Hi - I've just started making (or trying to make!) my own Kefir. I purchased some live grains online which were delivered in milk (so not dehydrated grains). I followed their instructions to get them "re-homed" and am on my 5th jar of Kefir. THe problem I have is that I can't get it to the consistency that I want and have seen on line (e.g. here: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp7wAucxemQ)[/youtube]
In mine, after about 12 hours the grains have floated to the top and I start to see a small amount of whey at the surface (about 1/2 cm). If I stir the Kefir the rest seems very similar in consistency to the milk I first poured in. I know the grains are working as I accidentally left one batch to over ferment - it was showing about 1cm of whey at the surface but the whole batch was still very thin. After about 2 hours of watching TV I checked it again and it had completely separated.
Any advice on what is happening or going wrong?
-Dave
