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  Baby Scobies....... Baby Scobies grow on the top of your brew or as a new layer on top of your scoby. This will happen every time you brew (can take up to 14 days before its thick enough to see). When your scoby grows as a new layer it can be a bit worrying at first as it just looks like a funny looking layer of slime/white is growing on the top of your brew. This is normal and good. If your scoby grows as a new layer on top of your brew: Leave the baby scoby where it...

  The only slight problem with kefir (both water and milk) is that there is no off switch. So what do I do when I have enough kefir? This is the question I am asked most often. The simplest solution is to prepare your grains as if you were brewing with them (i.e. put them in a clean jar with the usual amount of milk) and put them in the fridge. They can be left to sit in the fridge for between 5-7 days without the need to change the milk again. Keep an eye on them and if you...

 Cottage cheese is simple and easy to make with milk kefir. A word of caution however, it  can sometimes be tough to remove the grains from the cottage cheese curds so only try to do this once you have enough grains to be able to "loose" some. Equipment needed: Plastic spoon fine weave muslin or a very fine weaved fabric Pan container to store cottage cheese in. Method: Make your kefir as normal  (make with cream instead of milk if you want really thick cheese or 50/50 cream/whole milk. once you have strained the kefir grains* however leave to stand...

  HOW TO REHYDRATE WATER KEFIR THIS PROCESS GENERALLY TAKES 4-5 DAYS   You will need: Dehydrated Water Kefir Grains  Sugar: 4-6 Tablespoons  White sugar or brown sugar; (do not use honey, agave, etc. to re-hydrated water Kefir grains)   Water (non-chlorinated)  Well water or spring water is best due to higher mineral content .If using tap water, remove the chlorine prior to making water kefir by either boiling the water and allowing it to cool or by aerating the water using a blender.  One glass jar(at least 1L)  One towel or paper coffee filter to use as a covering for the jar...

Once you have been brewing Kefir for a while you will soon have more grains than you know what to do with, one of the most commonly asked questions we have is "what do i do with all these grains?" ....... i recommend once you have enough grains it is always best to have a back up set of grains either dehydrated or frozen. Then if for some unexpected reason you loose your grains, all is not lost you just grab your spares. There are two ways to keep grains long term, both of these methods will keep grains for...