There is no need to rinse
the grains after each batch.
I measure my kefir
grains after each batch to ensure that they have not stopped growing.
Not exact matches
My
grains doubled in volume
after just 4
batches.
Does the fruit make the
grains have the peach flavor for a while
after making a
batch?
After straining the clabber the whey can be used as a starter for any lacto - fermented project from veggies to
grains and is especially useful for starting a new
batch of clabber milk.
After some trial and error (lots of error actually), I finally have a recipe I like, though I do rest the kefir
grains in regular dairy milk every few
batches to keep them strong.
After making the water kefir with the instructions above through step 6, I remove the kefir
grains and use them to create a new
batch as described above.
Once you get
grains you keep adding milk to them and you can make
batch after bath with the same
grains forever if you take good care of them.
Try a new
batch of kefir (new milk)
after thoroughly washing your
grains.
Rinsing the milk / water
grains after straining is not a good thing to do with every
batch / weekly or basically not necessary and not good for the
grains if you are treating them properly.
I haven't stopped using the
grains since I purchased them; I just keep starting another
batch of kefir water, one quart
after another.
Coconut water does not provide enough nutrition for water kefir
grains to reproduce so they will need to be rested in sugar water
after every
batch or so to renutrify.