Heavy-duty glass fermentation weight designed to keep vegetables fully submerged during lacto-fermentation. Fits most standard wide-mouth preserving jars including Mason, Kilner, Ball, and Agee jars. Easy to clean, reusable, and dishwasher safe.
Size: 70mm diameter x 25mm depth Weight: 170g ±10g
Always measure the top diameter of your jar before placing an order. Make sure that the diameter does not get narrower further down.
Silicone fermentation airlock for safe, reliable home fermenting. Allows gases to escape while keeping oxygen out, helping protect your pickles, vegetables, and drinks during lacto-fermentation. Reusable, durable, and dishwasher safe. Available in blue, green, purple, red/pink, and white.
Billions of probiotics per tablespoon for gut health.
1 portion of organic milk kefir grains to culture 1 cup of milk every 24 hours, which can increase to 1 litre within 2 weeks. Available in hydrated and dehydrated form (please select below).
Shipment NZ wide to urban and rural addresses as well as PO Boxes.
Shipment of fresh milk kefir grains every Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday). Orders and payments need to be in by 4pm Saturday to get shipped the following Monday.
We have a set amount of grains per week and are generally out of stock by the end of each week. If this product is out of stock it will be back in stock on Saturday evening, so you can order for the following week.
Billions of probiotics per tablespoon for gut health.
1 portion of active organic milk kefir grains to culture 1 cup of milk in 24 hours, which can increase to 1 litre within 2 weeks.
This kit contains all the basic equipment that you need to make probiotic milk kefir at home. Instructions are sent via email. An additional glass jar for keeping ready kefir milk in the fridge can be purchased here: 500ml glass jar.
Shipment of fresh milk kefir grains every Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday). Orders and payments need to be in by 8pm Sunday to get shipped the following Monday.
Newly updated guide with more recipes and tips. A fresh FAQ section has also been added.
This guide covers all the basics that you need to know to create probiotic, healthy, fizzy water kefir sodas. It includes instructions how to make the frist and the second ferment and includes recipes and flavour combinations.
You will get the guide as downloadable pdf so make sure you enter the correct email address when placing your order. Please look for an email with the subject line: [KoruKai Herb Farm] Files available for your order
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This is an informative workshop for anyone interested in healthy food. No cooking skills are required. You will walk away with some easy recipes that you can implement in your own kitchen using basic equipment.
Date: Saturday, 2nd May 2026 Time: 10am-2:30pm
Location: KoruKai Herb Farm, Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula 1 hour from Halswell, Carpooling from Chch is usually possible.
We have put together this kit for anyone wanting in making delicious water kefir at home.
The KoruKai Herb Farm "Water Kefir eGuide" will be sent via email once you have placed your order. Please look for an email with the subject line: [KoruKai Herb Farm] Files available for your order. It will guide you along step by step to make your own probiotic, healthy, fizzy water kefir sodas at home.
Stainless Steel Thermometer for kefir, yoghurt and cheese making
13.5 cm long with clip
This thermometer is an accurate way to ensure you are heating your milk up to the right temperature for milk kefir, yoghurt and cheese making. It contains handy indicator lines so you get your temperatures right every time without even checking your recipe.
This thermometer has a clip to attach the thermometer to a pot or jar.
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We are excited to bring our very popular fermentation workshop to your home!
Classes consist of videos, online lectures, step-by-step instructions, recipes and tips and tricks. We will also answer all your questions and help you along the way. You can join anytime and watch the content at your own pace. You get 6 months to view the contents and ask questions in the forum.
This glass fermentation weight is just what you need to make ferments successfully at home. Place it over your shredded vegetables and fit a fermenting airlock on the jar. They are also great to make homemade apple cider vinegar.
Diameter is 70mm, depth 25mm Weight: 170g +/- 10g
The weight fits most wide mouth preserving jars. Always measure the top diameter of the jars before placing an order. Make sure that the diameter does not get narrower further down.
We have put together this pack for anyone wanting in making delicious ferments at home, but unsure where to start and how to go about it.
The KoruKai Herb Farm "Lacto-Fermentation" eBooklet (table of contents below, comes via email) will guide you along step by step to make your own probiotic lactic-ferments at home. It has recently been updated and contains 7 more recipes.
This silicone airlock is perfect for keeping lacto-fermented pickles and drinks under an airlock during fermentation. As pressure builds up gas pushes out the top of the spout without letting air in.
Expected to arrive mid week (11th March). Orders will be dispatched as soon as we receive them.
This Fermenting Flask from Culture Cupboard is perfect to keep your kefir at a steady temperature without the nightly lows in winter and the mid day highs in summer.
It is also amazing to make your own yoghurt without the need for an electric yoghurt maker. The flask comes with a glass jar and a recipe book to make your own dairy and dairy-free yoghurts.
Stainless Steel Strainer for Milk and Water Kefir Grains
10 cm diameter
Small round stainless steel sieve with a fine wire mesh. Perfect for use when straining the kefir grains out of the finished kefir. It can also be used for sieving flour or draining food.
pH strips are a quick and easy way to check the acidification of your cheese and ferment.
In a lactic ferment and in cheese making beneficial microbes are underway to turn plant sugars and lactose into lactic acid.
This acidification can be measured and ensures your ferment or your cheese is on the right track.
For most cheeses timing of salting is really important; you want the fermentation to be just at the right acidity before you apply salt to slow it down.
Shipment of fresh water kefir grains every Monday (or Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday). Orders and payments need to be in by 4pm Saturday to get shipped the following Monday.
We have made a great amount of ferments over the years at KoruKai Herb Farm and used a fair bit of pounders. We know what makes a pounder fabulous. This one is made to our measurements and is well-designed for pounding vegetables and tightly packing them into jars or crocks for best fermentation.
The wood is untreated beech.
Measurements: length 30cm, top diameter 4cm, bottom diameter 6.1cm. Easy and comfortable grip with a tapering of 3.5cm diameter.
Please note: Measurements can vary slightly as each one is handmade and unique.
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