http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/ Marilyn Kefirlady's Kefir Grain Exchange Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:11:07 GMT Elisheba http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4394 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4394 I have found that putting the ferment into the fridge for a whole - say for the last quarter of a 2 day ferment - with the kefir cauli cultures still in the Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:14:49 GMT nativelegal@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4393 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4393 You can always strain through muslin or some such thin cotton cloth until it is as thick as you like and either discard the whey or use it in some other Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:28:05 GMT Mary Beth MN http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4392 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4392 I actually was up to over two tablespoons in 1.5 cups of milk when it went thin. I am making smaller batches since I have gone down to drinking one glass a Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:49:21 GMT jamlpp http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4391 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4391 The first store-bought kefir I had was a peach kefir and it was heavenly! But it is expensive. I would pour it in a cup and eat it with a spoon to savor it! Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:47:16 GMT wg2002a http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4390 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4390 ... I haven't tried store-bought kefir. Anyway, my milk kefir grains will make thick and creamy kefirize milk just fine. The key is the time factor and Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:52:08 GMT Elisheba http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4389 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4389 I started making my own kefir with real grains and I find that it does not taste like or have the consistency of store-bought kefir at all. I thought it would Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:05:26 GMT Dan Q http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4388 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4388 I also experienced kefir that is thin and overly sour, but I ditched my grains and got a new set of grains from someone on this list (or was it the other kefir Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:50:45 GMT Jennifer Roy http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4387 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4387 I thought this same thing when I first started making kefir. It wasn't until I found a raw milk source that I started getting kefir that is wonderfully thick Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:13:11 GMT jamlpp http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4386 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4386 I started making my own kefir with real grains and I find that it does not taste like or have the consistency of store-bought kefir at all. I thought it would Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:47:20 GMT Sara Mandal-Joy http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4385 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4385 ... No cook book - just something I developed over the years, in my search for a good and nutritious lo-carb "bread". It has evolved over the last 5 years Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:01:58 GMT notofthisworld61 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4384 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4384 Hi Mary Beth; How many tablespoons per quart are you using? Denise Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:57:30 GMT nicolateslarules http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4383 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4383 My computer crashed and I lost info from others that contacted me on this list. Two of them( possibly more ) really need to contact me. You know who you are. I Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:22:01 GMT Dan Q http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4382 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4382 That doesn't explain why they don't survive arbitrarily many culturings. My cats can't have kittens because they're not real tigers ;-) -Dan ... There is a Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:39:30 GMT nativelegal@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4381 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4381 There is a misleading difference between real kefir grain milk culturing and the "starter" powders which are NOT "real" kefir. That is why they do not survive Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:22:58 GMT eco http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4380 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Good_Kefir_Grains/message/4380 Very unique recipe sara~what is the origin, is there a book w/more stuff like that~i once tried to find a lo-carb bread recipe~ Would this be it? elaine