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When you make a smoothie from the Kefir are you destroying any of the beneficial elements of the Kefir itself? I read that it shouldn't come in contact with metal. I am guessing you are using a processor. Stainless steel is alright I believe (?) but does anyone know for sure?

That looks wonderful, I will make that. I would never make the one that uses all that food coloring. I am not sure how you slice your layers but I find that a very long piece of thread works great. wrap it around the circumference of the cake and gently pull it through watching that you are...

I took some pictures of the way I have been making the Kefir and wanted to show the difference between the "floater" jar and the non floater jar. Both were completely fine today but different. Does anyone else have these "flat" kefir grains and I read that I should remove the mother grains...

Actually I was told that it was no issue to let them rest in water for days. I believe it was in the main site and if I can find it I will reprint it for you. Mine actually started growing when I did that while they hadn't before. And fortunately my water has no chlorine. I am very careful...

Quote: Do you just rinse it and let it rest in plain H2O? Hmmm I will have to check out that website Joe mentioned and read up somemore. I know the grains he sent me looked like cauliflower. Aren't they supposed to have air bubbles. So much I don't know... Yes I put them in my plastic...

LOL I did think about it but I have two jars so I thought I would go ahead and try rather than throw out the good ones that were in with it. It was just a touch of orange, but it floated. Does anyone here ever have floaters? Gosh I checked on them about an hour ago and although the...

Yes, I am starting to really enjoy it. Do you know if a kefir grain is bad if it floats? I stored some grains in the fridge (2 jars) and in one jar there was one grain that was floating. All the others in the other two jars sunk. It was from the goat kefir and it had just a touch of orange...

Quote: Sometimes, I strain them out and sometimes I put them back in. They are not fussy. It will work either way. Have fun with and experiment! Let us know how it turns out. You are very lucky to have goat milk kefir! I hope that you are enjoying it!! Ginny Thank you Ginny...

Hi, I am not sure I am doing this right. I am making both skim and goat kefir. The goat seems to be pretty easy but the skim... well when i strain it off I get very small curds that want to stay behind. Am I supposed to add the small riccota like curds back into the kefir or do I strain them...

Thanks animalover, I will cut back and take out the protein powder to see what happens. Maybe it is a bug...

Sorry I am a hit or miss here lately, but is anyone else having any stomache issues? Mine is cramping lately and it never cramps. I don't know if it is the Kefir alone or that I mix it with protein powder. Anyone else? Thanks

Quote: I think its just kurds. Try stiring really good with a wood or plastic spoon before straining it. If you still have some after you strain it, place the strainer back into the bowl of Kefir and gently swish it around a little bit to wash the kurds away. You could pick out and discard any...

I am having some confusion over my Kefir. When I strain it (I help it along the strainer a little) there is really thick white "stuff" left. It isn't the grains. I know the grains need to begin growing somewhere so in this glop of thick white stuff that I think is curds... are there newbie...

Today is my 3rd day with the Kefir grains. For the second time I added 1/2 c. raw unpasturized milk to the grains and poured back about 1/4 of the liquid/curd that I drained off. It is thick! And I took just a small taste of the Kefir that dribbled and it was good. It tastes like liquid plain...

Quote: I always shake it back together before straining so that the kefir is not so thick it clogs the strainer. Thank you, I will do that. I think it is time

I actually have a yogurt maker but I can't find the recipe darn it. Well, I checked the Kefir this morning and it has those little pockets of whey. Should I seperate now or let it seperate even more?

Quote: Yes. However, using kefir to soak the flour predigests it, neutralizing the phytates and enzyme inhibitors present, so that the flour's nutrients can be absorbed by the body. Thank You!

I am not sure if this has been answered or not (sorry, I am trying to get it all read and the website that Joe referred us to) Will the heat from cooking with the Kefir milk kill the probiotics? I was reading that some make pancakes with it so I am wondering if all the health benefits are lost...

Mine are here!!!!!! Yahooey. Gotta go open the box and get started.

Quote: Yeah, me too! But I guess it is better than calling it Kefir fungus or Kefir bacteria... I am excited! I am getting some grains from a most wonderful person.