Second ferment not separating ?

[Guest guest]

I strain my grains after they have sit for 24 hours and sometimes it's even

longer and they have separated just a bit in the bottom of the jar. Then I let

them sit out on the cabinet to ferment the 2nd time and they just aren't

separating like I have heard they do. Not even just a little. Sometimes they are

left much longer than 24 hours and they still don't separate. Just wondering why

and if the lactose is still gone in them since they're not separating? We keep

it about 78-79 degrees in the house but this is the side of the house with all

the windows so I know it gets hotter than that since the AC thermostat is on the

other side of the house.

Rose in MS.

[Guest guest]

Rose

Do you know to shake the jar from time to time? That step has speeded up my

ferments now that I have to coax back my grains are shrunken. Yesterday's

ferment was in 12 hrs. So now I watch closely so I don't get the separation and

starve the grains. Even tho my grains are just the size of curds, they will

ferment milk. But I know that shaking is a necessary step right now.

Lyn

[Guest guest]

A second ferment is with strained kefir, not with the grains. I have never ever

had to shake my grains. If you do, you must have some pretty weak grains. If

you need some healthy growing grains, send me a private message. Are you using

whole milk, raw milk, organic, pasturized or what?

Al

Second ferment not separating ?

I strain my grains after they have sit for 24 hours and sometimes it's

even longer and they have separated just a bit in the bottom of the jar. Then I

let them sit out on the cabinet to ferment the 2nd time and they just aren't

separating like I have heard they do. Not even just a little. Sometimes they are

left much longer than 24 hours and they still don't separate. Just wondering why

and if the lactose is still gone in them since they're not separating? We keep

it about 78-79 degrees in the house but this is the side of the house with all

the windows so I know it gets hotter than that since the AC thermostat is on the

other side of the house.

Rose in MS.

[Guest guest]

Thank you Al and Lyn. The 2nd ferment is after I strain the grains out. Trying

to get rid of as much of the lactose as I can. They are some mega happy

grains right now and are growing like crazy.  I have already put a good tbl. of

them in milk in the fridge, then have 2 separate tbl. frozen just in case and

they have multiplied again to more than a tbl. I finally ate one of them

yesterday and it was pretty good. Chewy but good. lol 

Going to start some homemade yogurt in the morning. Hubby and daughter got me a

yogurt machine for my birthday and it finally got here. Got me some good yogurt

from the grocery to use to start it with today. 

Rose