Isaiah
Very good forum on kefir. I have been handling water kefir for several years and I have noticed that even if you take good care of it, it always loses properties and finally the seed dies. I have read that being composed of multiple beneficial bacteria, they are decimated by the glucose that is added and so on until it is extinct and only a blaquesine cream begins to form and that indicates that it is no longer in good condition.
To better preserve the seeds, use panela or cane honey. Do not use white or refined sugar, it is deadly. The panela or cane rapadura is the one that best maintains the seed in the long term. Appreciate your kefir, it is a gift of nature and read this wonderful article published several years ago in DSalud magazine: https://www.dsalud.com/reportaje/kefir-el-rey-de-los-probioticos/
Maria
because my kefir was big like broccoli later it got smaller, but and do you make creams in the middle of all the nodules?
Beatriz
My kefir nodules … they are brown from what I prepare the kefir water with chewed sugar … Are they in bad condition? What should I do,?
Yolanda
Why is gelatinous liquid produced in water Kefir?
Lilian garcia
Hello
You will know in what type of stores you can get that milk mushrooms in Venezuela
I really haven’t seen them anymore
Before people said that they multiplied after each fermentation, but I never made yogurt, this is true
Delma
Good afternoon, please I want to know if when the liquid that remains on the surface of the kefir container turns pink, the smell is as always, like cheese but a bit penetrating, it means that the bacilli were damaged and the product is bad ?. the thing is, I didn’t change the milk for about a week, but it was in a slightly cold space. Thanks.
Governess
I have had the KEFIR for 5 years and it is in good condition
Threw it away?
Rosana
I already had a lot and they got smaller and brown they didn’t smell bad.
eliana jofre
It seems to me that my kefir no longer proliferate because after 24 hours they are still very clear, not specific like the first times.
CLN
Previously my milk nodules looked good, but I did not change the milk for a few days (force majeure), and now they have reduced their size; more like cotage cheese. Can I still consume them? Thanks for your reply
nelida liberty bull
my kefir does not produce effervescence yes of water and they are new
Stella maris
The article gave me a lot of information. Thanks!
One query: the milk kefir grains have come together in clusters and have acquired a viscous consistency, they no longer have the grainy characteristics of before. I have rinsed them with milk and they have that viscous liquid that they did not have before. They do not produce a different smell or have changed in color, but they do in texture. I wanted to know if it is a natural process or is it due to some change that could deteriorate them.
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Any
The same thing is happening to me. I would also like to know the answer.
Maribel
Straining the kefried milk makes some foam. Is it a bad symptom?
Thanks
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Sebastian
It is because either you have too many nodules or you put too little milk. You have to put 100 g for each liter of milk.
Isabel
Hello I want to know if my kefir is bad because it has a stale smell, I am worried because I do not know whether to take it or discard it as I should do so that it does not have that smell, until now it did not have that smell and in case I took it what consequences would it hurt me
ROSARY BEADS
Hello! I want to know if it is normal, because sometimes the milk forms a lot of serum, I am also seeing that my kefir is decreasing, it will be that the bottle is not recommended or that it is due. Thanks.
Helena
Hello! Due to lack of time I have abandoned my kefir for a few weeks. The whey separated very quickly, now here in Spain it is very hot and I do not know if that could affect it since now it does not smell like before but it smells like cottage cheese. I have heard that there is kefir cheese and I would like to know if that is what happens or that I should discard it. Thanks.
Carmen
Hello. What is the reason that I find my kefir as cut I say with serum and when straining it is very liquid … and as it is cut into parts like they are all made together …?
Leticia velasco
My Bulgarians are falling apart, what should I do !? I have kept them in milk, I wash them and even so they have become very small and fall apart to the touch, I would greatly appreciate if you could suggest some measures to recover them, I have kept them for about two years and they have served me a lot,
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may
The same thing happens with my water Kefir, they have become smaller and fall apart, I wish someone could comment on it, thank you
Stella maris
I am not an expert, but the same thing happened to me and I began to strain it daily without using utensils, that is, I only move the strainer so as not to touch the granules. Thus they were growing and taking consistency.
Cristina
Hello.
A week or so ago I got kefir granules, I received them dehydrated and they were brown. I leave them a little over 24 hours and use 0.5 liters for 4 grams. Regarding their appearance, it seems that they have recovered, because I already see them white, however, I think that the kefried milk is somewhat strange … Very watery, cut and somewhat acidic. I’m new to this so I don’t know. Is it normal?
Gloria Vizcarra Freitas
Good evening, I would like to know when the kefir mushroom is no longer useful or is deteriorated. Thank you
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Elia Tabuenca
Hello Gloria, the color, the smell or the shape can help you to know if it is bad. As we discussed in the article: all those granules that acquire a tone other than white: yellow, brown, pink, etc. Together with those that are not elastic, they must be removed from the rest of the nodules that make up your kefized milk. If all the nodules have changed their color, it will be a sign that the kefir has been spoiled and is not suitable for consumption. Greetings