Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 > I recently got some tibicos grains from a nice family, > however I'm not sure how to take care of them. Hi, you could ask your question on the ginger beer plant group, or look at messages in their archives. A number of the members are growing and distributing tibicos. Personally I haven't been able to get it to grow but others have. Bacically it seems you treat it the same as water kefir. Bruce <~~~ginger beer plant group owner : -) GingerBeerPlant/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Bruce, it it that tibicos is a different culture than real water kefir grains (versus converted milk kefir grains)? Something I have read in the past made me think that it was a synonym. By the way, I have often wondered how water kefir grains also became known as Japanese water crystals. By the way, I had bottled some water kefir made with raisins. I would have taken my eye out had it not been for the ez cap! What a mess....but tasty. ) Carol S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Hi Connie, I saw a site that said these were all the names for the same thing... Japanese Water Crystals / Water Kefir Grains / California Bees / Sugary Kefir / Water Kefir Crystals / Tibi / Tibicos / Wasserkefir / Piltz / Kefir di frutta / Sea Rice / Indian Sea Rice / Indian Yogi Mushroom / ~Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 > Bruce, is it that tibicos is a different culture than real water > kefir grains Opinion on that remains somewhat split. People who have had both cultures at the same time have said that Tibicos are definitely not the same culture as water kefir. I don't have enough experience of my own to form a strong opinion one way or the other. Some of the members of the ginger beer plant group believe Tibicos is the fabled ginger beer plant which we seek. > I would have taken my eye out had it not been for the ez cap! What a > mess....but tasty. ) > One thing you can do with closed carbonated ferments is to cool them in the fridge overnight before opening them to reduce the explosive nature of their fizziness. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Bruce wrote: One thing you can do with closed carbonated ferments is to cool them in the fridge overnight before opening them to reduce the explosive nature of their fizziness. --->LOL, that is exactly what I did with the others. It was less dangerous this morning; I popped the top with the bottle inside of a pillow case. There was a lot of foam....but not all over my kitchen this time. Thanks! Carol S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 Thanks, Bruce! I've posted it to the ginger beer plant group and I got some informative answers. Miki > > I recently got some tibicos grains from a nice family, > > however I'm not sure how to take care of them. > > Hi, you could ask your question on the ginger beer plant group, or look > at messages in their archives. A number of the members are growing and > distributing tibicos. Personally I haven't been able to get it to grow > but others have. Bacically it seems you treat it the same as water > kefir. > > Bruce <~~~ginger beer plant group owner : -) > > GingerBeerPlant/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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