How long can kefir grains be stored in the refrigerator?

[Guest guest]

I'm hoping someone can help me here. I have some kefir grains that

have been in a mason jar in filtered water for about 2 months. Is

there anyway to know if they have lost their culturing power?

Thanks~

[Guest guest]

Terry- Thanks for the information. I'm glad to know that they can

probably be revived.

[Guest guest]

It depends on what you have been doing to sustain them in the meantime.

Have you fed them?

Peace,

Blane

I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me. Ps. 13:6

Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

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Subject: How long can

kefir grains be stored

07/21/2004 05:36 in the refrigerator?

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to RawDairy

Terry- Thanks for the information. I'm glad to know that they can

probably be revived.

[Guest guest]

Hi Blane. I haven't fed them at all since I immersed them in

filtered water a couple of months ago.

[Guest guest]

The only way I would think to be able to tell if they still are alive

and will culture,....is to give it a try. Put them in some milk and

let it sit out in a warm place (outside even--covered) for 24 hours.

If you get kefir, then they are still alive...if it's still runny milk

after 24 hours....they died.

On Jul 21, 2004, at 10:19 AM, RawDairy wrote:

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> It depends on what you have been doing to sustain them in the meantime.

> Have you fed them?

[Guest guest]

That's very true...forgot about that...So leave them longer ..keep

trying...

> Since they have been dormant for a while, they might take longer than the

usual 24

hours.

[Guest guest]

Since they have been dormant for a while, they might take longer than the usual 24 hours.

[Guest guest]

Then watch them carefully as you try to begin brewing again. It's possible

that they will not respond...

Peace,

Blane on

IT - ESM

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

I will sing to the Lord, for He has been good to me. Ps. 13:6

Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford

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Subject: Re: How long

can kefir grains be

07/21/2004 10:02 stored in the refrigerator?

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I haven't fed them at all since I immersed them in filtered water a couple

of months ago.