Freshly Fermented - Organic & Vegan Certified Water Kefir Grains Starter Culture, 40g

Brilliant company to deal with! I have bought a lot of things from FF and here's what you need to know.1) go to their website or their YouTube channel to see how to use their products. Many reviews say they don't work but that is inaccurate in my opinion because of basic lack of awareness of how fermented starters need to be fed to be activated.2) there are instructions sections for everything they sell on their website but if you find processing information visually easier than reading it then definitely look at their YouTube. They have a brilliantly funny man who does most of the videos and he is something you've got to see!3) buy some books on fermenting. The Cultured Club, Asa Simonsson or River Cottage Handbook 18 is on fermentation but there is a wealth of information online. This isn't a hobby or health benefit you can just start without info, equipment and a good understanding of processes.4) keep a fermenting diary so you can note down days you need to do stuff on like feeding grains, notes on performance etc. Many processes require you perform an action 48 hourly or 72/96 hourly and keeping a log is an easy way to remember.5) troubleshooting is crucial. Just because something doesn't instantly respond it doesn't mean the product is faulty. You can't substitute ingredients easily with fermenting. Eg I love coconut sugar and do not like cane sugar and wherever possible I use a brown sugar substitute for reducing calories or if not, coconut sugar. You can't use coconut sugar or white sugar and expect results with this. Use what experts recommend/advise and then you have as few variables as possible which you can pinpoint as reasons your ferment isn't working as expected. Don't put your cultures near the coldest window in your house and expect appropriate temperature to be found. Use a heat mat if your house is cold. The coolest setting will be enough. You're encouraging bacteria to multiply and colonise and to do that they need ambient temperature. Research what your particular culture needs to do so.Conclusion - there are very few instances where your product is "dead". They need love and nurture. They're your new friends. Living beings. If you ate crap, couldn't move about enough and were stuck in a too cold or too hot environment you wouldn't thrive as nature intended. Nature intends these cultures are fed, looked after and cared for.Please don't blame the purchase or the company or leave a PRODUCT review about the delivery guy. These products work well. I have successfully got Kombucha and water kefir continuous production going as well as sourdough starter from Freshly Fermented. There are no product issues I have found. They're accessible for customer service and trouble shooting. Small business should be cherished in the UK. Especially when they're innovative and doing good things for the health of the nation. In my experience, lack of understanding of how fermenting works is the reason people write poor reviews.If you look up how to do it all and stick by it to the letter I promise it will work out fine for you! Enjoy your gut health goodies! ☺ 🤗

Took minimal effort produce regular batches of water kefir with steady growth of new grains. Couldn't fault the quality or freshness.

The media could not be loaded. Great quality, they've quadrupled in size in the few weeks that I've had them. This one had a 47hr 2nd ferment with syrup made from rhubarb from my garden and vanilla. Tastes amazing but ill check it more frequently next time to avoid the mess.

I am an experienced water kefir maker but, the grains sent a couple years ago, and the grains sent a couple weeks ago were dead. This time I decided to see if they could rectify the issue. After a prolonged discussion and unnecessary repetitive back and forth, I was sent a replacement of live, working grains.

Ordered end of July 2023 and the Kefir grains arrived well packaged with clear instructions. I have to admit I was a little disappointed with amount of kefir supplied but the instructions explained that they will increase in quantity over time. It was not long before a teaspoon became a tablespoon and the photo attached was after 8 months producing 500ml of what I think is wonderful kefir twice a week.

I ordered the grains about 3 months ago. Despite dutifully feeding and following the instructions carefully. What I'm left with is undrinkable. I have had water based keifir before I know what it should look and taste like. This is definitely not it.

As I write, my water kefir is busy doing it's thing in the kitchen and seems to be coming along nicely.I ordered this via Amazon as oddly, on the company's own website it was out of stock but it still arrived with plenty of 'date' left on the grains so it was all good.I had a question regarding them and emailed Freshly Fermented direct with it - I got an amazingly comprehensive reply to answer my question and a few I didn't even know to ask yet!I'll certainly be using them for any other cultures I need; in fact, I've just ordered some Bulgarian yoghurt culture from them so that's my next project.

I never managed to get these water kefir grains to work. I used to make milk kefir, no problem, but am now vegan and so decided to attempt to make the water version. I used all new equipment do as not to contaminate but they never seemed to ferment, not sure if I did something wrong, although I did follow the instruction to the letter. I would say not as easy as fermenting milk kefir... I was disappointed.