Guest guest Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Do kombucha and water kefir need to be separated from each other? I make KT and milk kefir and they have to be separated. I am curious about adding any further ferments to my life because of space. I live in a single wide trailer, so I have to spread into other rooms if I add any new ferments. Lyn > > Sorry to keep posting everyone, but my water kefir grains are eating me out of house and home! I don't know why they grow so amazingly fast! I am not doing anything special and really feel that I kind of ignore them, but they double every single week despite all my efforts to get rid of them. I have 15 jars of grains on my counter which means I have about 30 cups of grains that need a new home. I almost wish they would only grow as fast as the milk grains which isn't very fast at all. > > As always, message me privately if you have a need for water grains. I will be more than happy to mail out a full 1/2 cup of grains for just my basic costs to get them to you. > > I really hate to dump them down the drain! > > Thank you! > > Darlene Livingstone > > > > ________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Mine double in a cycle or two, but I am happy about it because I need all the probiotics I can get; so I swallow them like vitamins. > > > > Sorry to keep posting everyone, but my water kefir grains are eating me out of house and home! I don't know why they grow so amazingly fast! I am not doing anything special and really feel that I kind of ignore them, but they double every single week despite all my efforts to get rid of them. I have 15 jars of grains on my counter which means I have about 30 cups of grains that need a new home. I almost wish they would only grow as fast as the milk grains which isn't very fast at all. > > > > As always, message me privately if you have a need for water grains. I will be more than happy to mail out a full 1/2 cup of grains for just my basic costs to get them to you. > > > > I really hate to dump them down the drain! > > > > Thank you! > > > > Darlene Livingstone > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I am having a problem with my water kefir grains growing. They have only grown very little. Is it because my home is not warm enough? I would appreciate any comments. Sherry > > Do kombucha and water kefir need to be separated from each other? I make KT and milk kefir and they have to be separated. I am curious about adding any further ferments to my life because of space. I live in a single wide trailer, so I have to spread into other rooms if I add any new ferments. > > Lyn > > > > Sorry to keep posting everyone, but my water kefir grains are eating me out of house and home! I don't know why they grow so amazingly fast! I am not doing anything special and really feel that I kind of ignore them, but they double every single week despite all my efforts to get rid of them. I have 15 jars of grains on my counter which means I have about 30 cups of grains that need a new home. I almost wish they would only grow as fast as the milk grains which isn't very fast at all. > > > > As always, message me privately if you have a need for water grains. I will be more than happy to mail out a full 1/2 cup of grains for just my basic costs to get them to you. > > > > I really hate to dump them down the drain! > > > > Thank you! > > > > Darlene Livingstone > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I have a septic tank too but don't grow my water kefir grains anymore as it caused my Candida to really take hold of my digestion. Instead I use the milk kefir and don't drink straight milk anymore as I'm wanting to maximize my probiotic intake. Now, how do you know that your drains and toilets like the water kefir grains? I think my septic tank probably needs some good guys. Al Extra WKGs I know how you feel. I've given/sold away so many and I still have about 2/3 of a gal. jar full of dried ones, and I have 2 gallon jars and a smaller jar going! I was reading on this forum about the good they do when put down drains, and even though they were talking about MKGs, I decided to try it with WKGs. The toilet loves them (we have a septic tank! The bathtub prefers MKGs, but the sink drains don't have a preference. Do you have pets? Our dogs LOVE the grains. Cats are pickier. If all else fails, the compost likes them, too. Ours works a lot faster when we add extra grains to it. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 According to Cultures for Health, they need to be separated by at least 3 feet. Al Re: Extra WKGs Do kombucha and water kefir need to be separated from each other? I make KT and milk kefir and they have to be separated. I am curious about adding any further ferments to my life because of space. I live in a single wide trailer, so I have to spread into other rooms if I add any new ferments. Lyn > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Al, is 'Cultures for Health' a website? or if it is a book, who is the author? thanks! Love, http://www.Robinett.com http://www.Auntie.com On Feb 2, 2012, at 1:51 PM, ouched63188@... wrote: > According to Cultures for Health, they need to be separated by at least 3 feet. > > Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Just flush a handful! You might have to do it on a regular basis. I usually go by plunger usage. When things start slowing down; add another handful. The drains get treated the same. It seems that with the kitchen drain, no matter how hard I try, things go down the drain that I don't want. Not only does it drain faster with the grains, it seems to make it smell better too. Liz > > I have a septic tank too but don't grow my water kefir grains anymore as it caused my Candida to really take hold of my digestion. Instead I use the milk kefir and don't drink straight milk anymore as I'm wanting to maximize my probiotic intake. > > Now, how do you know that your drains and toilets like the water kefir grains? I think my septic tank probably needs some good guys. > > Al > > > Extra WKGs > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I know how you feel. I've given/sold away so many and I still have about 2/3 of a gal. jar full of dried ones, and I have 2 gallon jars and a smaller jar going! I was reading on this forum about the good they do when put down drains, and even though they were talking about MKGs, I decided to try it with WKGs. The toilet loves them (we have a septic tank! The bathtub prefers MKGs, but the sink drains don't have a preference. Do you have pets? Our dogs LOVE the grains. Cats are pickier. If all else fails, the compost likes them, too. Ours works a lot faster when we add extra grains to it. > > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 That gets me wondering. Would you think that I could use kombucha scobys for drains, too? Cut one up into small pieces and put it down the drain? Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: " christiansquash " <christiansquash@...> Just flush a handful! You might have to do it on a regular basis. I usually go by plunger usage. When things start slowing down; add another handful. The drains get treated the same. It seems that with the kitchen drain, no matter how hard I try, things go down the drain that I don't want. Not only does it drain faster with the grains, it seems to make it smell better too. Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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