SCD yogurt making

To get the best benefit from Kefir it is best to make your own from Kefir grains. You can find the Kefir grains on the internet that people are usually willing to share for just the cost of shipping. $5 - $6. I have read that Kefir at the store or made from starter usually only averages around 8 strains, homemade from Kefir grains has around 30 strains. I just started making my own Kefir a week or so ago and am really seeing a difference. I am drinking it twice a day and have seen a much bigger improvement than from my VSL3 or homemade yogurt. Although I really like yogurt so I keep eating that too.

I also read that probiotics in yogurt and supplements are transient and need to be constantly consumed because they can't repopulate the gut. The makeup of Kefir is unique in that it is a combo of lots of probiotics, healthy yeasts, enzymes, and vitamins and can actually help repopulate a healthy gut.

There is a lot of good info on the internet about homemade kefir from Kefir grains if you google it. The stuff from a guy in Australlia named, Dom I think is very interesting.

Yes, actually I got mine from Ebay. Just make sure you buy milk kefir grains, not water kefir grains.

I know some on here use the greek yogurt as a starter, I do not. I don't follow SCD but do like to make the SCD yogurt, so even though sometimes I have consumed the greek stonyfield yogurt, I do not use that as my starter. I have used vsl3 or plain dannon yogurt. The plain dannon yogurt is my favorite starter. I don't think because it is tart that there is less lactose. My understanding is that almost all commercial yogurt still has some lactose because they only cook it long enough to make yogurt, 4-6 hrs. It is probably tart because the only sugar in it, is the lactose, natural sugar in milk. Most store yogurt if not plain has at least a teaspoon of added sugar or artificial sweetner.