December 19, 201411 yr Hello! I'm looking to buy some grains for Milk or Water/Coconut. My supply didn't survive deep hibernation. I'm in BKK - Please contact me at [email protected] or by phone 084-694-5474 TIA!!! mwmcgo
December 19, 201411 yr Author Hello! I'm looking to buy some grains for Milk or Water/Coconut. My supply didn't survive deep hibernation. I'm in BKK - Please contact me at [email protected] or by phone 084-694-5474 TIA!!! mwmcgo I'm sorry to hear about your kefir's demise. What type of hibernation did you subject them too and how long? I've successfully (and easily) revived kefir grains which were frozen for over 2 years.
December 20, 201411 yr My advice would be don't give up on your kefir grains too quickly. It took me over a week to reactivate my last frozen batch. Use a very small amount of milk to kefir ratio when trying to reactivate.
December 20, 201411 yr Author My advice would be don't give up on your kefir grains too quickly. It took me over a week to reactivate my last frozen batch. Use a very small amount of milk to kefir ratio when trying to reactivate. Interesting. It took mine a day to reactivate and I'm sure they were frozen a lot longer than yours. I didn't use much milk. I planned a short holiday but extended to over 2 months. It will be interesting to see how my grains fared after sitting in milk in the fridge for over 9 weeks. I'm not too concerned as I have frozen backup and grains that I used for my holiday that I will repatriate. I'm quietly confident that they will still be ok. Edited December 20, 201411 yr by tropo
December 21, 201411 yr I washed, rinsed, and then dehydrated the grains - and then froze in tissue paper in ziplock. ... I think I might have dehydrated too long... But- hey! I got one offer for water grains right away - would still love to get milk grains - anyone? See my direct contact info in thread!Tx.
December 21, 201411 yr My advice would be don't give up on your kefir grains too quickly. It took me over a week to reactivate my last frozen batch. Use a very small amount of milk to kefir ratio when trying to reactivate. Interesting. It took mine a day to reactivate and I'm sure they were frozen a lot longer than yours. I didn't use much milk. I planned a short holiday but extended to over 2 months. It will be interesting to see how my grains fared after sitting in milk in the fridge for over 9 weeks. I'm not too concerned as I have frozen backup and grains that I used for my holiday that I will repatriate. I'm quietly confident that they will still be ok. I think I used too much milk that is why I had the problem. Once I reduced the ratio to 3 to 1 milk to grains no problems it came out perfectly.
December 21, 201411 yr Author I washed, rinsed, and then dehydrated the grains - and then froze in tissue paper in ziplock. ... I think I might have dehydrated too long... But- hey! I got one offer for water grains right away - would still love to get milk grains - anyone? See my direct contact info in thread! Tx. You combined 2 different processes. When you freeze grains you don't dehydrate them. Just towel try them and freeze. Dehydrated grains are not to be frozen.
December 21, 201411 yr I washed, rinsed, and then dehydrated the grains - and then froze in tissue paper in ziplock. ... I think I might have dehydrated too long... But- hey! I got one offer for water grains right away - would still love to get milk grains - anyone? See my direct contact info in thread! Tx. You combined 2 different processes. When you freeze grains you don't dehydrate them. Just towel try them and freeze. Dehydrated grains are not to be frozen. I didn't do anything with my grains when I froze them. I didn't rinse or towel dry them. Does it make a difference?
December 21, 201411 yr Author I washed, rinsed, and then dehydrated the grains - and then froze in tissue paper in ziplock. ... I think I might have dehydrated too long... But- hey! I got one offer for water grains right away - would still love to get milk grains - anyone? See my direct contact info in thread! Tx. You combined 2 different processes. When you freeze grains you don't dehydrate them. Just towel try them and freeze. Dehydrated grains are not to be frozen. I didn't do anything with my grains when I froze them. I didn't rinse or towel dry them. Does it make a difference? I have no idea. I was merely following Dom's advice on freezing them - even used the milk powder, so when I defrosted them I rinsed off the milk powder before I put them in milk.
January 10, 201511 yr Hi I am on vacation in Thailand and unrgently need Kefir grains so I can carry them to India. Please give me all the details about the purchase. I am in Bangkok for 6days. Thanks
January 16, 201511 yr I'm interested in grains (preferabley milk grains). Living in Bangkok Thailand, I live and teach out here.
