while out of town

[Guest guest]

Since I'll be out of town for 8 days and have no one to baby sit, I have to

decide whether to freeze my milk kefir grains again, or put them in milk and

refrigerate them, or leave them out on the counter in milk. I've searched

previous posts and can't see any definite answer other than dry them (I have no

dehydrator). Has anyone ever left them out on the counter in milk for a week or

so?

Thanks,

in Nashville

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I have had great success with freezing the grains. I place them on a plate

in the freezer then check them until I know they are frozen then place them

in a freezer storage container or bag. Sometimes I have too many grains and

this makes it easier to have some ready to store or share when I get an

interested friend wanting to start making kefir. The ones I left in the

fridge while I traveled seemed harder to come back and I think my milk went

bad while they were waking up. I do not have that problem when I freeze

them, take them out, and place in jar of milk on the counter.

Margy