Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 Message: 63907 From: dkemnitz2000 Received: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:16 PM Subject: kefir kernals > Don't seem to grow much. Am I leaving them in too long? Dennis Dennis, I dunno. You didn't give us much info to go on. 'Splain your situation and method to us. Do you gots milk kefir grains or water kefir grains. (Not to be confused with milk grains in water or water grains in milk) Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2005 Report Share Posted January 15, 2005 >Don't seem to grow much. Am I leaving them in too long? Dennis They go through cycles, or it might depend on the milk. Mine didn't grow much at all in non-organic milk, but they grow like mad in full-fat organic milk. I've not been able to get raw milk til recently ... when I get that I'll compare. Sometimes they have to " get used to " raw milk though, and sometimes the bacteria in the raw milk compete with the flora in the kefir grains. As for leaving them too long ... they will probably grow faster if they get fresh milk daily, because they use up the sugar. Also if you leave them a VERY long time, it can kill the grains. If I want something to ferment a long time I take out the grains and then leave the partly-fermented stuff to continue fermenting. The grains can be stored in the fridge in fresh milk. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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