January 16, 201511 yr Seems someone selling these at one of the farmers markets like one at K Village would be great place . Do not understand why I can not just go and buy these so I can use in the coconut kefir I make daily ? Seems strange to have to call and meet up with someone why is on this forum or eBay ? You can buy so many things at farmers market like this and health food stores why is this product so elusive ❓
January 26, 201511 yr My kefir is getting so thick now it is almost like yogurt. Now the problem is that it is so strong that I am having loose bowel movements. I can scale back and make it weaker but I am wondering if anyone else has the same experience when their kefir gets really thick and what does it mean?
January 26, 201511 yr Author My kefir is getting so thick now it is almost like yogurt. Now the problem is that it is so strong that I am having loose bowel movements. I can scale back and make it weaker but I am wondering if anyone else has the same experience when their kefir gets really thick and what does it mean? If you leave it longer and let more kefir whey build up (the yellowish clear fluid) it should make your kefir thinner. I don't notice any difference with bowel movements whether it is thick or thin. I was getting very thick kefir myself recently using UHT milk, but it seems to cycle thicker and thinner over time. Perhaps taking a weekly break will help. Dom seems to think that taking time off is a good idea.
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January 26, 201511 yr Author Seems someone selling these at one of the farmers markets like one at K Village would be great place . Do not understand why I can not just go and buy these so I can use in the coconut kefir I make daily ? Seems strange to have to call and meet up with someone why is on this forum or eBay ? You can buy so many things at farmers market like this and health food stores why is this product so elusive ❓ The main reason is that people feel kefir grains should be free and shared around - it's an old tradition. There isn't much commercial benefit in selling them because you'd probably lose money as it takes a long time to build up your kefir supply and a lot of milk is required. Also, once people have their own grains they never have to buy again.
January 28, 201511 yr My kefir is getting so thick now it is almost like yogurt. Now the problem is that it is so strong that I am having loose bowel movements. I can scale back and make it weaker but I am wondering if anyone else has the same experience when their kefir gets really thick and what does it mean? I wish I had that problem. I'm trying to use kefir to improve digestion,but so far my water kefir hasn't had noticeable effects. If anyone has milk kefir grains to spare contact me at [email protected] phone number is 0614827376 (last time I had buttermilk it worked great, hoping this has a similar effect). I'm living in Bangkok, near Ma Chit
February 2, 201511 yr Does anyone in the Pattaya have water kefir that I can have/buy to start my own?
February 2, 201511 yr Does anyone have any water kefir in the Pattaya area I can have/buy to start my own batches?
February 3, 201511 yr Author Is there still kefir grains available? I have never heard of anyone in Pattaya with water kefir grains. I do remember someone mentioning that they found water kefir grains in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.... May I suggest you read through the whole thread.
February 13, 201511 yr Anyone in Chiang Mai interested in some kefir grains? I bought some in Australia recently, and they've grown nicely, and survived the trip to Chiang Mai and doing very well. I did contact someone here about this, but have lost his user name. I'm using pastuerised full-cream milk, from the thai-Danish dairy opposite the Zoo. Hi Masuk - I realise this is a very old thread but am looking for water kefir grains in Chiang Mai if possible. Do you have any info to help a fellow kefir lover? Thank you very much!
February 13, 201511 yr Is there still kefir grains available? I have never heard of anyone in Pattaya with water kefir grains. I do remember someone mentioning that they found water kefir grains in Chiang Mai and Bangkok.... May I suggest you read through the whole thread. Hi there - looking for water kefir grains in Chiang Mai. Do you have additional info on where they can be found in CM? Thanks very much in advance.
March 24, 201511 yr Yes, I need kefir grains as I have not been moving much this year due to sport injury and suffering indigestion. Am in Bangkok. I'm a newcomer to this site and am trying to find my way around. Just in case, my email is < email removed as per forum rules, use PM function instead > Edited March 24, 201511 yr by metisdead
March 24, 201511 yr Need water kefir grains. Hard to digest with my knee injury am mostly in wheelchair.Thanks so much in advance.
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