Tomatoville® Gardening Forums - View Single Post

Durgan · April 11, 2013

I just put a tablespoon of the grains in about half litre or slightly less of skim milk and it precipitates out at about 30 hours at 79F. Precipitation doesn't happen until after 24 to 30 hours of fermentation. I drink the whey and eat the lumps. I always have a batch going. I never tried stopping the fermentation and making a milk drink.

Actually I don't particularly like the mess. But I don't like yogurt either. I eat the kefir assuming it has health benefits, but I have my doubts. Maybe one of those media hyped nonsense with no real testing having been done. I will try dehydrating the kefir and seeing how it vacuum packs for camping. At least it has a few nutrients.

April 11, 2013	#33
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	I just put a tablespoon of the grains in about half litre or slightly less of skim milk and it precipitates out at about 30 hours at 79F. Precipitation doesn't happen until after 24 to 30 hours of fermentation. I drink the whey and eat the lumps. I always have a batch going. I never tried stopping the fermentation and making a milk drink. Actually I don't particularly like the mess. But I don't like yogurt either. I eat the kefir assuming it has health benefits, but I have my doubts. Maybe one of those media hyped nonsense with no real testing having been done. I will try dehydrating the kefir and seeing how it vacuum packs for camping. At least it has a few nutrients.