Water kefir & yeast question

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

Ive gotten started on making water kefir for the first time the last few days,

and it seems to be going fairly ok so far I think...I'm just getting the feel

for it at the moment. Anyway, I just have a question about yeasts and froth on

the top of the kefir....is this normal or can it indicate that I'm doing

something wrong? In particular tonights batch is *very* yeasty, and having

tasted it I got a headache straightaway from too much histamine in the yeast, I

presume.

I didnt have a tall glass jar to use at first, so Ive been using a wide necked 1

litre measuring jug, with paper over the top of the jug, with holes in it for

air, and with a band around to keep it in place. I'm using mostly mineral

water, plus 250mls of hemp milk too. Could any of this have affected the

correct fermenting conditions for the kefir, and caused the excess yeast? Also

what is the best way of avoiding too much yeast?

Thanks for any replies,

Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi Anne,

First of all I am confused, as you mentioned that you are using water and

hemp milk. Are you using water kefir grains or milk kefir grains?

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Water kefir & yeast question

Hi everyone,

Ive gotten started on making water kefir for the first time the last few

days, and it seems to be going fairly ok so far I think...I'm just getting

the feel for it at the moment. Anyway, I just have a question about yeasts

and froth on the top of the kefir....is this normal or can it indicate that

I'm doing something wrong? In particular tonights batch is *very* yeasty,

and having tasted it I got a headache straightaway from too much histamine

in the yeast, I presume.

I didnt have a tall glass jar to use at first, so Ive been using a wide

necked 1 litre measuring jug, with paper over the top of the jug, with holes

in it for air, and with a band around to keep it in place. I'm using

mostly mineral water, plus 250mls of hemp milk too. Could any of this have

affected the correct fermenting conditions for the kefir, and caused the

excess yeast? Also what is the best way of avoiding too much yeast?

Thanks for any replies,

Anne

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Thanks for replying. I am using water kefir grains, and 3/4 of the liquid is

water but I have also been adding about 250mls of hemp milk (which is " milk "

made from from hemp seeds and water). The hemp milk is this one...

http://www.goodwebsite.co.uk/Good-Hemp-Milk.php

I presumed that it was ok to use non dairy milks, alongside water, to make water

kefir, but perhaps Ive misunderstood?

Thanks,

Anne

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> Hi Anne,

> First of all I am confused, as you mentioned that you are using water and

> hemp milk. Are you using water kefir grains or milk kefir grains?

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> Sent via DROID on Verizon Wireless

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> Water kefir & yeast question

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> Ive gotten started on making water kefir for the first time the last few

> days, and it seems to be going fairly ok so far I think...I'm just getting

> the feel for it at the moment. Anyway, I just have a question about yeasts

> and froth on the top of the kefir....is this normal or can it indicate that

> I'm doing something wrong? In particular tonights batch is *very* yeasty,

> and having tasted it I got a headache straightaway from too much histamine

> in the yeast, I presume.

>

> I didnt have a tall glass jar to use at first, so Ive been using a wide

> necked 1 litre measuring jug, with paper over the top of the jug, with holes

> in it for air, and with a band around to keep it in place. I'm using

> mostly mineral water, plus 250mls of hemp milk too. Could any of this have

> affected the correct fermenting conditions for the kefir, and caused the

> excess yeast? Also what is the best way of avoiding too much yeast?

>

> Thanks for any replies,

>

> Anne

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