soapdragon Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Gulp! I left my kefir out as usual but it's 'turned' in the heat and, in spite of rinsing off the grains and trying again it still tastes 'off'. Has anyone else had this problem? I've decided to go again once the summer is over. Guess I'll just have to go down the natural yog route in the interim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 No help here, mine is ‘sleeping’ in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 I do admire you. I’m afraid I still buy mine from Waitrose! Is it possible to start your own batch from this commercial source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 No you need the live grains. Did you get it from Happy Kombucha SD? They are very helpful if you email, maybe there is resuscitation advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 You can make your own yoghurt with a little starter shop bought yoghurt. Isn’t the milk pasteurised before you make it into yoghurt? Could be the same with kefir. If you’re already buying kefir, you could give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 What's a Kefir? I read the subject title and thought I should be phoning the police to report a crime... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeramaSilly Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 31 minutes ago, AndyRoo said: What's a Kefir? I read the subject title and thought I should be phoning the police to report a crime... lol Me too!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Funnily, I was wondering how everyone was getting on with theirs. I have lots of grains in the freezer Soapy, let me know if I should send you some. I have built up a little bank of frozen grains, and used them several times when I have been away; they actually produce better Kefir after freezing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 This has spurred me on to defrost mine. I will pick up some organic milk at next shop. That is my only gripe with it, we don’t use organic milk on day to day basis as we go through a lot with the boys. I tried coconut milk ,as it would be easy to have cartons in store cupboard, but it was not overly successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I understand that coconut milk doesn't work to make kefir; it doesn't have the right nutrients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Never tried kefir but wondering why you'd need to use organic milk? I prefer to buy organic when I'm home because of welfare etc but it isn't always available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 You don't need to use organic Lewis; I often don't, but as Shazzie mentioned in the other kefir thread, the grains seem to fare better in it. She wondered if this was down to the antibiotics or something else used to treat non-organic herds. The grains seem quite sensitive to the quality of milk, and it's nutrients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 I gave some grains to my mum some time ago and she uses soya milk!!! Thanks for the offer, DM - I have decided to wait a while until the weather cools so will probably go again at the end of the summer. Good tip about freezing though, I just used to eat the leftovers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
