Kefir making

[Guest guest]

Del,

I'm still of the opinion that your primary problem was overfermenting the

milk with too large a grain:milk ratio. The milk may have been poor quality,

but

if you didn't get sick from drinking it, not even diarrhea or stomach

rumbles, than your kefir may well be uncontaminated. Rather than paying more

money

or hassle right away, I'd try the kefir grains you now have with your new milk

at a lower grain:milk ratio. If it fails, you can always order more later.

If you have to throw away some milk, it isn't going to contaminate your new

farmers cows or anything, but you only have one chance to save some money and

time by not getting new grains.

Chris

In a message dated 5/27/03 11:53:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

mushimushi@... writes:

> Today is Tues and the last day that those grains can *rest* in the

> fridge. They have been there a week. Do you guys that have been

> following this agree that I cannot use them or do you think I should

> try again with them when I get the new raw milk? Maybe rinse them or

> something?

" To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are

to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and

servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. " --Theodore

Roosevelt

[Guest guest]

My new milk should be here Thur or Fri. That will be 3-4 days

pass the *rest* period. Some people have taken 3-4 weeks getting

there kefir like they want it. That's a lot of milk and time wasted

*hopeing* that evenually it will come out! I did get an upset stomach

that I am now thinking it was the milk. I am just real leary of it. I

dunno, maybe I will or maybe I won't. I really don't like the thought

of losing those grains.... Thanks for the encouragement.

Del

> Del,

>

> I'm still of the opinion that your primary problem was

overfermenting the

> milk with too large a grain:milk ratio. The milk may have been

poor quality, but

> if you didn't get sick from drinking it, not even diarrhea or

stomach

> rumbles, than your kefir may well be uncontaminated. Rather than

paying more money

> or hassle right away, I'd try the kefir grains you now have with

your new milk

> at a lower grain:milk ratio. If it fails, you can always order

more later.

> If you have to throw away some milk, it isn't going to contaminate

your new

> farmers cows or anything, but you only have one chance to save some

money and

> time by not getting new grains.

>

> Chris

>

> In a message dated 5/27/03 11:53:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> mushimushi@s... writes:

>

> > Today is Tues and the last day that those grains can *rest* in

the

> > fridge. They have been there a week. Do you guys that have been

> > following this agree that I cannot use them or do you think I

should

> > try again with them when I get the new raw milk? Maybe rinse them

or

> > something?

>

>

> " To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or

that we are

> to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic

and

> servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. " --

Theodore Roosevelt

>

>

>