keifer help

[Gonzo]

I got my keifer grains this week, and I followed the directions, putting 2 cups of milk and det for 24 hrs at room temp... Its not think, its all seperated and nasty looking. What am I doing wrong?

 

[MamaDoula]

You've just made some very strong kefir, that's all. :O) You may have to gently strain through the thick yogurt a bit to fish out your grains, and then you can mix or blend the watery and the solid together, and, tada!! Kefir.

edit: you could put more milk in, for less strong kefir, if you like!

 

[Gonzo]

okay thanks! Can it be flavored? Like strawberry, if so... how do I do that?

 

[Reinbeau]

There's lots of discussions about kefir and all things fermented in the Self-Sufficient Kitchen forum over on Sufficientself.com (our sister site).

 

[Sallyschickens]

That is what I was about to say Reinbeau!

 

[Sallyschickens]

http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2984 (I'm big brown horse over there)

 

[MamaDoula]

We like to blend ours in with fresh or frozen strawberries, and add a little bit of honey or dried stevia! (that's a great link, btw!)

 

[Sallyschickens]

Mmmm! Sounds great!

I love to add raw honey and fresh grated cinnamon. Sometimes I use stevia too instead of honey.

(MamaDoula, you should come over there and talk to us about "doula" things. We are having a discussion on low intervention births!)