after a few batches they really settled in and now give me delicious, creamy kefir every day. The taste is slightly tangy and refreshing — much better than shop-bought kefir, and I love knowing it’s full of probiotics and completely natural. I’ve even started experimenting with second ferments using fruit, and the flavour options are endless. The instructions provided were clear and easy to follow, and the granules seem very resilient. It’s a little bit of a daily commitment (straining and refreshing the milk), but the process quickly becomes part of the routine. If you’re interested in gut health or just want a healthy, homemade alternative to yoghurt and probiotic drinks, I highly recommend these kefir granules. They’re excellent quality and will keep producing as long as you look after them.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Order with confidence - brilliant stuff.
*by D***E on 21 October 2018*

Kefir is all the rage these days and I am seeing both plain and flavoured versions appearing in supermarket chill cabinets. I tried these and liked them before realising that it was much cheaper to get my hit from Eastern European grocers. There is one round the corner from where I live and most UK towns of any size now have them. 99p a litre for Polish kefir sure beats £1.70 for a tiny bottle in Sainsburys! As my taste for a daily dose increased I set out to make my own at home though, and I have found it really easy with this product. Can't recommend it enough. What you get is a small quantiy of kefir grains in a ziplock bag, together with good clear instructions. You start off making just a small cup of kefir a day but your grains soon grow and you can use them to culture larger and larger quantities of milk. The instructions profided with these grains include a chart of grain weight to milk volume, but I have found that I soon got my eye in for increasing the volume as the grains grew. You get a feel for how creamy you want the kefir to be. In a couple of weeks you go from producing a small wine-glass of kefir daily, to over a pint. The important thing is the culture does not like metal so you need glass containers to ferment and store your kefir, and a plastic seive to strain out the grains between ferments. You need to be scrupulous with hygiene but other than that it is all very easy. High in nutrients and probiotics, kefir it is very beneficial for digestion and gut health. Many people consider it to be healthier than yogurt. Yogurt is the best known probiotic food in the Western diet, but kefir is actually a much more potent source. Kefir is originally from the mountainous region that divides Asia and Europe. Grains contain up to 61 strains of bacteria and yeasts, making them a very rich and diverse probiotic source Kefir grains are not actually grains at all but are small gelatinous beads containing a variety of bacteria and yeasts. The grains are placed in a glass jar/bowl, soaked in milk, covered and left at room temperature for a minimum of 24 hours. This enables the bacteria and yeast to ferment the lactose (natural sugar in milk) into lactic acid, activating the bacteria to proliferate and grow. After around 24 hours at room temperature, the grains are strained from the kefir and transferred to a fresh batch of milk and used again to enable them to keep reproducing - this cycle can be carried on indefinitely. The strained kefir is now ready to drink but benefits from some time in the fridge to chill. The grains will multiply as long as they are kept in fresh milk at the right temperature. When the product is put in the fridge the cool temperature inhibits the fermentation process so you can take a break if the quantity is overwhelming you or you are away from home. Found this product just the thing for getting my home kefir supply up and running. Highly recommend them.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect kefir and so easy
*by J***H on 29 March 2025*

We have had these kefir granules for more than 2 years now and they are still going strong giving us fresh kefir to drink maybe 2 or 3 times a week. The instructions that came with the granules were easy to follow but after a bit we didn't need the instructions any more. The process is so simple. Once you have a rough idea of the quantities just chuck the granules into maybe a litre of milk and leave them at room temperature until the kefir is ready. Every now and then the granules start to smell funny, usually when we are on holiday and they have been left in the fridge for a few weeks. If the kefir doesn't taste right we just rinse the granules through with milk or even a small amount of warm water and they work perfectly again. The best kefir you can get and amazing value for money too

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