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Originally Posted by dogmom327  It sound like your kefir is converting (to being separated) very quickly. That is really frustrating! For what it's worth, not everyone likes milk kefir--and that's okay. That's what water kefir is for  |
Well I guess I didn't put enough information, which I tend to do something thinking you must all know my day-to-day routine, right?
I'm doing my darnest to only have to address the kefir once a day. I WOHM and am gone for a total of 11 hours and it's just not Mr Toona's thing, so all the ferments are my task. So what I was doing was putting it atop the fridge for 24 hours. When I do that, it usually by the next day has separated. Now to me this means I guess it's done, so then I get the grains out and either start the next one or like I have done lately, put them in a container in some milk in the fridge until I figure out WTH I'm going to do with all the kefir I have sitting in the fridge.
If I don't brew it on the fridge it takes 1.5 days to get to the curds/whey stage. But a full 24 hours and it only tastes kind of funky/sour, it's not thick and I don't really think it's ready.
Maybe there's a happy medium here?
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Originally Posted by twinNDmomma I'm about to try making my own kefir and really, really hope I do like it. It sounds to me like you have tried everything and are making it correctly. I've heard it really doesn't taste like yogurt. Have you tired making your own yogurt? It's really easy and you don't need a machine or a ton of time.
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Yogurt's a little too intensive for me. As I said above, I'm not home that much, so my ferments have to be mix it up and let it sit.
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Originally Posted by tolovemercy Have you tried brewing on the counter until it just barely starts to separate, then shake it up and stick it in the fridge for awhile (8 hours or so)? Then strain. This really helps mine thicken up (I get really thick, pudding-like consistency this way), as my grains are super hungry and will separate the milk in eighteen hours or so.
What about in smoothies? Does it still bother you then?
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I'm not able to babysit the grains. It's ok in smoothies, but Mr Toona is blender happy for cooking and not at all good about washing the dishes (something I cannot do at present, see my sig). I don't love smoothies either, so it's not something I do regularly.
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Originally Posted by walkerinthewoods It took me a long time before I actually started liking kefir plain. When I very first started I would drink it with half milk and Ovaltine (ok, not very TF but it was awhile ago). Something I have experimented with and you might try is, when you remove the grains add some fruit to the kefir, shake it up and let it sit in the refrigerator for atleast a few hours if not a day or longer. Kefir does take some getting use to if you are not use to consuming such foods.
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I might try that fruit thing. I used to do hershey's syrup, but didn't like that much either.
I'm thinking water kefir might be my best bet. I originally thought when I bought kefir it should be water, but for some reason got milk instead, can't remember why. I tried to convert a bit of my milk to water kefir and liked it, but then the grains turned brown and looked wierd and I was concerned there were some other microbes growing in there that I wouldn't like.
