After fighting for a week or two with getting the water kefir I purchased from Cultures For Health to be normal, I finally gave up and purchased a package of NON-dehydrated water kefir grains from Yamoos Nourishing Cultures. (http://www.yamoos.com) I was really surprised at how thick and ready they were! The package contained liquid surrounding the grains, which was a welcome sight. It was an immediate usage, just cut open the pouch and toss it into the sugar water. I really do wish Cultures of Health would have done that instead of being dehydrated. I realize they say it’s to stabilize them during shipment but I shouldn’t have to struggle to get my water kefir grains to act proper. They should work right out of the package, with no “activation time”.
Right now, Cultures For Health (http://www.culturesforhealth.com) is on my last nerve. First the Kombucha I ordered from them basically sits there and does nothing, as I have another Kombucha SCOBY purchased from Kombucha Kamp (http://www.kombuchakamp.com) that is already done it’s first fermentation. It seems I’m going to need to avoid anything dehydrated, but then again I guess I am new to the whole swing of things and need to learn somehow…
Anyhow, that’s my beef for the day. More later.
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