What to do with excess Kefir?

[PunkRotten]

Hi,

I got so much water kefir I don't know what to do. I have dried some but still can't keep up with it. Is there anything I can do with it? I think I read something about throwing it in your compost bin.

[SunshineMN]

You can eat the grains, or throw them in a smoothie. Or how about trying to find someone local who would love to have some? I'd take some off your hands if you weren't so far away. :)

[delmar]

Hi,

I got so much water kefir I don't know what to do. I have dried some but still can't keep up with it. Is there anything I can do with it? I think I read something about throwing it in your compost bin.If you are on a septic system, flushing some of it down the toilet would help the bacteria to grow. You wouldn't want to flush to many solids though.

[DebB]

Hi,

I got so much water kefir I don't know what to do. I have dried some but still can't keep up with it. Is there anything I can do with it? I think I read something about throwing it in your compost bin.

I had the same question too PR when I was making water kefir. We gave it away, ate it, dehydrated it and stored almost 1/2 gallon of it ~ ~ then, I finally started composting it.

[delmar]

I had the same question too PR when I was making water kefir. We gave it away, ate it, dehydrated it and stored almost 1/2 gallon of it ~ ~ then, I finally started composting it.

Come to think of it the comment I made about it being good for the health of a septic, apply to a compost pile as well!

[PunkRotten]

I had the same question too PR when I was making water kefir. We gave it away, ate it, dehydrated it and stored almost 1/2 gallon of it ~ ~ then, I finally started composting it.


I have a dehydrator too and don't dry the grains with it. I asked someone about it and they said to let it air dry rather than dehydrate. Air drying takes a long time. So really nothing wrong with dehydrating?

[DebB]

I have a dehydrator too and don't dry the grains with it. I asked someone about it and they said to let it air dry rather than dehydrate. Air drying takes a long time. So really nothing wrong with dehydrating?

Yep - that's what I did too, just air dried it. Guess I should not have said dehydrated!

[jbrownx3]

If your dehydrator has an off switch for the heat it can be used, otherwise the heat is too much for the grains. I usually wrap them in a light cloth and put them in front of a slow fan - turning every few hours. They dry out pretty quickly this way.

[walnutty]

I will take some off your hands!!! Please, please, please???

[Dent de Lion]

I would take some too, please!!!

[PunkRotten]

If you guys are willing to pay one of those flat rate priority boxes for $5 I can send you a bunch. I probably could send some in a bubble mailer for less. Even with less protection I think it would ship well with this method.

[Dent de Lion]

Sure, I can send you $5. Will I be able to make water kefir with them right away?

[PunkRotten]

Yes they are non-dehydrated.