I have been using coconut water for my water kefir grains. This last batch has a thin, white film on the surface. Is this normal or do I need to pour it out?...
Hi Cindy, That happens sometimes and not just with coconut water. It never bothered me to drink it when it was small. It might be the beginning of a scoby. I...
Hello all - I have an abundance of very healthy kefir grains available to anybody that lives in the Katy/Houston, Texas area. Sorry but I'm very busy with two...
Hi Kerri, You can look in the database. I notice there are two listed. Me and Olive. But I bet there are many others here that have some. Tell us where you...
I just added myself, I didn't realize we needed to :). I really need to sell some water or milk grains but only ship Monday through Wednesday :). Dawn ... ...
Hi Dawn, Thank you for adding yourself to the database. You give me an idea. I might send a monthly reminder about our contact database. Who would think about...
I have 3 32 oz jelly jars full and starting the 4th and can share one with you :). Just looking it is over 2 cups probably over 3. Make me an offer. I'll...
I have found it somewhat hard to share in Doms group at times myself. I got my CSY off of e-bay from a great seller. I expect her to cover her expenses and if...
I am ready to start making kefir, and am looking for some grains. I would like both water and milk grains if they are available. My DH has been candida...
Hi All: I finally figured out that this was my problem too. I just had too many grains in the jar. When I cut way back on them the kefir reverts to being...
I have a question that I hope someone can answer. When my raw milk naturally sours it smells different than my homemade kefir. Yet I am told that naturally...
Hi Pat, ... naturally soured milk. Naturally soured milk is not kefir. You need kefir grains to make kefir. It smells different because there is a different ...
Anyone notice different things with their water kefir grains (tibicos) depending on the sugar they use? Has anyone tried to ferment juice with water kefir...
[ Anyone notice different things with their water kefir grains (tibicos) depending on the sugar they use? ] In my experiments granulated white sugar is the...
Thea, I would like you to contact me about the various ways you have done water kefir and the benefits. Please e-mail me at wingsout@.... You likely...
I have been making my kefir with store milk whole, in a gallon size pickle jar and changing it every 24-48 hours mostly on time and stirring. But forgot to...
Hello Christina, Here is a link for using wheat berries and making a healthy beverage. http://users.chariot.net.au/~dna/vegmilk.html#Kefirlac I hope this helps...
Thank you for these details. To get them to grow. Put your kefir grains in the amount of milk they can handle in 24 hours. Do not use different combinations ....
Hi Jenny, Thanks for writing. You have a few options. You could get both water grains and milk kefir grains and make your ginger kefir and milk kefir in the ...
Hello, I am new to making kefir and I have a few questions and hope some of you will offer your advice. I am a celiac or gluten intolerant. There is a milk...
Hi Tish, ... Feed them regularly. Never think of them of something you can store until you are ready to use them again. Do I need to grow them in real milk...
Dear Marilyn, Thanks for the information. I have been struggling lately with digestive problems after being infected with clostridium difficile in the hospital...
If I want to take some of my extra milk grains and convert them to water grains do I have to do anything special? Do I just put them in the water mixture and...
After purchasing grains from Marilyn, I have been able to get kefir from milk. Previously I used to culture yogurt by boiling milk and letting it cool to about...
You do not need to boil/pasteurize the milk for making kefir. The kefir organisms themselves do a great job of fighting off other organisms, unless the milk...
Thanks Randall, How about raw milk. Do you have any experience making kefir from raw milk. Do we need to pasteurize raw milk or can we make kefir directly. I...
