Tried Milk Kefir - All I have is sour milk

[Guest guest]

I got my grains on Thursday of last week. I put them yesterday in a mason jar

covered with a cloth napkin tied attached with a rubber band. I used about 2

cups of milk. All I have is sour milk. It seems like a bit has happened at the

bottom of the jar around the grains themselves. Should I leave them for another

day or drain them and add fresh milk?

Thanks,

Nikky

[Guest guest]

I would filter them and place in new milk. They are probably a bit out of

whack from the shipping.

Also, If it were me, I would use a coffee filter instead of the cloth

napkin.

david

On -Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:38 PM, nikabe <nikky.oberdas@...> wrote:

> I got my grains on Thursday of last week. I put them yesterday in a mason

> jar covered with a cloth napkin tied attached with a rubber band. I used

> about 2 cups of milk. All I have is sour milk. It seems like a bit has

> happened at the bottom of the jar around the grains themselves. Should I

> leave them for another day or drain them and add fresh milk?

>

> Thanks,

> Nikky

>

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[Guest guest]

I think all the newbys ask this same exact question so you are not alone. Give

it some more time and check it every couple hours during waki g time. When you

see pockets if whey form all around the jar its time to strain. There is also

an adjustment time for the grains to get used to the new milk. You glcan strain

and drink the milk if you want, there is no harm in doing so.

Al

Tried Milk Kefir - All I have is sour milk

I got my grains on Thursday of last week. I put them yesterday in a mason

jar covered with a cloth napkin tied attached with a rubber band. I used about 2

cups of milk. All I have is sour milk. It seems like a bit has happened at the

bottom of the jar around the grains themselves. Should I leave them for another

day or drain them and add fresh milk?

Thanks,

Nikky

[Guest guest]

Hi Nikky,

It took my grains a good 2 months before they started making proper kefir. I was

very impatient about it. I tried all sorts of different things, and got lots of

different answers to my question but all they needed was time to adjust. I would

recommend that you just strain them and give fresh milk every day, and try to be

patient.