FRESHLY FERMENTED LTD Reviews 4,647

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cannot recommend Freshly Fermented highly enough. The products are really well packaged and presented, their delivery times are fantastic and, for or a first time user, their guides ar... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Can highly recommend Freshly Fermented for both the quality of their products and speed of delivery . Beautiful packaged and very clear instructions to how to get your ferment going and to look afte... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got some bottles of kefir to drink while my own kefir is brewing. (I’ve had the kefir grains before which are excellent and easy to grow.) This cows milk kefir is soooo alive!! It fizzes out of the b... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Re freshlyfermented.co.uk, Organic Water Kefir Grains - 60g (makes 1.5 Litres). These grains are good quality. They arrived fairly quickly. The instructions that were sent with them are compre... See more

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  1. Health Food Store
  2. Fitness and Nutrition Service

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Freshly Fermented offer organic & vegan friendly fermented food cultures we lovingly care for. All cultures are UKAS Lab tested for safety. We offer free shipping on any order. Purchase from our fully secure website. We accept Credit or Debit card via WorldPay, Paypal and direct UK Banks Transfers. We ship to the UK for free. We also offer European shipping with full tracking.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Finally received my item

Received my item. It took a while. Am excited to use.? Thank you.

January 1, 2023
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Reply from FRESHLY FERMENTED LTD

Hello, I can see from the tracking this is close to arriving now. I will email you that link direct.

Now that this has arrived, please could you amend the feedback?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and good

Easy ordering, arrived quickly, and I selected an ‘ugly’ scoby, it was perfect and has done exactly what it should

February 5, 2023
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kefire culture

Kefire culture. I followed the instructions to the letter, but all I got was an increased amount of the culture and some rather unpleasant-tasting liquid. I repeated it with the strained culture, as suggested, twice, and got the same result. A waste of money, and a waste of milk.

I have a reply saying that kefir should be treated as a medecine, and I should expect it to be unpleasant. What nonsense! I have been making kefir for several years with a dried powder supplied by a firm called Mad Millie's, which unfortunately is no longer available. It is dead easy, and produces a creamy result, looking and tasting rather like a slightly runny yoghurt. I have now bought ready-made kefir from two other sources, and again, it is quite pleasant tasting.

March 4, 2023
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Reply from FRESHLY FERMENTED LTD

Hi, milk kefir is found to be unpleasant by most. It is essentially a spoiled milk product. It should be looked at as medicinal.

Edit - Millie’s was just drinking yoghurt they sold as kefir. Trading standards closed them down. Kefir comes from grains only. Most of what you buy in the supermarket is also fake sadly. I agree the fake drinking yoghurt ones taste great but are not the same thing as real kefir from grains and it also does not have the same benefits.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I ordered a kombucha mother from…

I ordered a kombucha mother from Freshly Fermented but after a number of weeks I cannot get any fizz. I've tried all sorts from the Freshly Fermented guides and even contacted them to get no reply.

January 20, 2023
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Reply from FRESHLY FERMENTED LTD

Hello! Sorry I cant see any emails from you?

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Dispatch of grains was extremely slow

Dispatch of grains was extremely slow. It took one week from placing the order for FF to send out the grains. It then took a further week for me to receive my grains. In total it two weeks for me to be in receipt of grains I purchased.

January 30, 2023
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Reply from FRESHLY FERMENTED LTD

Hi, I am sorry for the experience. The honest answer is we had a massive flurry of grain sales and it took us a while to fill that backlog back in Jan/Feb.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Now into Kefir - yummy!

Good products, clear instructions. Speedy delivery, as needed with such products.
Pricey, but I have yet to see a better place or way to get cultures (other than local barter).

February 14, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This cows milk kefir is soooo alive!! Top quality organic Kefir & starters.

Got some bottles of kefir to drink while my own kefir is brewing. (I’ve had the kefir grains before which are excellent and easy to grow.)
This cows milk kefir is soooo alive!! It fizzes out of the bottle. I always look for ongoing fizz in kefir and other fermented foods. It means it will keep living until you drink it, if drank within date, and will colonise your gut, or indeed wherever else you put it - can also use on bacterial or fungal infections of the skin or mucous membranes.

February 23, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Divine tasting kefir.

Divine tasting kefir.I did not need to sweeten it as it was smooth with a lovely bit of tartness! I know it is so good for my gut as I have a much less bloated belly. Well packaged and shipped quickly. Thanks!

February 2, 2023
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The website is easy to use & the…

The website is easy to use & the instructions are clear.
It did take a week for me to receive my Kefir grains.
I know some of it is down to Royal Mail but paying £2.00 p & p for a small package I would expect a quicker service

February 1, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and goods

Delivered on time in the condition promised.
Excellent instructions on the website and my Kefir is just delicious, always use goat's milk and it is so tasty.
Had been let down badly by another well known company. I will certainly use Freshly Fermented for all my future supplies. Thank you

January 15, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Now a confirmed kefir drinker!

For some reason my first batch of milk kefir grains didn't work, but I was sent a replacement when I rang the company. I was able to talk to someone over the phone to discuss what I might have been doing right or wrong, which was very helpful - personalised advice. Anyway, the second batch of grains have been working well and the kefir is thicker and tastier than I was expecting from the website.

February 9, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great seller

Great seller
The kéfir grains arrived on time and well packaged. I was surprised at how small the package was but should have realised that 5g was not large. It worked and has enabled me to
make some good kefir (It gets better with each new batch) and the grains are multiplying, as promised. 5g makes enough for the two of us.

January 15, 2023

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