Types of Burlap Fabric – Materials for DIY Projects
Burlap provides an inexpensive way to decorate a home or create a craft project. This coarsely-woven fabric is also known as hessian. Burlap fabric most commonly comes from India and surrounding regions....
How to Make Filmjolk Yogurt – Homestead Recipe Basics
Kefir yogurt may be too sour for some people. Sweden offers an alternative to kefir fermentation that can also be done at room temperature. Filmjolk is a fermented yogurt that has a creamy custard-like consistency, and is much sweeter than Kefir....
How to Make Filmjolk Yogurt Cheese – Homestead Recipe Basics
When filmjolk is cultured in fresh milk, it creates a thick creamy custard yogurt that can be used to create a soft yogurt cheese. Filmjolk is different from traditional yogurt in that it can be cultured at room temperature. Your filmjolk yogurt cheese can be used in recipes just...
How to Make Filmjolk Yogurt Butter – Homestead Recipe Basics
Filmjolk yogurt is thicker and sweeter than kefir. You can use your fermented filmjolk yogurt to create butter by using a process to separate the whey from the curds. The result is homemade filmjolk butter and buttermilk, which you can use in recipes....
About Milk Kefir
Milk Kefir is a fermented beverage that is cultured by using kefir grains. Kefir originates from the Caucasus Mountains, and was used to preserve milk before refrigeration existed....
How to Make Kefir – Homestead Recipe Basics
Kefir is a fermented milk beverage that contains probiotic benefits similar to yogurt....
How to Make Kefir Cheese – Homestead Recipe Basics
Kefir cheese is one of the many different foods you can make once you start culturing with kefir. Kefir grains are the starter culture used to make a kefir beverage similar to yogurt....
How to Use Kefir to Ferment Vegetables for Your Homestead
Kefir grains, typically used in milk to create a probiotic drink, can be used to ferment vegetables. You can also use the whey left from making kefir cheese....
How to Make Coconut Kefir – Homestead Recipe Basics
Vegans can enjoy the health benefits of kefir by culturing their grains in coconut milk. Live kefir grains will culture batch after batch of coconut milk, just as they would milk....
Health Benefits of Kefir
Kefir cultures are one of many ways to ferment milk and create a probiotic beverage. It originates from the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe where it has been used to preserve milk for centuries. Kefir cultures contain a community of beneficial bacteria and yeasts that make a cauliflower-like kefir...