Guest guest Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 How do I know if I killed my water grain?? They don't seem to be growing. I might have given away too many. I have two tablespoons and I have tried 1/3 cup sugar, 1tbsp radidura, 1/8 tsp baking soda, dried cherries. I have also tried just with sugar. I can't seem to make them grow. Not sure if they are dead. Thanks Rhonda ------------------------------------------- If they are making water kefir they are not dead. To get growth and keep a good size on them, I have found it is very important to give them good quality air. I use a cloth lid with rubber band. Even a paper towel blocks off too much air. As soon as I switched to a cloth lid they started growing better. So I took the next step. I didn't give them any more fruit and such, just 1/3 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon rapidura per one quart water. They have been living on only sugar and water for several weeks now. These are the biggest water grains I've ever grown. They are doubling every time. All the growth happens the second day. I am not getting much fizz, but I don't care about that. Air was the missing ingredient in times past when they weren't growing that well. I hope others here exchange their lids for a cloth lid and give the report. Thanks, Marilyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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