5 days in - and 4 cups of milk

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First of all, thank you for those of you who responded to my question about

determining how much kefir I will need to keep on hand for a family of five.

Here is my next question. I am on day 5 of making milk kefir. First day, 2

cups milk to newly ordered grains. First batch separated by 24 hours so I went

ahead with three cups for the next batch. Processed that batch at 22 hours

without it separating. Third batch I went up to 4 cups and it separated (curds

and whey) at 21 hours. Fourth batch, 4 cups of milk and it separated to curds

and whey at 20 hours. I am doing 4 cups of milk again, but I am thinking I may

already need to divide my grains? Is that possible? My house temp has been

around 74-78 degrees, but will be a bit lower this week as it is cooler. Just

seems like they are going gangbusters (which is fine by me and I don't mind the

separation as we are using the kefir in smoothies and baking) and I guess I'm

just making sure everything is on the right track.

Second question: We found a raw milk supplier (yeah! as I am hoping we may use

raw milk to get past my son's dairy allergy) and I am wondering if I should

expect any change due to the switch? I hope to be getting my first supply by

the end of this coming week.

Thanks in advance for your help!