tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post7372214677764255537..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: Is there a Kefir Anonymous?Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-41936780650974863092013-10-15T14:54:34.361-04:002013-10-15T14:54:34.361-04:00Here's some additional information on kefir. ...Here's some additional information on kefir. I love experimenting with it. http://theweekendhomesteader.blogspot.com/2013/04/you-say-kee-fur-i-say-kuh-feer.htmlCat Eye Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02858322427127791100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-25540745849543992872013-10-01T21:35:22.206-04:002013-10-01T21:35:22.206-04:00Well, gosh! Maybe I need to find out more about y...Well, gosh! Maybe I need to find out more about your kefir grains. I make ours using a "powdered" starter I purchase from Hoegger Supply Company. Once started you can use the remaining 1" or so in the quart of kefir to start a new quart and don't have to use a new packet of the kefir starter for a looooong time. Hubby prefers kefir to yogurt, but I like yogurt better. (I do think kefir supposedly has more of the good bacteria in it for you though.) Maybe you could do a blog post on just what your grains looks like and walk us all through (with pictures, please) making your kefir . . . ??Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-51551120839793591012013-10-01T16:47:47.017-04:002013-10-01T16:47:47.017-04:00Michelle - If you like yogurt, you should try it. ...Michelle - If you like yogurt, you should try it. I think it's in supermarkets now - there is usually a choice between plain or a fruit blend, say, strawberry. It's delicious!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-33021702068384990912013-10-01T16:46:41.455-04:002013-10-01T16:46:41.455-04:00TL - You can just keep reusing them. They grow on...TL - You can just keep reusing them. They grow on their own, and the more you have the more kefir you can make. I even left mine for three days and it was like custard. I love yogurt cheese, too! That reminds me -- I should pick up some extra milk and make yogurt. If I can tear mysefl away from the kefir...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-22805385091227156252013-10-01T16:45:18.946-04:002013-10-01T16:45:18.946-04:00Michelle - My house is pretty cold, too. I'll...Michelle - My house is pretty cold, too. I'll be happy to spread the wealth if I can get these to grow. Yes, there are water kefir grains, too. I am a total newcomer to this, so I am learning every day. I think a cool house would just slow it down a tad. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-26394037989647017762013-10-01T16:43:37.522-04:002013-10-01T16:43:37.522-04:00DFW - You know, with all my research, I never foun...DFW - You know, with all my research, I never found an answer to how to create them. It's always getting them from someone who already had them. Sort of a chicken/egg thing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-41515910277551676452013-10-01T16:42:37.799-04:002013-10-01T16:42:37.799-04:00Carolyn - you can Google kefir grains and there ar...Carolyn - you can Google kefir grains and there are people who will send them to you - for a price. However, if I am able to actually get these babies to grow, I will send you some. Let's hope I didn't just jinx myself.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-70261315323789809032013-10-01T16:40:43.763-04:002013-10-01T16:40:43.763-04:00Never had Kefir. I never know it was similar to yo...Never had Kefir. I never know it was similar to yogurt.. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299100592327267900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-61651848490481180142013-10-01T15:04:04.606-04:002013-10-01T15:04:04.606-04:00Hmmm, how many times can you reuse the grains? Ne...Hmmm, how many times can you reuse the grains? Never had kefir, but like yogurt lots.<br /><br />Also like homemade cheese from yogurt, matter of fact need to go dig out the yogurt in the fridge and find my cheesecloth and make some before I forget that's what I bought the yogurt for.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-48023860861789895612013-10-01T14:53:49.676-04:002013-10-01T14:53:49.676-04:00Susan, I see a side business in your future. I'...Susan, I see a side business in your future. I'm sure many of us would be willing to pay you for a kefir start! A friend tried to get me started with water kefir (is that the correct term? it wasn't dairy kefir), but at the time I wasn't sure it was something I wanted to tackle and eventually – gasp – poured out the starter. Would it be handicapped by my usually-cold house? Right now it's 60 degrees in here....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-85644667802419541992013-10-01T13:48:40.667-04:002013-10-01T13:48:40.667-04:00Maybe Leigh will teach us how to make kefir grains...Maybe Leigh will teach us how to make kefir grains?DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-74842119445509286142013-10-01T13:21:50.343-04:002013-10-01T13:21:50.343-04:00Hi, Leigh! That's what held me up for so long...Hi, Leigh! That's what held me up for so long - I couldn't find the kefir grains with yeast. Mine gets better each time I use it - thank you so much!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-34372265890063962382013-10-01T13:17:09.478-04:002013-10-01T13:17:09.478-04:00Ok, yet another DIY thingy that I'm going to h...Ok, yet another DIY thingy that I'm going to have to look up. Although I tend to prefer the sweeter things and I may have to ask you for your fruitier recipe versions. Now.....where to get kefir? Well, besides Leigh :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-50803753721160944402013-10-01T12:58:07.091-04:002013-10-01T12:58:07.091-04:00I'm so glad it made it safe and ready to go to...I'm so glad it made it safe and ready to go to work! One advantage to homegrown kefir, as opposed to store bought, besides DIY, is that true kefir can't be sold because it contains yeasts. Never mind that they're beneficial, they just aren't allowed. Consequently commercial kefir does not contain them. The only way to get real kefir is to make it at home. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.com