To Strain or Not To Strain Kefir - Also Thank You Dr Ron!

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

I know that I'm over *brewing* my kefir, but I don't strain the

grains out at all! 24 hours with more grains than I need for the

amount of milk I use in an unairconditioned house in the summer and

straining is a non-issue! My 24 hour kefir is in 2 layers - bottom

layer is a yogurt-like semi solid and top layer where the grains are

located is clabbered like. With very, very clean fingers I just fish

them out. The kefir then goes into the blender and wah-lah perfectly

tart thick kefir.

I know, I know it's more grains than I need for the amount of milk

I'm using. I'm getting rid of half of the grains to give to my mom

this Sunday when she gets her first gallon of raw milk. All it took

was for her to read " The Untold Story of Milk " (Thank you Dr Ron!).

Mom bought it for me as a thank you gift for gathering all the info

on Vit D and Sarcoidosis that I kept asking everyone about. I told

her to read it first before giving it to me. And she did, and now

she's a RawDairy believer. She's not much of a milk drinker, but is

going to be making kefir. And I suspect she'll have fun

experimenting with the rich Guernsey cream. I just found a closer

source of raw milk and it's a Guernsey. There is about twice the

amount of cream as the Holstein milk and it's way richer as well.

I actually like the tart flavor of the more mature kefir better. It

has almost a lemony tartness that I really like. And the plus is no

more of that messy straining business :-)

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

Rhonda--

This is a Great Idea.

Has anyone noticed whether this "over-done" Kefir works as a Health Benefit any better than the regular kind?

Hadn't given it much thought until now, but I bet it does. Apparently it grows them like crazy... And with your simple "no-tech" straining technique..... We're always afraid of "contamination", but that's impossible here.

I'm going to Linens & Things for that silly tuna strainer anyway. Could come in real handy, although not for Tuna....lol. (I've been making fun of that thing in the expensive catalogs, too, not seeing the bigger possibilities.)

Your son must have been bursting with pride that you thought his idea was Brilliant, Wren.

--Terry

To Strain or Not To Strain Kefir - Also Thank You Dr Ron!

Hi Everyone,I know that I'm over *brewing* my kefir, but I don't strain the grains out at all! 24 hours with more grains than I need for the amount of milk I use in an unairconditioned house in the summer and straining is a non-issue! My 24 hour kefir is in 2 layers - bottom layer is a yogurt-like semi solid and top layer where the grains are located is clabbered like. With very, very clean fingers I just fish them out. The kefir then goes into the blender and wah-lah perfectly tart thick kefir. I know, I know it's more grains than I need for the amount of milk I'm using. I'm getting rid of half of the grains to give to my mom this Sunday when she gets her first gallon of raw milk. All it took was for her to read "The Untold Story of Milk" (Thank you Dr Ron!). Mom bought it for me as a thank you gift for gathering all the info on Vit D and Sarcoidosis that I kept asking everyone about. I told her to read it first before giving it to me. And she did, and now she's a RawDairy believer. She's not much of a milk drinker, but is going to be making kefir. And I suspect she'll have fun experimenting with the rich Guernsey cream. I just found a closer source of raw milk and it's a Guernsey. There is about twice the amount of cream as the Holstein milk and it's way richer as well.I actually like the tart flavor of the more mature kefir better. It has almost a lemony tartness that I really like. And the plus is no more of that messy straining business :-) ~~Rhonda

[Guest guest]

After brewing, it is recommended that you leave the strained kefir out for

another 24 hours of 'proofing', as it were. It is said that this is when

the majority of the B vitamins are generated/concentrated, and helps the

kefir obtain its greatest nutritional value.

Peace,

Blane

If God is for us, who can be against us? Rom. 8:31

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

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" Terry L. "

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Rhonda--

Has anyone noticed whether this " over-done " Kefir works as a Health Benefit

any better than the regular kind?

[Guest guest]

Hi Terry,

Yeah, around here we call him " the elephant boy " as he never forgets

anything...he has told total strangers about his great find more than

once. It is hysterical.. You should see the looks on their faces:)

ROFLOL! Keeeffiirr????? What's that!? ha!!

~wren

> Your son must have been bursting with pride that you thought his

idea was Brilliant, Wren.

> --Terry