Hi Jen. I wouldn't worry about it. We always split ours when the
kefir got TO THICK. LOL I was just wondering if the grains I had
saved in the freezer were to small and I should have seperated a
larger chunk. Someone else here thinks maybe they were in the freezer
to long. Since I didnt date the jar (they were in powdered milk in a
canning jar) I can't say. We've used back up grains before w/o
problems so this time I'm suprised. The simply are NOT growing and
it's been at least 2 weeks or more. Carol B (don't mess with whats
working is my motto.)

--- In Kefir_making@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer Albertin"
<energypaws@...> wrote:
>
> Just curious.. am I the only one who has grains so big that you
can't
> miss them?
>
> Should I be using smaller grains?  I'm really happy with how my
kefir
> is coming out.. I've actually split my grains twice already and
shared
> them with friends.
>
> Jen
> kissmymutt.org
>
> --- In Kefir_making@yahoogroups.com, "Carol" <kalo777@> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't posted in several years. Recently I unintentionally
> consumed
> > our kefir grains due to my daughter leaving the jar in the fridge
> (we
> > were low on milk) and I didn't know it had grains in it so I
poured
> it
> > into my vita mix as part of a smoothie.
>