Help! Kefir culturing out of control... 
Jerome99
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So recently two factors have come into play that are causing my kefir to accelerate totally out of control. First, I started using non-homogenized milk. Second, the temperature has begun to warm up. With those two changes, my kefir is changing so quick that I have had to resort to cutting down to one TINY little grain per a quart of milk. And it's STILL going too quick.
My problem is that: 1) I can't just 'add more milk,' because I'm already drinking a quart a day and more importantly I am going to go broke if I have to buy more organic milk, and 2) I can't reduce the kefir grains because I am already down to ONE TINY GRAIN barely bigger than a pencil eraser.
So does anyone have any tricks to make the kefir culture slower? I thought about putting it in the fridge, but then it would probably never culture?
- Yep, the refrigerator...Re: Help! Ke... unyquity
14 y
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This is a reply to # 1,811,226I know EXACTLY what you mean!
I've always had non-homogenized organic milk, but occasionally get raw...the difference in milks IS phenomenal on the grain growth! The non-homogenized had them growing way too fast, but with the raw it's totally out of control (lol).
I'm now putting 1/4-1/2 cup of grains in a quart jar and filling it 3/4, shaking it, and putting it in the refrigerator (I do two quarts at a time). It's generally ready to strain in 2-3 days (sometimes less, sometimes more)...and I do try to shake them at least once or twice daily.
I strain each batch and keep it what I don't drink from each batch in a 1/2 gallon jar (also refrigerated)...and then always have a daily supply from the 1/2 gallon jar.
Every 7-10 days or so after I strain off a batch of kefir off, I put the grains in a glass bowl and add a cup (or so) of milk and let them sit on the counter for around 8-12 hours. It seems to me they appreciate a few hours of 'warmth & rejuvenation' after being refrigerated for so long. That seems to keep 'em healthy :)
Kefir On!
Uny
- Yep, the refrigerator...Re: Help! Ke... unyquity
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