Grains are used to ferment the kefir. They are generally strained out before drinking and used for the next batch, When you have enough to spare they CAN be eaten and are quite useful in combating diseases.
zoe ________________________________ From: Dorothy Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 6 August 2012, 11:27 Subject: Re: CS>kefir Re: CS>kefir Oh I thought it was grain of some sort. dee ________________________________ From: Zoe W <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 12:53:50 +0100 (BST) To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>kefir Resent-From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 04:59:04 -0700 There is something called water kefir. Go to the website that was posted, you will find all you need there. The same person ( Dominic) who put up that website is also the one who started the Yahoo group I mentioned. By definition kefir is fermented milk, so don't know how you could get by without it. zoe ________________________________ From:Dorothy Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 6 August 2012, 7:22 Subject: Re: CS>kefir Re: CS>kefir Do you have to have milk when ingesting kefir? I hate milk unfortunately. dee ________________________________ From: Del <[email protected]> Organization: Alternative Systems Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 22:54:40 -0400 To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>kefir Resent-From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Resent-Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 19:59:54 -0700 Sorry, but I don’t agree. We make Kefir from raw milk here in Vermont, and I was using Kefir grains for the first few years, but they were a lot of trouble and never made very good kefir as far as I was concerned. I finally threw out the grains, which were multiplying out of control, and making kefir that did not taste good, and instead started using this kefir starter. Now I get thick, delicious kefir every time: http://www.amazon.com/Yogourmet-Freeze-Dried-Kefir-Starter/dp/B001EO69O2/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344221466&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=kefir+started This is the real stuff, it does what we want it to do for our insides, and it is much easier to make than using the grains, which I found to be very temperamental and a lot of trouble. Del From: Zoe W <mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2012 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>kefir http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kefir_making/ This is your best source of info and of the grains do not be fooled by the folks who try to sell you the powder that you have to keep on buying. Kefir grains GROW so you will never run out and have plenty to share over time. zoe ________________________________ From:Kathy Tankersley <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 5 August 2012, 16:06 Subject: CS>kefir Hi, anoe know anything about kefir? Do you take it, how do you make it?, Good purchase place? Thanks for the info, Kathy
