Our7Wonders
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I bought kefir about a month ago. Directions said to let it culture in just 1 cup milk for 48 hours - repeat for a total of 3 cultures. By then kefir should be thick and can start regular 24 hour cultures - if not, continue the 48 hour cultures until is is thick. I went through a half gallon of milk and it NEVER got thick.
They sent me replacement kefir grains and I started all over. After the 3rd 48 hour culture it was semi-creamy. It was the best consistency I'd seen so far so I dumped and tried a 24 hour brew. Fairly creamy today - but YUCK!! I can't even describe how sour it was! It's like vinegar! Several years ago I was culturing kefir regularly and it NEVER tasted like that. I was using raw jersey milk instead of raw nubian milk - but it shouldn't be THAT different should it? It was almost 1/8 cup grains and 1 cup milk at 24 hours. Should I try doubling the milk to 2 cups? I'm hoping I can still make these kefir grains work but not tasting like that! I put several drops of stevia extract in it and it was still so sour you couldn't even tell there was stevia in it. I had hoped to make a smoothie with it but I'm not willing to ruin fruit attempting it.
Is there any hope or should I purchase from another seller and hope for better results?
They sent me replacement kefir grains and I started all over. After the 3rd 48 hour culture it was semi-creamy. It was the best consistency I'd seen so far so I dumped and tried a 24 hour brew. Fairly creamy today - but YUCK!! I can't even describe how sour it was! It's like vinegar! Several years ago I was culturing kefir regularly and it NEVER tasted like that. I was using raw jersey milk instead of raw nubian milk - but it shouldn't be THAT different should it? It was almost 1/8 cup grains and 1 cup milk at 24 hours. Should I try doubling the milk to 2 cups? I'm hoping I can still make these kefir grains work but not tasting like that! I put several drops of stevia extract in it and it was still so sour you couldn't even tell there was stevia in it. I had hoped to make a smoothie with it but I'm not willing to ruin fruit attempting it.
Is there any hope or should I purchase from another seller and hope for better results?