Re: 3e. Are my grains dead?

December 3, 2010

I have found that rinsing the grains helps. You can rinse the grains between

batches. Also make sure your recipe is 1 TB grains and 1 TB sugar per 1 C

water. The grains may have gotten pickled though from leaving them too long

and if that is the case you will need to replace them. Leaving them without

changing the solution more than a week is pushing it IMO.

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From: " Teresita " <teretorre@...>

Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 9:28 AM

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Subject: 3e. Are my grains dead?

> When you dumped out the old kefir, did you keep some of the liquid to

> start your new batch or did you only keep your grains?

>

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> 3e. Are my grains dead?

> Posted by: " loriclemmons " loriclemmons@... loriclemmons

> Date: Thu Dec 2, 2010 7:56 pm ((PST))

>

> Or do I just need to be a bit more patient?

>

> Life kinda got away from me and they were left sitting for several weeks.

> I dumped out kefir/vinegar water they were sitting in and put them in new

> sugar water. They look just the same as they did before (not brown), but

> I'm not seeing any bubbles from them. I've changed the sugar water a

> couple times thinking maybe they just need to wake up, but still no

> bubbles. I think there is a little bit of change in the taste after a

> couple of days, but my husband says it still tastes like sugar water to

> him.

>

> Should I just dump them out and get new grains? Anybody have any

> available?

>

> Lori

>

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