>Try raw kefir if you live in CA (organic pastures brand) for a similar taste that is GOOD for your gut biome and you can digest it.<
Interesting. We only have Lifeway around here. It’s pasteurized and many of its bacteria are dead. I bought milk kefir grains from a vendor on Amazon and I make my own kefir. It’s fun and I know the cultures are alive and thriving.
I made my own kefir from grains for a while but then I got sick from it, perhaps some bad bacteria started growing in my batch. I thought I was scrupulous but something went wrong. If there is one pasteurized dairy product in grocery stores that I will buy it is the Lifeway or other full fat plain kefir because I can drink it and not get sick. But I just tried the Organic Pastures raw kefir and it’s great, better than my old homemade.
I don’t know why I can make kick ass kombucha and not good milk kefir.