--- In Kefir_making@y..., FINGLIS8@a... wrote:
Hi Frankie!!
Batch one is in the frig - very mellow with a bit of fizz - really
good!!
Batch two is brewing!!
After all my nervousness it was really nice to see how great it came
out.
Have you tried a batch yet??? Please let me know how it came out!!
I'm trying a little less milk with the second batch to see if it
makes a difference in the fermention time!
Thanks for asking!!
> Hi Terri.
> Had to laugh when I read your message. I got my Kefir grains three
days ago
> from Marianne in Switzerland - Thank you Marianne. So I'm a
new 'mum' too.
> They were dry, little and yellow. I put them in a glass, added
some milk,
> put them on top of the kitchen cupboard, covered them with a seive
and the
> next day they had become bigger, white and more fluffy. I didn't
want to
> rinse them in water, as the tap water has chloride, I think. So I
just added
> more milk. I didn't drink the milk, by the way, as I thought I'd
wait for
> about a week before I start drinking it - give the grains a chance
to settle.
> Someone told me to warm the milk to room temperature before
pouring it on
> the grains. I suppose fridge cold milk is too cold. Anyway, it's
now three
> days and I'm thinking of drinking the kefir tomorrow. Don't use a
metal
> seive and Dom says don't wash the grains in chloride water. In
fact, I don't
> think you need to wash the grains at all. Just drain them in a
seive and
> then add more milk - or whatever. Am I right? Good luck Terri.
Let us know
> how it goes.
> Frankie xx
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