Water Kefir question

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Hello All,

I am delighted to be added to this board and am very excited to learn to make

kefir for my family. I have not actually bought any kefir grains yet as I have

been a little intimidated and wanted to research it a little more.

Perhaps one of you might could speak to me on the topic of how to maintain the

grains. I have a family of four and I am afraid that the kefir grains will

multiply faster than I can use the kefir. Coconut water gets quite expensive and

if I must supply the kefir several cups a day (Do I have that right?) then I

might not could afford to do the kefir. I have read that the kefir water has

trillions of bacteria per ounce serving and so that would mean that four of us

might use four ounces per day. Cups upon cups of kefir per day would be too much

for my little household.

How do the rest of you keep up with the all of the kefir you produce and how do

you keep your grains healthy if you cannot take in all of the kefir you produce?

Also, with the water grains, can you use just regular filtered water as well?

Many thanks for your time and feedback!

Katheryn in Texas