Comments on: My Milk Kefir (Real This Time) http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/ Blog about Everything Nice Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 admin Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:07:57 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-3876 I have never tried any other milk before. I wonder how they taste. I have never tried any other milk before. I wonder how they taste.

]]> By: dance courses http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-3640 dance courses Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:11:04 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-3640 I prefer using nut milk, cashew in particular, and would like to achieve a more yoghurt like conisistency in my kefir. I know leaving it for longer thickens dairy milk - does it with nut milk too? How about using more grains in a smaller amount of milk? Any other ideas? and what do you say? I prefer using nut milk, cashew in particular, and would like to achieve a more yoghurt like conisistency in my kefir. I know leaving it for longer thickens dairy milk – does it with nut milk too? How about using more grains in a smaller amount of milk? Any other ideas? and what do you say?

]]> By: admin http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2523 admin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:37:21 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2523 Oh, hohoho, luckily I did not attempt to do that. I had thought that’s the way to divide up the grains. Hmm….I should re-read Dom’s site again. But what if one grains continue to grow till it becomes just too big? Ya, NTUC seems to have more promotions, but the NTUC I have nearby is a bit further than the rest. And don't forget Sheng Siong. I just bought a few packs of UHT milk from Sheng Siong which is about S$1.65 per pack (1 litre)! Cheap. Very very cheap. Much cheaper than NTUC. Of course, it was on offer. I think if they are not on offer, the price would be approximately the same. I was also wondering whether you have tried using powdered milk? I read that it works just as well but when I check the ingredients of hose fortified powdered milk, it has a lot of other chemicals. I wonder what’s the effect these chemicals have on the Kefir grains. Huh? You forgot to make kefir? How can? Lol Oh, hohoho, luckily I did not attempt to do that. I had thought that’s the way to divide up the grains. Hmm….I should re-read Dom’s site again. But what if one grains continue to grow till it becomes just too big?

Ya, NTUC seems to have more promotions, but the NTUC I have nearby is a bit further than the rest. And don’t forget Sheng Siong. I just bought a few packs of UHT milk from Sheng Siong which is about S$1.65 per pack (1 litre)! Cheap. Very very cheap. Much cheaper than NTUC. Of course, it was on offer. I think if they are not on offer, the price would be approximately the same.

I was also wondering whether you have tried using powdered milk? I read that it works just as well but when I check the ingredients of hose fortified powdered milk, it has a lot of other chemicals. I wonder what’s the effect these chemicals have on the Kefir grains.

Huh? You forgot to make kefir? How can? Lol

]]> By: Cindy http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2522 Cindy Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:32:51 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2522 oh no! dun tear the big grains to smaller ones... i read somewhere that it is not gd to break the big one to smaller ones... in fact, you are not supposed to even squeeze them. for me, i will usually place the spare grains ( a mixture of some big and small ones) into another flask with milk... that's how i separate them. :) i have ntuc, giant and sheng siong in my vicinity... but i realise ntuc often have some gd promotions here and there... i ended up buying meiji again... coz they r having promotions - cheaper + a small bottle of free choc milk. lol! i still have not got enuf spare grains to separate.... once i have them, i will try out the UHT milk! hehe... i m so used to drinking kefir b4 i sleep now... and today, i forgot to take it out from the fridge to culture.... so no kefir for me today... sobz :( oh no! dun tear the big grains to smaller ones… i read somewhere that it is not gd to break the big one to smaller ones… in fact, you are not supposed to even squeeze them. for me, i will usually place the spare grains ( a mixture of some big and small ones) into another flask with milk… that’s how i separate them. :)

i have ntuc, giant and sheng siong in my vicinity… but i realise ntuc often have some gd promotions here and there… i ended up buying meiji again… coz they r having promotions – cheaper + a small bottle of free choc milk. lol!

i still have not got enuf spare grains to separate…. once i have them, i will try out the UHT milk! hehe… i m so used to drinking kefir b4 i sleep now… and today, i forgot to take it out from the fridge to culture…. so no kefir for me today… sobz :(

]]> By: admin http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 admin Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:06:44 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2519 Cool. Hahahaha, just that I got this big mother grain which looks like some sort of elongated flying saucer. Yes, the rest looks a bit like cauliflowers. And I am happy that my grains are growing. Tell me what do you do with the grains? You break them apart into smaller pieces or you just take the smaller grains out from the rest. I don't feel comfortable with tearing the precious grains. Lol, same here. Luckily, I have Sheng Siong, Shop N Save and NTUC all nearby! Now if only Giant and Cold Storage would open a store here.... I slept at 10pm. I woke at 10am. I slept again at 3pm. I woke at 6pm. I slept yet again at 11pm. Then I woke up and went to work. Baaaah! Cool. Hahahaha, just that I got this big mother grain which looks like some sort of elongated flying saucer. Yes, the rest looks a bit like cauliflowers. And I am happy that my grains are growing.

