Cindy in C-ville Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Here are the directions I'm following: http://www.tammysrecipes.com/making_kefir Anyone have personal tips/stories to add? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 In my experience kefir grains take a while to get used to their new home. So be patient if they don't produce exactly the desired effect the first go around. Which ever milk you decide to use, keep using it. I found the best results from using the same milk type every time. When I went from store milk to raw milk they did take a cycle or two to adapt to their new substrate. Otherwise I found them to be hardy and adaptable. We don't do it anymore, mainly because there is only 1 person in the household consuming dairy at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in C-ville Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Thanks, Snickerdoodle. Okay, so here's a question. When I scooped out the grains, I only have about 1/2 T. So, I only added 1/2 cup of milk. Does this sound about right? How quickly will the grains multiply so that I can make enough kefir for our family to have daily smoothies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 We don't do it anymore, mainly because there is only 1 person in the household consuming dairy at the moment. I drink coconut milk kefir. It is worth trying if you want the benefits without the dairy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickerdoodle Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 We didn't like the coconut kefir. I know other people really enjoy that better but we didn't. I never measured the milk/grain ratio. I just added the milk. If you add too much milk it usually just takes longer. I usually did about 1/2 cup of grains to about 2 quarts of milk. (I'm estimating from memory here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpyTheFrog Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 The warmer it is, the faster they will grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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