Info on dehydrating, shipping and rehydrating kefir grains

[big brown horse]

Yes they do! Some of the smaller particles felt grainy though.
I think I may have unknowingly made kefir butter. When I was trying to grab some of the chunks, I got this greasy yellow sweet smelling substance.
The milk seems a bit watery and there are yellow bits floating. I originally thought it was the smaller kefir "dead" grains, but it feels, looks, and smells like butter!

Not sure if I want to taste it just yet, but I'm guessing after 2-4 weeks, the kefir grains should be good?

I make kefir butter every time too. I use raw whole milk, how about you? I just mix that kefir butter right into the kefir after I have removed the grain. (I only have one grain at the moment...I've been harvesting and sharing.)

Two to four weeks? Did you start with completely dehydrated kefir grains?

 

[Bebop]

I'm pretty sure that they were fully dehydrated. They were hard and yellow when I got them.