Freshly Fermented Organic Water Kefir Grains 20g Starter — Live Active Tibicos Cultures, Vegan, Organic Food Federation Certified, Brew 1L Fizzy Fermented Drink in 48 Hours, UK Grown

I ordered the 20g pack of organic water kefir grains and was really impressed with the quality straight away. The grains arrived on time, well packaged, and looked clean, plump, and healthy from the moment I opened them. Once I got them going, they proved just how active they are. Within three days of feeding and fermenting, my 20g had already grown to 25g. That kind of growth is a sure sign they’re thriving and working exactly as they should. I’ve just started my first proper batch today (03/09/25), and I’m really looking forward to seeing how it turns out. The grains are easy to care for and very forgiving, which makes them perfect if you’re new to fermentation. A simple routine of sugar water and the occasional mineral boost is all they need to stay strong and keep multiplying. The fact that they grow so quickly means you’ll soon have more grains than you started with, which is a real bonus if you want to brew larger batches or share with friends. Overall, these are excellent quality kefir grains – healthy, reliable, and very active. If you’re looking to start brewing your own kefir at home, or if you want a set of grains that will consistently perform, I can’t recommend them enough.

The description says you'll have your first fizzy drink in 48h but this is EXTREMELY optimistic. It will take at least 3 days with no signs of any activity in the primary ferment for the grains to wake up and another 3 for them to properly get up to speed. Just keep diligently changing out the sugar water with a dried fruit in there for nutrients for the grains. Also, the instructions say 15g of sugar in 500ml water which is too dilute. Make it 20-30g sugar. Other than that, these grains are fantastic! They taste so smooth. Maybe a little too clean for some people, actually. They eat all of the sugar very effectively but the flavours they produce are extremely subtle.

Kefir grains arrived dead. After 3 days of feeding, still no activity. No refunds available and can’t even contact seller. This is a scam.

Brilliant grains, months later they are still on the go

Work every time and have clear instructions on website

I think that this item is the most utter waste of time and money and I don’t want others to fall for it as I did. Yes, the pack did contain 5 gms of dehydrated water kefir grains. That was not in dispute. This item is sold with the promise of rehydrating this minuscule amount of dried ograins so that they yield 30 gms of rehydrated grains. The instructions for doing this are not included in the item description as it features on the Amazon website, or indeed on the packet in which you have received the grains. Instead, the packet refers you to consult the “Freshly Fermented “website where after a search for the information you are told to rehydrate the grains but on FIVE separate times, but for 48 hours each time, thus taking a minimum 10 days for the dried grains to achieve a promised rehydrated weight of 30gms. I am now on day 3, draining the grains, adding sugar and leaving the grains for 48 hours each time before I begin the process again. Day 3 has yielded enough rehydrated grains to cover the base of a Kilner jar by less than one quarter. I am an experienced maker of water kefir and this amount is just not enough to make even a cupful of it. Knowing all this I feel that this product is sold in a very misleading and expensive manner and I doubt that 30gms will be anywhere near the yield even after spending 10 days or more carrying out the recommended processes and I certainly would not order from this company a second time.

Small amount, so they need to be activated and grow. However, they grow very fast. I can't keep up with kefir consumption now. Picture shows them grown after 4 cycles and now they are making 2l of kefir every 2 days.

I bought water kefir twice noneworked. Poor quality