Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hi , On 8/21/07, Lemmon <cathy@...> wrote: > > Marilyn wrote: > > > > >I'd rinse them with good water and get every last curd off of them. > >Sometimes with cows milk the curd gets stuck on and affects future > batches > >of kefir. It is very easy to strain goat kefir by nature of that milk. > > > >Marilyn > > > > Marilyn, > > > > What, exactly, is meant by " good " water? Non chlorinated We are on a well, but have a > water distiller that we use for all our family's drinking water. We're > on a small farm in Montana, and we have neighbors who have told us the > well water is fine too. But I think the mineral, etc. content is a bit > high. > > > > This rinsing, is it a general thing to be done with all the kefir > granules as well? No. The only purpose in this case is to remove the stuck on curds if that is the problem. Does this help it keep better in the fridge between > batches? No. Kefir grains do not like to be rinsed with water. We only rinse to make sure they are clear of old debris. I've been making quite a bit of kefir, but I have so much to learn! > > > > Thanks. > > > > - You're welcome. Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 > > > > > > > > >I'd rinse them with good water and get every last curd off of them. > > >Sometimes with cows milk the curd gets stuck on and affects future > > batches > > >of kefir. It is very easy to strain goat kefir by nature of that milk. > > > > > >Marilyn > > > > > > > > Marilyn, > > > > > > > > What, exactly, is meant by " good " water? > > > Non chlorinated > > We are on a well, but have a > > water distiller that we use for all our family's drinking water. We're > > on a small farm in Montana, and we have neighbors who have told us the > > well water is fine too. But I think the mineral, etc. content is a bit > > high. > > > > > > > > This rinsing, is it a general thing to be done with all the kefir > > granules as well? > > > No. The only purpose in this case is to remove the stuck on curds if that is > the problem. > > Does this help it keep better in the fridge between > > batches? > > > No. Kefir grains do not like to be rinsed with water. We only rinse to make > sure they are clear of old debris. > > I've been making quite a bit of kefir, but I have so much to learn! > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > - > > > You're welcome. > > Marilyn > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2007 Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 Make sure it is non-chlorinated water. You can even set water out in jugs and all the chlorine will go away in a day. Or boil it. They will get the chlorine out quicker. It goes without saying that always use cool water for rinsing purposes. Marilyn On 8/21/07, steven <stevenfineberg@...> wrote: > > > >Hello: > I have a water filter, not sure if it is a great filter. When I > rinse the grains should I buy distilled water? > Thanks, > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 > > Bee, > > I've been drinking Ice Mountain Spring water, do you think I'm getting the required minerals from this water? Is it better to buy distilled and add the trace minerals? This is what I used to do. +++Hi Treva. That water is from Nestle Company, who I would be suspicious of since they are such a large corporation. Also " Natural " is not a regulated term, so any company can use it willy nilly whether their product is " truly " natural or not. Also I'd check out the type of plastic bottle they use; it is safe plastic - do a search on Dr. Mercola's site for details about safe plastic. Also, there's rumours that some companies use regular tap water and not " true " Mountain spring water as claimed. However, no one can know for sure unless they checked it out. I would trust your health store's bottled water more than any from a very large corporation like Nestle. Also you can get it in safe plastic. But again, they should provide you with written details about their water. Distilled or reverse osmosis water with added minerals is never going to be as good as " real " water. Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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