"First, kefir is a living culture – it is a complex system of bacteria and yeasts. This is why you must have kefir grains to make kefir.
Second, there are two types of kefir – water kefir and milk kefir. Both are fermented drinks when brewed.
Water kefir has small transparent grains that ferment sweetened water. This drink can become effervescent. (I personally have not brewed this yet – I have grains coming to me in a few weeks from someone and will start brewing it then – so for now really can’t give any info on this one).
So far I have only brewed milk kefir, so that is the one I can tell you about (from my personal experience) –
Milk kefir has white or cream colored grains that look similar to cauliflower florets that ferment milk. The milk kefir grains ferment the milk and as it does the grains grow creating new grains in the process.
Second, there are two types of kefir – water kefir and milk kefir. Both are fermented drinks when brewed.
Water kefir has small transparent grains that ferment sweetened water. This drink can become effervescent. (I personally have not brewed this yet – I have grains coming to me in a few weeks from someone and will start brewing it then – so for now really can’t give any info on this one).
So far I have only brewed milk kefir, so that is the one I can tell you about (from my personal experience) –
Milk kefir has white or cream colored grains that look similar to cauliflower florets that ferment milk. The milk kefir grains ferment the milk and as it does the grains grow creating new grains in the process.
