Re: Would anyone share some Japanese Water Kefir grains?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I live in New Jersey. Does anyone have Japanese Water Kefir Grains they can

spare and send me? I will pay for the cost to ship them to me. My grains I

received in May of this year have shrunk down to nothing. I don't know why.

I have followed Marilyn's instructions. Maybe I need to feed them more or

it's the heat? Could someone let me know if they have any? Other wise I

will have to ask Marilyn for a batch again.

Thank you,

Theresa

[Guest guest]

I had the same experience. I just ordered new ones from another source to

run a comparison test. It didn't get too hot and I kept it fed, etc. even

doing the coconut milk feed and it still made kefir water fine but they kept

shrinking until they were basically no more. Strange.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of theresa

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:05 PM

Subject: Re: Would anyone share some Japanese Water

Kefir grains?

Hi,

I live in New Jersey. Does anyone have Japanese Water Kefir Grains they can

spare and send me? I will pay for the cost to ship them to me. My grains I

received in May of this year have shrunk down to nothing. I don't know why.

I have followed Marilyn's instructions. Maybe I need to feed them more or

it's the heat? Could someone let me know if they have any? Other wise I

will have to ask Marilyn for a batch again.

Thank you,

Theresa

[Guest guest]

Devra and Theresa,

What are Japanese Water Kefir Grains, and how are they different from

regular water kefir grains? I know about the regular ones shrinking and

how I brought mine back from the edge, but I'm not sure if Japanese ones are

different. Please let me know.

in Oregon

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From: Devra Waterman <devrawaterman@...>

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 8:56 PM

Subject: RE: Re: Would anyone share some Japanese Water

Kefir grains?

 

I had the same experience. I just ordered new ones from another source to

run a comparison test. It didn't get too hot and I kept it fed, etc. even

doing the coconut milk feed and it still made kefir water fine but they kept

shrinking until they were basically no more. Strange.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of theresa

Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 7:05 PM

Subject: Re: Would anyone share some Japanese Water

Kefir grains?

Hi,

I live in New Jersey. Does anyone have Japanese Water Kefir Grains they can

spare and send me? I will pay for the cost to ship them to me. My grains I

received in May of this year have shrunk down to nothing. I don't know why.

I have followed Marilyn's instructions. Maybe I need to feed them more or

it's the heat? Could someone let me know if they have any? Other wise I

will have to ask Marilyn for a batch again.

Thank you,

Theresa

[Guest guest]

I think it might be the nitrogen in the leaves of the herbal tea bags that

is helping water grains the most, more than minerals. What started me on

this new tea thing is when I got my 22 spice blend and started using that in

the water grains culture jar. They got huge in a short time. Then I thought

of using tea bags. I like the zinger teas from Celestial Seasoning the best.

Marilyn

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 4:00 PM, unarmbears <dont_placate_me@...>wrote:

> Hi Theresa,

>

> My grains went down to applesauce last spring. I used coconut water,

> blackstrap unsulphured molasses and dates to rejuvenate them. They seem to

> shrink if they don't have enough minerals. Marilyn has minerals you can add

> to your water. Other people boil eggshells and put them in the water with

> the grains. Sugar that is not refined much seems to work well too. Once

> again, it has trace minerals that the tibi grains seem to thrive on to get

> large grains. Sugars seem to enhance the numbers, minerals, the size of each

> individual grain.

>

> I hope you didn't toss your grains. They are living creatures and will

> revive if given the right stuff!

>

> I live in Montana, which may be too far away to send any this time of year,

> sorry!

>

> Good luck,

> Karin J.

>

>

[Guest guest]

How can I get these minerals from Marilyn?

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From: unarmbears <dont_placate_me@...>

Subject: Re: Would anyone share some Japanese Water Kefir

grains?

Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 1:00 PM

 

Hi Theresa,

My grains went down to applesauce last spring. I used coconut water, blackstrap

unsulphured molasses and dates to rejuvenate them. They seem to shrink if they

don't have enough minerals. Marilyn has minerals you can add to your water.

Other people boil eggshells and put them in the water with the grains. Sugar

that is not refined much seems to work well too. Once again, it has trace

minerals that the tibi grains seem to thrive on to get large grains. Sugars seem

to enhance the numbers, minerals, the size of each individual grain.

I hope you didn't toss your grains. They are living creatures and will revive if

given the right stuff!

I live in Montana, which may be too far away to send any this time of year,

sorry!

Good luck,

Karin J.

" My grains I received in May of this year have shrunk down to nothing. I don't

know why. I have followed Marilyn's instructions. Maybe I need to feed them more

or it's the heat? Could someone let me know if they have any? Other wise I will

have to ask Marilyn for a batch again.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Theresa "

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[Guest guest]

You need to send her an email directly.

>

> How can I get these minerals from Marilyn?

>