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Anyone here ever make sauerkraut? the nourishing traditions book has a recipe that calls for a few tablespoons of whey so I am trying it. I just started it 2 days ago. I put some whey from my kefir in it the crock with the cabbage and salt.

I am getting 4 babies, they should be here tomorrow! I am so excited haven't had chicks before. The three I have now were already grown when I got them. How soon can I give the new babies kefir??

Hi Ernie, still alive and kickin' huh!?

Right! the older I get the less ideal this spot feels! in the summer I love it.... our little lake is almost free if ice and the loons are back:ya blueberry muffins sound good:P

Quote: It makes me feel better so if it does the same for the others they are probably out building new coops and runs! I need to get some work done on mine too but the weather has been nasty! windy and cold so spending time indoors I made some yummy banana bread and used kefir in place of...

Quote: erlibird, do you think everybody else overdosed on probiotics? Ginny It makes me feel better so if it does the same for the others they are probably out building new coops and runs! I need to get some work done on mine too but the weather has been nasty! windy and cold so spending...

anyone else?

It's good to have you back Ernie! Is there a difference in the kefir grains when they are larger, do they work faster, better, or slower....? they are older does that mean they should be put out to compost? the new smaller ones kept? I gave some grains to a friend and gave her smaller ones...

Quote: Ok. Thanks! I just wanted to do it right and didn't think the tea or sugar first should really matter but after last time with it molding just want to make sure all my details were right. It was totally cooled before I put the scoby in. And thanks to Ernie I have the jar in a cooler...

Quote: I put the sugar in the jar, the teaball on the side and fill with boiling water....I am not sure if this answers your question or not. I don't think it matters except that you could be adding contaminants if you add something after the boiling water. Having said that I have forgotten...

Kombucha question??!! Okay, my dehydrated scoby has been in a jar for 30 + days, it hasn't molded this time and tastes ok but doesn't look like a baby has formed but I've decided to take out the mother and try the next batch. does it matter if I disolve the sugar first in water then add the tea...

Quote: As I was making my smoothie this morning, I was wondering the if the blades chopped up the little bacterias as they were whirling around!! Ginny Ya think the poor little guys are screaming in agony?

I have wondered when you make a smoothie useing yogurt or kefir does the very high speed of the blades effect the probiotics? I hope not maybe this is a stupid question

Agave nectar is pretty much like high fructose corn syrup from what i've read, it's very processed.

Quote: That's right I did hear it would kill dogs, so I wouldn't let my cats or chickens near the stuff either- just to be on the safe side! Xylitol gum is good for people with lots of cavities.

how about xylitol, have you tried that? so far I havent heard anything bad about it.

Splenda is a fake sugar too.... http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/12/03/sucralose-dangers.aspx

Mine came today and I just started them!

Ernie do you use the grocery store whole milk?

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