Nourish Kefir - award winning organic fermented milk drink

Who Are We?

We are a family business and independent kefir producer. Hello!
We make traditional kefir because our founder Deborah healed her gut from Crohn's disease after drinking kefir she fermented at home.  So profound was her healing that she had a lightbulb moment: if kefir can help me, it can help others...  and so the journey began.  That was 20 years ago (2006!) That time seems to have flown by!

We originally imported kefir from Slovenia, which was not at all practical.  So Deborah had to learn how to ferment kefir grains on a large scale, for big production.  This took time and effort, with a lot of learning and patience. Kefir grains are the GOLD standard.  You want the kefir to be authentic and know you are getting the real deal, Right?

We care about producing the best quality, authentic kefir drinks and are glad to have made a difference to thousands of customers.  As an independent British producer, you won't find us in supermarkets, but look for Nourish in independent health and wholefood shops and online delivery grocers.

What Are Kefir Grains?

It's a good question to ask!  Originally kefir grains were discovered in the Caucasus Mountains, and have been treasured in Eastern Europe and Asia.  More recently science has shown us that they are actually clusters of hundreds of different species of good bacteria that occur in nature.  They are alive and grow, expand and multiply in their favourite food - milk!  Growing them in milk is called fermentation.
It's difficult to tell by looking at the photo above - but these cultures are hundreds of different colonies!
We've been growing kefir grains since 2006.  Our grains have hundreds of different species including yeasts as well as bacteria, some of which are unique to Nourish.    The bacteria don't grow equally and some species are more abundant than others.  Scientists have been interested in the potential benefits of kefir and you can find these scientific papers online.
Our brand Nourish has been involved in 3 independent scientific studies in the UK with positively encouraging results.