Re: raw vs. pasteurized milk

[Guest guest]

I would advise to not use pasturized milk unless you absolutely have to. If you

have a small amount of raw milk left, I would put the grains in a jar in that

small amount, cover with your cheese cloth and then refrigerate for a 3-4 days

until you get more raw milk.

Al

raw vs. pasteurized milk

Hi,

I don't have enough raw milk this week and will have to use some Promised Land,

which is pasteurized. Should I heat that first, or proceed as usual?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

My kefir is always made with pasteurized milk. I just add milk straight from the

refrigerator to the grains with no problems.

From: journeytomom

Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 6:47 PM

Subject: raw vs. pasteurized milk

Hi,

I don't have enough raw milk this week and will have to use some Promised Land,

which is pasteurized. Should I heat that first, or proceed as usual?

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I agree--you're fine using the pasteurized milk. Promised Land is a good

product; the company uses gentle pasteurization (NOT high heat, " ultra "

pasteurization), so the Promised Land milk retains more vital nutrients.

I've switched between raw and commercial milk and I have seen no

difference. In fact, my kefir does best when I use a specific commercial

organic milk (Archer Farms, Target brand) and for the life of me I don't

know why.

Kim

[Guest guest]

,

I use organic raw milk and on the rare occasion that I have had to use

pasteurized milk I had no issues with my grains afterward. Just try to avoid

ultra-pasteurized milk and select organic milk. It will not harm your grains.

Carol G

[Guest guest]

I too have had to use pasteurized milk on occasion. Mostly I use raw milk as I

do not want to use pasteurized, but my grains are growing without issue.

, Boston, MA

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On Jun 12, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Carol <z427rat@...> wrote:

> ,

> I use organic raw milk and on the rare occasion that I have had to use

pasteurized milk I had no issues with my grains afterward. Just try to avoid

ultra-pasteurized milk and select organic milk. It will not harm your grains.

> Carol G

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I use organic raw milk, but on rare occasions when I have run out I have used

non-homoginized, pasteurized organic milk and my grains made it just fine. Make

sure it is not ultra-pasteurized and that it is organic.

Carol G

[Guest guest]

Another good brand is Kalona Supernatural. You can get it at Whole Foods and

probably other health foods stores. It's low heat pasteurized and NOT

homogenized. In the times that I've had to switch from raw to pasteurized, my

grains have had no problems switching back and forth. I've had them for 2 years

now and they're as healthy as ever!

Shari

>

> I agree--you're fine using the pasteurized milk. Promised Land is a good

> product; the company uses gentle pasteurization (NOT high heat, " ultra "

> pasteurization), so the Promised Land milk retains more vital nutrients.

>

> I've switched between raw and commercial milk and I have seen no

> difference. In fact, my kefir does best when I use a specific commercial

> organic milk (Archer Farms, Target brand) and for the life of me I don't

> know why.

>

> Kim

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your input. I will aim to use the

Promised Land milk for cooking and baking, but its helpful to know we'll be OK

if we get in a pinch and run out of the raw. I cannot afford to get 2 gallons

each week and my husband likes to drink milk. He naturally prefers the raw over

the store milk. ly I'd rather he drink the raw, too. Of course, ideally I'd

like him to consume the kefir, but we'll have to work on that. He did have some

this evening in a smoothie. But he does not like it at all plain.

Thanks again,

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I hear you on converting your hubby to kefir! Mine was not too keen on it

either. What I did was just give him an ounce, a little bit in a small glass to

take. It doesn’t take a lot of kefir to benefit from the probiotics. He got

used to it and we’re up to 1/4 cup for him daily, which is a good amount,

actually.

From: journeytomom

Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:29 PM

Subject: Re: raw vs. pasteurized milk

Thank you all for your replies. I appreciate your input. I will aim to use the

Promised Land milk for cooking and baking, but its helpful to know we'll be OK

if we get in a pinch and run out of the raw. I cannot afford to get 2 gallons

each week and my husband likes to drink milk. He naturally prefers the raw over

the store milk. ly I'd rather he drink the raw, too. Of course, ideally I'd

like him to consume the kefir, but we'll have to work on that. He did have some

this evening in a smoothie. But he does not like it at all plain.

Thanks again,