Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Christy, I am no expert, but on the kefir group I have read that if the grains are acting strange, to " rest " them in yogurt for 24 hrs and then begin again. Are you using too much milk to grain ratio? Mine were very slow growing in the winter and have now begun to multiply wildly. I have also been adding raw cream which seems to make them grow even more; they never stopped kefering though. If that doesn't work, let me know and I will ship you a few to get you going again ; ) I am willing to bet that you can get them to work again, they are very very hard to kill and have been around for at least 1000 yrs, I think, so just give them a little TLC and see if they spark up again. Millie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thank you Millie! I will try the yogurt. I was using about 2 tablespoons of grains to a quart of milk. Is that okay? Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 The best kefir advice I've felt I've gotten, as well as the best kefir grains, has come from Marilyn at / In simplest terms her advice is to religiously move the grains to fresh milk every day, and adjust the amount of milk (milk to grains ratio) carefully and as needed to produce the kefir as you like it in 24 hours. Try to never refrigerate your working grains as that automatically alters the probiotic content and causes a recovery period, however she also feels that most grains can be coaxed into recovery. Take care, Alice - HSing mom to Alice (w/DS) born Thanksgiving Day 1995 :-) Hopewell Junction, NY http://www.frontiernet.net/~castella/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2008 Report Share Posted June 15, 2008 So if I'm stockpiling spare grains in order to give them straight to my little ones, are they losing their " umph " by sitting in a quart jar in the frig? I try to put fresh milk on them occasionally. And I always add back in all the working grains, too, when we run out of milk and have to wait to make kefir until we can get more. Then I stir to keep everything evenly aged. in TN Try to never > refrigerate your working grains as that automatically alters the probiotic > content and causes a recovery period, however she also feels that most > grains can be coaxed into recovery. > > Take care, > Alice - HSing mom to Alice (w/DS) born Thanksgiving Day 1995 :- ) > Hopewell Junction, NY http://www.frontiernet.net/~castella/ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2008 Report Share Posted June 16, 2008 >>So if I'm stockpiling spare grains in order to give them straight to my little ones, are they losing their " umph " by sitting in a quart jar in the frig? I try to put fresh milk on them occasionally. And I always add back in all the working grains, too, when we run out of milk and have to wait to make kefir until we can get more. Then I stir to keep everything evenly aged. in TN Try to never > refrigerate your working grains as that automatically alters the probiotic > content and causes a recovery period, however she also feels that most > grains can be coaxed into recovery. ===== I don't know how much change. If you can stand another but low-volume elist, why don't you join / and talk to Marilyn about it? Otherwise I could post your question. p.s. the kids aren't doing the enemas, right, so they won't be in as bad shape. Take care, Alice - HSing mom to Alice (w/DS) born Thanksgiving Day 1995 :-) Hopewell Junction, NY http://www.frontiernet.net/~castella/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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