How To Make Kefir Whey

"I'll make you feed on berries and on roots,

And feed on curds and whey, and suck the goat,

And cabin in a cave, and bring you up

To be a warrior, and command a camp."William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

'Titus Andronicus' Act IV Scene II

One of the things I hope to accomplish with this blog is to make it easy and common place to have cultured foods as part of your everyday life. Let's face if it is to hard or complicated most people are not going to do it. So If I can teach you a few things to make life easier, hopefully you will start making and enjoying these life giving foods. Making kefir whey and having it on hand is a godsend to making cultured foods. It doesn't take long and will cultured a multitude of foods. Kefir has so many probiotics, at least 56, and that does not even account for the good yeast that you need too. So grab your kefir, bowl and a clean cloth, some string and we are ready to begin. Easy, I promise.



Place your cloth over a large bowl. Than pour your already made kefir (2 to 4 cups) into the cloth.





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Take up the corners of the cloth and tie in a knot. Tie a string around the knot and while still keeping the cloth over the bowl tie string to cabinet handle or another place where bowl can sit under bowl and drip. I have a kitchen aid that has an arm that swings back and I can hang it from that.







The whey will immediately start dripping into the bowl. You can immediately use this whey if you need it but you should continue to let it drip for 12 hours. Place the whey that is in the bowl in a jar and store it in the fridge. You can use this whey for the next month to culture foods.



Unfold the cloth and  what you have left is a beautiful lump of kefir cheese. You can flavor this with herbs and spices and make a nice cheese spread. You can also use this like plain cream cheese. Although it is more crumbly than cream cheese.









Here are some recipes that call for whey and a recipe for kefir cheese and croutons.



Fermented Cherry Tomatoes



Dill Pickles & Cultured Yellow Squash



Cultured Salsas



Sweet Fermented Pickle Relish



Kefir Croutons



Kefir Cheese Dip