Info on dehydrating, shipping and rehydrating kefir grains

[big brown horse]

Thought I'd share:
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/sharing-kefir-grains.htm

Ive got some now in the dehydrator set as low as it can go (at 90) with the fan as high as it can go and the lid is half way open so it wont get too hot. So far so good.

 

[delia_peterson]

Are you dehydrating using the milk or water method?

 

[big brown horse]

I have milk kefir.

It is so easy! They are pretty much ready to go right now in the "partially dehydrated" stage. I'll ship them sprinkled with dry milk per the instructions. EASY!!!

(Delia, I have your tea ready to go too.) Dace, Delia shipment goes out tomorrow!

 

[big brown horse]

Oh and if anyone else wants some kefir grains, I'll have more next week. Lets see if Dace and Delia get good results first, then I would be more than happy to ship out more.

 

[delia_peterson]

I have milk kefir.

It is so easy! They are pretty much ready to go right now in the "partially dehydrated" stage. I'll ship them sprinkled with dry milk per the instructions. EASY!!!

(Delia, I have your tea ready to go too.) Dace, Delia shipment goes out tomorrow!

Thank you!!!

 

[Dace]

Yay!!!

Free......when the instructions say....to pour one cup of milk over the grains, that is a literal measurement correct? Not a tall glassful?

 

[big brown horse]

Nother question Free, can you drink the "rehydration milk" while your grains are rehydrating?

 

[freemotion]

Who measures anything, anyways??? I don't think it matters that much, just don't waste too much milk.

I didn't drink the rehydration milk until it smelled good, although I didn't know what "good" was as I'd never had kefir, my instincts knew. As soon as it smelled like food to me, after maybe the third day, I gave it to the pets for another day or two and then it started getting nice and thick, and we gingerly tried it (I am a picky eater, probably due to hypersensitive taste buds and numerous food allergies!!)

Like kombucha, we both instantly knew that our bodies needed and craved this stuff. Have fun and report back to us!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Oh and if anyone else wants some kefir grains, I'll have more next week. Lets see if Dace and Delia get good results first, then I would be more than happy to ship out more.

Can you ship to Canada? If not, hubby has a P.o> box in the Detroit.

 

[big brown horse]

Don't see why I couldn't. The grains along with the dry powdered milk do resemble cocaine...at least the kind I've seen on TV. Hope we all don't get arrested!