Re: question re rinsing milk kefir grains

[Guest guest]

I wouldn't rinse. You are rinsing away their bacteria, or what little they

have. You rinse when you want to slow them down. Give them less milk for a

while.

Marilyn

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Francie <francieww@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> All of a sudden my clump of milk kefir grains has stopped working - the

> milk remains thin and unfermented. I wondered if perhaps the last couple of

> cups in my previous milk container could have been sour - that's the only

> thing I can think of that might have not been as usual. I've been changing

> the milk every 24 hours for 4 days, I think, and although there are a few

> curds, mostly nothing's happening. I'll keep on, since I know that they're

> pretty good at 'coming back', according to all that you've said, Marilyn.

> My question is do you think I should rinse the grains with water with every

> change of milk? That's what I've been doing since this problem began, but

> maybe I should try NOT doing it. (I don't do it when everything's normal.)

>

> thanks,

> Francie

>

>

[Guest guest]

Okay Marilyn - I'll do that. Many thanks for the reply - just in time for the

change of milk tonight.

francie

Re: question re rinsing milk kefir grains

I wouldn't rinse. You are rinsing away their bacteria, or what little they

have. You rinse when you want to slow them down. Give them less milk for a

while.

Marilyn

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Francie <francieww@...> wrote:

> Hi,

>

> All of a sudden my clump of milk kefir grains has stopped working - the

> milk remains thin and unfermented. I wondered if perhaps the last couple of

> cups in my previous milk container could have been sour - that's the only

> thing I can think of that might have not been as usual. I've been changing

> the milk every 24 hours for 4 days, I think, and although there are a few

> curds, mostly nothing's happening. I'll keep on, since I know that they're

> pretty good at 'coming back', according to all that you've said, Marilyn.

> My question is do you think I should rinse the grains with water with every

> change of milk? That's what I've been doing since this problem began, but

> maybe I should try NOT doing it. (I don't do it when everything's normal.)

>

> thanks,

> Francie

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have found that if I culture kefir for too long too many times the grains

get sluggish. I rinse them in whey when this happens and they bounce back.

Someone here suggested it I think.

Also if your " clump " is too large you could break it up with your fingers to

give it more fresh surface area.

.....sharon

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the 2 suggestions, Sharon. Interesting about the whey (which I don't

have any of right now)... although I didn't notice them being sluggish -

everything seemed to be normal before they suddenly gave up.

My clump is already a loose one, but I could try doing that too - thanks

again...

francie

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From: Sharon

Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 9:20 AM

I have found that if I culture kefir for too long too many times the grains

get sluggish. I rinse them in whey when this happens and they bounce back.

Someone here suggested it I think.

Also if your " clump " is too large you could break it up with your fingers to

give it more fresh surface area.

.....sharon