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Nov
I have been making kefir from milk kefir grains I got from someone on this list for the past 2 years or so. They dont seem to be doing their job anymore.
Once the milk kefir grains start reproducing the new milk kefir grains will have the beigecream color.
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If the grains are dead begin making kefir again with a new batch of grains. Check the grains periodically starting at four hours. If the water level has gone down the grains are not dead.
You should be regularly monitoring your grains to look out for signs of problems. My Mom literally starved my kefir grains to death. The grains are usually covered with milk and left in the refrigerator when I am hibernating them.
And it is good to hibernate them every other day so that they are not overworked. In fact they multiply faster whenever they get some rest. So remember not to starve your grains to death.
Your kefir sounds really healthy. If you were to put the grains properly called a SCOBY in the milk for 2436 hours and see no separation and no curd forming you might have a problem but it wouldnt mean it was completely dead. My kefir grains were frozen by accident when the temp in my fridge was turned way down.
I turned the temp back up and after a couple of days took my grains out to culture a fresh batch of milk. After two days however I still have milk with kefir grains at the bottom. They dont seem to be doing their job anymore.
The grains are most likely fine if this has happened one time. The biggest danger with leaving the kefir grains in the same milk for more than 48 hours is that they may begin to starve which can damage the kefir grains. Separate the grains and put them into fresh milk right away.
When kefir grains are absolutely dead they will be discolored and easy to tell apart from healthy grains. If yours are anything other than the normal milky white after a few feedings its probably time for new grains. I have been making kefir from milk kefir grains I got from someone on this list for the past 2 years or so.
They have been great but yesterday I think the grains died. I had put them in the fridge in milk for a few days maybe 3 or at most 4 which I have done periodically. What is the orange or hard crust discoloration on the surface of kefir grains.
Kefir grains can sometimes get encrusted by the fat of the milk. This can happen when the milk is not changed regularly or if you have been using your grains in cream to ferment sour cream etc. It can also be a result of drying out too much.
Dried kefir grains can appear to have this because their outer layer was the most exposed during drying. You may have to strain the grains for several days to allow time for the grains to bounce back. If after straining your grains and putting them in fresh milk for several days your milk is not thickening and has a funny smell your grains have likely died.
My kefir is too thick or sour. You can solve this by doing one of the following. I got a sick feeling in my stomach and panic started to wash over me as I went through every jug I had looking for kefir grains but no grains anywhere.
Then I saw my husband snickering in the corner and I saw the words APRIL FOOLS come out of his mouth. He had hidden the grains in other jugs where I couldnt find them. Dehydrated milk kefir grains usually are a bit discolored.
This may go away after a few weeks but in our experience they usually do not go back to their beigecream color after being dehydrated. Once the milk kefir grains start reproducing the new milk kefir grains will have the beigecream color. The ratio for kefir grains to milk is between 1-12 to 1-8 depending on how tart you like your kefir.
Once it gets past a 1-8 ratio it will acidify really fast and may make the kefir flavor unpleasant. To prevent this you need to remove some of the grains from the fermenting jar leaving you with extra grains. Casein is a protein that is found in milk and dairy products that come from milk.
Some research has shown a link between dairy and cancer while others have shown no correlation. Caseins have been linked to respiratory issues and allergies. This protein is very thick and coarse and it causes the body to produce mucus.
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