Re: Kefir Newbie: a few questions

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't know what the answer is to how much kefir to drink a day. I myself also

have Candida and done the silver/aloe protocol to rebuild my intestinal lining

and have taken Dr. Ohhira's probiotics and another brand of probiotics and also

drinking homemade oranic raw milk kefir sometimes 2 times a day to help the

process. I just tested myself this morning with spitting in the water to look

for jellyfish and they were still there, although not as much as before.

As far as the small bits in your kefir that looks like cottage cheese...yes,

they are baby kefir grains. Do not eat them if you want your kefir to multiphy,

strain them and put them back into the jar with new milk. Don't wash the jar,

just keep using it over and over again as there are baby kefir grains that stick

to the sides of the jar. Also, use a FINE mesh strainer to strain the kefir

like this one from Cultures for Health.

http://www.culturesforhealth.com/plastic-mesh-strainer-1.html

Do not mash them into the strainer, but instead tap the strainer hard against

the side of the bowl or large measuring cup (I use an 8 cup measuring cup from

Corning) and the kefir goes right through, even the really thick kefir. Do NOT

use a metal metal strainer as aluminum reacts (but I think a temporary of

stainless steel is ok). Do NOT use silicone strainer or utensils as it's been

shown to shrink your grains.

I hope this helps,

Al

Kefir Newbie: a few questions

Hi- I just started making and drinking milk kefir this week.

Two questions so far:

1. How often each day can/should I drink kefir? Does it lose its benefit after

drinking too much? Right now I've been drinking 8 ounces a day. I've been on a

candida diet due to infections I've had, and suspect I really need to recolonize

my digestive tract. I'm hoping the kefir will help with that, so I'd like to

drink as much as I can to help the process along.

2. When I strain out the kefir grains, there are all sorts of new little

pieces--like cottage cheese. I have been drinking those. Are these actually

new kefir grains? I want the kefir to multiply so I can make more than 2 cups

at a time, but am not sure how long it takes or how to do that.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

Hi Al,

Thank you for this info. I didn't know I could/should use the same jar over and

over. Thanks for the tip on the strainer, too!

Hope you get over your candida fast, too!