Thanks, I'll definitely do that. Thanks for the links, too. I've tried the kambucha tea, kinda liked it. And I love yoghurt. The only reason I might not like the kefir is the work that seems involved in it. I eventually tossed my kambucha "mother" because I was always too busy to keep up with everything involved in making the tea. Still, you never know.....
Hugs,

Heh heh...Nancy, I'm starting to feel like your online stalker

Where did you find a kefir grain resource? I did find one that included Canada, but no-one I've contacted has gotten back to me yet. I'm itching for almond and coconut kefir, esp now that I've got the kombucha going as well.

Did you try the beans? Think it would work for other veggie ferments?

Hey Tracey! I don't have the link any longer. But I found some list of people that were willing to share.

I haven't tried beans or veggies yet, but I would think fermenting something watery (with some sugar) would probably be a good starter for veggies, take the watery part not the grains.

Just linking to the other kefir thread:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ed=1#post74133

I've been grumbling for a year or so that I would just like to be able to buy coconut kefir... not being crazy about making my own. Somebody read one of my posts and emailed this link to me... you CAN buy it. I thought others might be intersted, too.

http://www.mytonix.com/Coconut%20Water%20Kefir.html

I'm going to check around to see if I can find this at any health foods in my area, but I'm guessing I'll have to order it if I'd like to try it. I think I HAVE to try at least one bottle. It is probably pretty pricey, and I can't tell how big this bottle is. So, I have some investigations yet to do, but I'm happy to see that it is being marketed by somebody...even on a very small scale.

Heck, it took years to get that first gluten free beer on the market, and now there are several. Maybe in time, we will be able to find coconut kefir in the local grocery stores .

Cara

Let me know what you think. This is different from the kefir I make in that it is from the water of the coconut, not the milk.

Hi Lois,

I had a rough time with Kefir. It might have been where I was in the gluten "clean-up" process, or it might have been that the kefir had expired and maybe it was the alcohol. I had numbness and a terribly acidic reaction to the left side of my body. It lasted and hour or two. I handle dairy products very well, type B blood et all, but kefir and I parted ways after the first try. Most folks I know do very well with it. So I am thinking it was past due. be sure to check the expires date if you try some. I had strawberry which tasted great going down but that was the end of it. Maybe plain, and add your own fruit is the way to go.

Here's to trying new foods and not giving up,
Cheers!
Leslie

I went to Whole Foods and bought a small bottle of organic Kefir. I tried it, it was a plain variety. I think it was like yogurt. I plan on using it for smoothies.

I think I can add a bit of it to some of my raw dairy and keep the Kefir cultures going, so I don't have to fork out that kind of $$ again for it.

It might have gone out already though, it is thick in the bottle, like eat it with a spoon, not a straw thick.

Interesting stuff.

I've heard that the kefir without the "grains" (aka the clumps of culture) doesn't stay potent beyond a couple of batch. But let us know!

I've been using kefir to make sourdough starter. I've been using corn flour and coconut flour as my flour. I can't say as it really tastes like classic sour dough but it is good.