Tag: Milk kefir grains

Lactaid milk is treated with a lactase enzyme to pre-digest the milk sugar, lactose, into simpler sugars. Given this pre-digestion, many ask, "Can I make kefir with Lactaid?" While possible, the pre-treatment significantly alters the fermentation process, affecting both the resulting kefir and the health of your milk kefir grains.

Kefir grains are not grains at all, but living, gelatinous clusters of bacteria and yeast that resemble cauliflower florets. The answer to "Are kefir cultures dairy?" is that the cultures themselves are not, though they are most famously used to ferment milk.