Guest guest Posted December 15, 2003 Report Share Posted December 15, 2003 >heidi, > >my friend is now eating kefir and i told her to use TJ's organic milk. it came out great, then she tried the lowfat milk. this is what she wrote: > >I used different milk with my kefir and it's REAL sour and liquidy this morning after an overnight or maybe 2. I wonder if I ruined them or if it's the use of a lowfat organic milk (not Trad Joes). Your thoughts, comments, frustrations??? Sheesh, what good hearted kefir lover would feed them lowfat???? ;--) The more sugar there is in the milk, the more sour and thin the end product (in general: it also depends on temperature). My guess is that most lowfat milk has extra milk SOLIDS added (so it doesn't look like the watery stuff it really is) and therefore more lactose, so the " sour " bacteria took off. I doubt that they are ruined, but in any case, don't put all your " grains in one basket " -- keep a backup as soon as you can. If she wants thicker kefir, put the container in a cooler place, and I'd recommend against lowfat milk. The grains should be ok in lowfat though, they eat lactose and there is plenty of that in lowfat. -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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