Re: Kefir Grains in Milk...need to make Coconut Kefir

[Guest guest]

rinse them well, then let them sit in water for several days, rinsing daily. maureenOn Feb 28, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Mellissa wrote:Ok,A wonderful member sent me Kefir Grains, they were in Raw Milk.I have frozen them until I can sort out what to do. I need grains so I can make a "non dairy" young coconut kefir.Can I rinse these and use them?If so, how many do I need to start this?  Can I use some for more Raw Milk Kefir and reserve the others for the Coconut Kefir? Thoughts, experience>?ThanksMellissa in MI

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I just made coconut milk kefir with my own kefir grains that I have

been using in raw milk for many months. I just rinsed the grains and

plopped them into the coconut milk – worked great and the kefir was

delicious. Even my picky 5 yo loved it. I used about 1 Tbs. of

grains to 1 ½ cup of coconut milk. When the cm kefir was ready, I

just removed the grains and stored them back in raw milk because

someone on the DNT list mentioned they might not get " fed " as well in

the coconut milk and would lose their effectiveness over time. When

I get more cm made, I'll just rinse them and plop them in again. I

am also going to try raw goat milk kefir from my same strain of kefir

grains. They seem pretty adaptable!

HTH!

near Seattle

>

> Ok,

> A wonderful member sent me Kefir Grains, they were in Raw Milk.

> I have frozen them until I can sort out what to do.

>

> I need grains so I can make a " non dairy " young coconut kefir.

> Can I rinse these and use them?

> If so, how many do I need to start this? Can I use some for more

Raw Milk Kefir and reserve the others for the Coconut Kefir?

>

> Thoughts, experience>?

> Thanks

> Mellissa in MI

>

[Guest guest]

The grains are quite adaptable, but when you are needing to avoid caseine, your gut may not be so much so.  For this reason, they need to go through a cleansing in clean water for several days, even a week.  My son surely could not handle the small amount of milk protein that would find its way into the coconut milk from the raw milk encased in the grains. MaureenOn Feb 28, 2008, at 3:41 PM, msgrosjean wrote:I just made coconut milk kefir with my own kefir grains that I have been using in raw milk for many months. I just rinsed the grains and plopped them into the coconut milk – worked great and the kefir was delicious.