How to dehydrate kefir grains?

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Dehydrating kefir grains


People dehydrate kefir grains to keep a backup if anything happens to the original set of grains. The dehydrated grains can survive for one year. Moreover, dry kefir grains are much easier to transport than fresh kefir grains. There will be no concern regarding the liquid leaking out of the package if you transport dehydrated kefir grains someplace. When kefir grains are dehydrated, they become dormant. Hence you don’t have to worry about the packaging of the kefir grains.
How to dehydrate your milk or water kefir grains

How to dehydrate your milk or water kefir grains

The procedure of dehydrating kefir grains :

  • First, rinse the kefir grains properly with water. It would be better to use mineral or purified water instead of tap water because the chlorine content in tap water is high. This is done to eliminate sediments that may have accumulated from fermentation.
  • Now, lay the dried kefir grains on a paper towel to drain the excess water.
  • After the paper towel has soaked the excess water, lay the kefir grains carefully on a clean glass dish, wax paper, or parchment paper.
  • Next, cover the dish with a paper towel. If you do not cover it, the grains may get contaminated by flies and insects. Allow the kefir grains to dry slowly at room temperature. You will see that they have turned yellow and hard after some days. Alternatively, you can use a food dehydrator to dry the kefir grains. You should set the dehydrator at the lowest temperature. However, this process is not recommended much because the kefir grains are sensitive to heat.
  • The kefir grains take 3-5 days to get dried. This is primarily in the case of large kefir grains. If the grains are small, they will be dried within two days.
  • After the kefir grains are properly dried, you can store them in a freezer or refrigerator.
Thus, you can see that dehydrating kefir grains is a straightforward process. Kefir grains are usually of 2 types: water kefir grains and milk kefir grains. When you are dehydrating milk kefir grains, then you should rinse the grains with milk. The kefir grains would look smaller than their original size after drying up. The color will be yellowish, and all the grains will shrivel up. It is wise to keep plenty of dried kefir grains as a backup.

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