Tell me what do you do with the grains? You break them apart into smaller pieces or you just take the smaller grains out from the rest. I don’t feel comfortable with tearing the precious grains.

Lol, same here. Luckily, I have Sheng Siong, Shop N Save and NTUC all nearby! Now if only Giant and Cold Storage would open a store here….

I slept at 10pm. I woke at 10am. I slept again at 3pm. I woke at 6pm. I slept yet again at 11pm. Then I woke up and went to work. Baaaah!

]]> By: Cindy http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Cindy Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:08:36 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2518 haha! different grains will grow to different sizes. very soon, you will have many grains of all shapes and sizes... and they will look more and more like blobs of cauliflowers... very cute. :P i had finished my meiji milk last nite... so i will be shopping for new milk later... depending on my mood and what's on sale in the supermarket later, i shall see which will be my next experiment target... haha! new year eve was spent on bbq and counting down at home thereafter. lol! new year was spent slacking away at home too... getting a bit old to be out squeezing with the crowd. haha! what about you? haha! different grains will grow to different sizes. very soon, you will have many grains of all shapes and sizes… and they will look more and more like blobs of cauliflowers… very cute. :P

i had finished my meiji milk last nite… so i will be shopping for new milk later… depending on my mood and what’s on sale in the supermarket later, i shall see which will be my next experiment target… haha!

new year eve was spent on bbq and counting down at home thereafter. lol! new year was spent slacking away at home too… getting a bit old to be out squeezing with the crowd. haha! what about you?

]]> By: admin http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2517 admin Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:51:53 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2517 Thanks. Glad to see them getting bigger in size. I was surprised to see one large piece of Kefir grains when I was straining the Kefir. But it looks a bit elongated to me. I had thought that it will grow into a circular shape like thing. Hmmm....mine don't have any curds at 8 hours. Looks like milk at that time. Curds will only form after 12 hours. However one of the reason why I ferment for 24 hours is because of work. And I like my cultured milk products sour. hehehehe. I have tried that Meiji milk and yes, I agree that it taste very nice. If you remember, I had bought a pack of Kefir cultures and I used the Meiji milk for that Kefir. Tasted great! If I remember correctly, the Kefir made from Cultures actually tasted better. Lol. Oh, yes Happy New Year to you too. How did you spend the New Year? Thanks. Glad to see them getting bigger in size. I was surprised to see one large piece of Kefir grains when I was straining the Kefir. But it looks a bit elongated to me. I had thought that it will grow into a circular shape like thing.

Hmmm….mine don’t have any curds at 8 hours. Looks like milk at that time. Curds will only form after 12 hours. However one of the reason why I ferment for 24 hours is because of work. And I like my cultured milk products sour. hehehehe.

I have tried that Meiji milk and yes, I agree that it taste very nice. If you remember, I had bought a pack of Kefir cultures and I used the Meiji milk for that Kefir. Tasted great! If I remember correctly, the Kefir made from Cultures actually tasted better. Lol.

Oh, yes Happy New Year to you too. How did you spend the New Year?

]]> By: Cindy http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2515 Cindy Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:05:20 +0000 http://www.autho-rity.info/2008/12/31/my-milk-kefir-real-this-time/#comment-2515 hey hey... great to see that your grains are growing well! and wow! u ferment for 24 hrs! omg... i think i dun like tat sour taste... so i usually ferment mine for at most 12 hrs... sometimes lesser... i like the taste ard 8 to 9 hrs... in fact, it really depends on the milk. i have not tried the UHT that I have bought... decide to keep it and use it on my next batch of spare grains...so i m still using fresh milk... and this time, i m using Meiji Low fat milk (after finishing my magnolia). i realise that for low fat milk, it seems to ferment much faster (the milk becomes thicker with lots more whey and curds in a shorter time) as compared to the normal fresh milk. Meiji Low Fat milk taste yummy too! but of coz, magnolia is still the best so far. haha! OK... so much for now... happy kefir-ing and happy new year to u! :) hey hey… great to see that your grains are growing well! and wow! u ferment for 24 hrs! omg… i think i dun like tat sour taste… so i usually ferment mine for at most 12 hrs… sometimes lesser… i like the taste ard 8 to 9 hrs…

in fact, it really depends on the milk. i have not tried the UHT that I have bought… decide to keep it and use it on my next batch of spare grains…so i m still using fresh milk… and this time, i m using Meiji Low fat milk (after finishing my magnolia). i realise that for low fat milk, it seems to ferment much faster (the milk becomes thicker with lots more whey and curds in a shorter time) as compared to the normal fresh milk.

Meiji Low Fat milk taste yummy too! but of coz, magnolia is still the best so far. haha! OK… so much for now… happy kefir-ing and happy new year to u! :)

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