They are in their jar with milk. I can't help fooling around with them,,,tilting the jar to see the grains every few hours. It's 10 hours now and the milk is...
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durriedesign
Sep 24, 2009 3:00 pm
Hi, I'm Carisa, new here too. Mine seem to be ready way before 24 hrs. - even when I decrease the amt. of grains. I use whole raw milk - could that be an...
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tc48
Sep 24, 2009 3:45 pm
While I am waiting to purchase some grains from someone, I thought I would begin getting my education. 1. Can I make kefir with non-fat milk? Though I have...
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tc48
Sep 24, 2009 3:46 pm
Hi, I am an Alternative Health practitioner in Nova Scotia, Canada (Annapolis Valley, to be exact). I have been regularly drinking kefir purchased from a store...
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Joyce S
natvlegl
Sep 25, 2009 1:43 am
Greetings "synymyr" and others, I apologize for cluttering up this forum with this "Off Topic" topic. I knew it should go to the off topic group but didn't...
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KK
ducksback1
Sep 25, 2009 4:03 am
I'm sure Marilyn or someone will say something...but DO NOT PUT YOUR GRAINS in the refrigerator...Marilyn is correct when she says they don't like it. I almost...
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Joyce S
natvlegl
Sep 25, 2009 11:34 am
Just want to 2nd your observation that "..they don't like it...",[in the refrigerator],Kandy. I would add that the reason is, the way I understand it, is that...
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getbetterhealth07
getbetterhea...
Sep 25, 2009 4:50 pm
I don't have an answer to question 1 (from experience, though I think it will work fine with non-fat, just not the same quality), but to 2 and 3 I have...
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Deb
debjacobs8
Sep 25, 2009 9:51 pm
I am having trouble finding a non-metal mesh strainer. Any ideas? Deb in WI ... I recommend the one from the dollar store. I found out that not all dollar...
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susan slocum
springchicke...
Sep 25, 2009 10:16 pm
http://www.cheftools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=06-0181&variation= This one looks good--note the smaller holes in the bottom. Asian specialty stores usually...
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tc48
Sep 26, 2009 1:01 am
Well, "When the student is ready, the kefir will come", or something like that. I was contacted by a number of people who said, "We have kefir grains, but...
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thorium908
Sep 28, 2009 12:09 am
I'm having such a good time with Kefir! Thank you Marilyn for bring this knowledge to me. I am grateful. I acquired grains from Marilyn and Kathy-Jo. I call...
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Elizabeth F
efilippone7
Sep 28, 2009 12:10 am
I was able to find a bamboo strainer at store that supplies dried herbs, natural remedies, etc. They also sell them at Asian grocery stores in the tea section....
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trackmum
Sep 28, 2009 3:52 pm
I am located in Barrie, ON Canada, 1 hour north or Toronto. Is there anyone close that could send me some grains. Thanks. Amanda...
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April McCart
sweetlotuscr...
Sep 28, 2009 4:41 pm
I am allergic to casein, which has been confirmed by blood tests. I have been using raw goat milk to make kefir but it is becoming increasingly harder and...
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Mary Jane
maryjanehumes
Sep 28, 2009 6:22 pm
Hello Everyone! Yesterday I just starting getting my raw cow's mink again. So now I need to start to make kefir. Is there anyone near Pennsylvania that needs...
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tc48
Sep 28, 2009 8:03 pm
Has anyone reported having success with Crohn's disease using daily kefir? I have a friend with this problem. Terry...
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Mary Jane
maryjanehumes
Sep 28, 2009 10:29 pm
Hello, I just found this post by Jeff under my "Kefir" saves! This website MAY be what you are looking for. Anyway I found it interesting but have not...
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Marilyn Kefirlady
marilynjarz
Sep 28, 2009 10:58 pm
Patrick has really bragged up the interview he had with me. You have to register to listen to any of the podcasts. It is well worth it. The Patrick Timpone...
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deborah
deborahrye
Sep 29, 2009 6:15 pm
When I pour the kefir off of my fermenting batch, I have been putting it in the blender with some frozen fruit and drinking it. It is so delicious! But I am...
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uhomeschool
Sep 29, 2009 7:14 pm
okay, I couldn't drink the kefir by itself so I was drinking it in a fruit smoothie with a banana and strawberries and a tablespoon of sugar - 2 1/2cups...
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Jennifer Roy
curlyw2kids
Sep 29, 2009 8:52 pm
Betty, I, too, use stevia and think it is a great way to sweeten things without the calories. I've recently been using Truvia and I like it as well, although...
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Ann
redleafwine
Sep 29, 2009 8:52 pm
These are natural sweetener with low calories.� Available at Whole Food Market Agave Nectar� and Xylitol�...
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tc48
Sep 29, 2009 8:52 pm
Yes, I love Stevia in my kefir. I do not metabolise sugars well (any kind of sugar - I do not metabolise saccharides well), so Stevia is my only sweetener. The...
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Denise d'Entremont
bluiiis0927
Sep 29, 2009 11:22 pm
I use agave nectar from Trader Joe's as it's USDA organic, which means no corn fructose syrup. I've never been a big fan of stevia as I've always found it...
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AllisonR
crafts_r_us7
Sep 30, 2009 12:24 pm
... Hi Terry I have heard it does wonders for people with IBS such as Chron's, Colitis and so on. I have been trying to start my own because I have heard such...
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uhomeschool
Sep 30, 2009 12:24 pm
Thanks, everyone. I'm definitely going to try the agave nectar. Not sure where I'll find it in rural Nova Scotia? my husband tells me we used xylitol while we...
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Denise d'Entremont
bluiiis0927
Sep 30, 2009 1:37 pm
I'm going to have to develop a taste for stevia cuz I noticed that agave nectar is 60 calories for a tablespoon! Denise d'Entremont "You yourself, as much...
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Terry Chamberlin
tc48
Sep 30, 2009 2:25 pm
Betty, Where in Nova Scotia are you? I live in the Annapolis Valley, where I am an Alternative Health practitioner. Do you make kefir regularly? Do you happen...
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jennie mollerup
jennlynm
Sep 30, 2009 4:15 pm
Hey guys, I have Crohn's Disease and tolerate Kefir because the Kefir does remove most of the lactose. I do agree that the makers diet is also a good one but,...
