Can this also be used to make kefir?
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NO. Kefir strains are mesophilic, meaning they ferment at room temp. Electric yogurt makers are incubators that maintain temperature at the level needed by thermopilic Yogurt cultures, which require temps around 105-114 degrees. If you try to make kefir in a yogurt maker, you will probably kill your kefir grains. http://www.culturesforhealth.com/difference-between-yogurt-kefir
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Hello Debra, can you give us more detail about making kefir, the temperature of the yogurt maker seems to be 45 C or 110 F. Isn't it too warm for kefir? Pleas elet us know thanks.
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kefir has a temperature range below that of yogurt. Yogurt ferments at ~110, while kefir is best fermented between 72-86 degrees. (it can go a bit lower, but not that much higher)If it means anything, I've made both water & milk kefir without any problems what-so-ever in glass mason jars (with a cloth rubber-banded on top) on my counter with a room at 80 degrees. It's the easiest thing I've ever fermented in my life!
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I, suppose, you could but the benefits of K2 would be lost because of the heat. I would suggest making ghee for cooking--much cheaper. Use butter oil just as a supplement.
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Not sure but if you go to WWW.youtube.com and look under milk kefir you will find your answer.
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Yes it can. That is what we use it for. Example: Getting the drainage out of the meat laof dish right out of the oven.
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I use my milk kefir grains to make coconut milk kefir and raw milk (dairy) kefir. I would refer J. Jones to check out books from Amazon: Cultured Food for Life by Donna Schwenk, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fermenting Foods by Wardeh Harmon, and Fermended, a Four-Season Approach to Paleo Probiotic Foods by Jill Ciciarelli -all of which can be purchased on Amazon.
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Yes you can, this was the purpose we purchased it for as a matter of fact. We use it for both mead and beer making.
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Yes you can, I did it sometimes but I used it more to make a flour for ma home made bread :-)
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I'm not sure, i haven't started making kefir yet, its on my list. The holes fit the tip of a ballpoint pen tip in them if that helps.
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Well several things affect kefir making. Temperature is one of them as well as the amount of grains and milk. I would try 2 cups of milk per TBS of grains. You might have to adjust as you go along. It's more of an art than a science so just play with it and have fun.
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Yes it can. There are several recipes out there for using Carbquick for frying. Just google "Carbquick for frying".
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You can use them in goat milk right away. Milk Kefir grains can be used in just about any milk, even the soy and nut milks, although they won't "grow" well, if at all, in non-dairy milks. If your intolerance is to lactose, Kefir grains actually eat the lactose (milk sugar) and you end up with something that most lactose intolerant people can then consume.
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I don't know if it's kosher but don't see why it wouldn't be. It might depend on your using it for only milk, meat, parve etc.
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When kefir grains have not been used for a while it sometimes takes longer for them to start working again. Give them another 24 hours, you can change the milk then if you haven't already.In a few days time you'll notice a difference in how fast they work.
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Yes I have done that but usually what I do is blend it together with some fruit and fruit juice maybe some yogurt or kefir.
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I am sure this is possible, but probably not a good idea due to differing cooking times. My advice: Conduct an experiment!
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Kefir grains are mesophilic, meaning kefir ferments at room temperature; trying to make it in a thermophilic yogurt maker that runs 30-40 degrees hotter than room temp will probably kill your culture. You only need live kefir grains, milk, and a jar (preferably glass) to make kefir.
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Yes you can use this but it is whole wheat so it isn't going to taste exactly the same. I normally make bread with it and have made pancakes with it and they both came out great.