Re: Oh look, a grains question

[Guest guest]

Hi Jazz,

This is where I am the most comfortable. Answering questions.On 9/13/06, Jazz <jazzway@...> wrote:

All right people, I'm in a quandry.

I separated my grains into two batches.

My goat's milk grains are going like gangbusters. They are

an unstoppable force. Threatening to take over the

kitchen. I'm so very proud of them.

They are big, white, fluffy. Just beautiful.

Kefir grains love goat milk.

The ones I split off I put into cow's milk. They

are not looking as happy. Is it the shock of being in a different

type of milk?

Yes, they will adjust very soon.

They are looking limpish. Not as fluffy as they once

were. They are not growing at the rate I am used to seeing

them grow.

I made kefir with raw cows milk for about four years. Remember Star on

my web-site? Well Star took a back seat when I got goats last year and

switched all my kefir grains over to goat milk. I notice my kefir

grains grow faster in goats milk. I asked this on the other list and no

one every answered. I wonder if this has been anyone else's experience.

Usually people use one or the other. I had jars of goats milk next to

jars of cows milk and made kefir that way for months. The goats milk

kefir won.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Jazz

They'll

be fine very soon. Talk quietly to them, tell them everything is going

to be okay. Before you know it, they'll perk right up.

Marilyn

[Guest guest]

Hi

Can I use powdered goats milk? It has been in the fridge a long time

though.

Audrey

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> Kefir grains love goat milk.

>

> The ones I split off I put into cow's milk. They are not looking as

happy.