water kefir not working out

September 23, 2011

Hi all,

I bought some water kefir from Marilyn a few months back. The first batch was

phenomenal, the best I've ever had. Since then not so good. The next batch

ended up " weedy " , thick, smelly and brownish. I rinsed well, and tried many

things including (or leaving out) eggshell, ginger, dried fruit, lemon slice. I

use well water (tested clean, is softened) and organic sugar. I've tried

resting in the refrigerator several times (just sugar and water). I make sure

the sugar is dissolved in the water. I haven't had the " weedy " batch again, but

most of the time now it ends up thick like egg white. I've had a couple okay

batches, but they aren't consecutive. When I dumped the last " egg white " batch,

I noticed it was very foamy going down the drain, which makes me think high

protein?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

September 23, 2011

If your well water is softened that means salt has been added correct? I

thought people used the softened water for bathing, laudry, etc only and

unsoftened for drinking. You might want to try unsoftened water.

Jaxi

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM, northidris <krsmalllmt@...> wrote:

> Hi all,

>

> I bought some water kefir from Marilyn a few months back. The first batch

> was phenomenal, the best I've ever had. Since then not so good. The next

> batch ended up " weedy " , thick, smelly and brownish. I rinsed well, and

> tried many things including (or leaving out) eggshell, ginger, dried fruit,

> lemon slice. I use well water (tested clean, is softened) and organic

> sugar. I've tried resting in the refrigerator several times (just sugar and

> water). I make sure the sugar is dissolved in the water. I haven't had the

> " weedy " batch again, but most of the time now it ends up thick like egg

> white. I've had a couple okay batches, but they aren't consecutive. When I

> dumped the last " egg white " batch, I noticed it was very foamy going down

> the drain, which makes me think high protein?

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated!

>

> ------------------------------------

>

September 23, 2011

Hi ,

Keep them at room temp. " Resting " them in the refrigerator serves to put

them more out of balance than they already are. Rinse them really well every

time. They picked up a " thickness causing bacteria " and water will rinse it

away normally in a time or two. Figure out where it came from. Usually fruit

or well water that has bacteria. Use only sugar and water for a few times

usually gets rid of it. Add back in one item at a time and if it becomes

thick, that is the offending item.

Marilyn

On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 11:28 AM, northidris <krsmalllmt@...> wrote: