Learn how to turn dairy milk into healthy and delicious natural yoghurt without any additives.
With recipes turning yoghurt into a variety of soft cheeses and dips and using it for baking to enhance nutrient availability and flavour.
This eGuide contains 40 pages of detailed instructions and links to demonstration videos on how to make thermophilic and mesophilic yoghurt on a perpetual basis as well as recipes to turn your yoghurt into special dishes - from yoghurt icing for a cake to yoghurt cheese balls and labneh (please find the table of contents below).
This is an ebook and will be available as a pdf to download once your order is placed.
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We have been making yoghurt for well over 10 years now and we are still amazed how milk transforms within a few hours into solid, tangy, creamy, beautiful yoghurt. It's like magic! Invisible microbial magic!
This guide is available as an ebook and you will get a pdf upon order confirmation via email. Please check for an email with the subject line: [KoruKai Herb Farm] Files available for your order
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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.
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.
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.
Lacto-Fermentation - Making Sauerkraut, Kimchi and delicious Pickles loaded with Probiotics for Gut Health
We have been fermenting vegetables ever since we started a vegetable garden well over 10 years ago and we love the support that they give to our gut microbes to keep us healthy. At some stage throughout the seasons, you may also find yourself with too much cabbages, carrots and beetroots and would like to turn them into healthy, vibrant and delicious ferments. This is a newly updated version containing 7 more recipes as well as pickling - the traditional way.
This eGuide contains 45 pages of detailed instructions and recipes (please find the table of contents below).
This is an ebook and will be available as a pdf to download once your order is placed.
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.
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.
Fully booked! To go onto the waiting list please sign up below.
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.
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.
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
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.
This silicone fermentation airlock and stainless steel band is perfect for keeping lacto-fermented pickles and drinks under an airlock during fermentation and storage. As pressure builds up gas pushes out the top of the spout without letting air in.
Certified organic water kefir food containing sugar, molasses and micronutrients to feed your water kefir grains optimally. This pack contains the food for water kefir grains only, you need to have your own grains or buy them from us.
This way they stay healthy and produce a better probiotic fizzy drink for you and your family.
Available in 100g, 500g and 1kg bulk pack in a home-compostable, biodegradable pouch.
Containing only certified organic ingredients so that your water kefir grains can thrive (do not come with the grains). Without any roundup or other agricultural chemical residues, which could have a negative effect on the microbes in the water kefir.
Due to stricter requirements for dairy products we had to stop selling this starter. The hoops we would have to jump through made it unviable for us to continue.
We have a certified kitchen for our other products, but for dairy we would need a whole different set up.
But here the good news:
We will make a big batch in a certified dairy factory twice a year so you can stock up when needed. We have it available over the next week. Orders can be made until 3rd May, 8am. We will ship it on the 4th May.
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.
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.
