Live Q&A – January 9th, 2025
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17:07:44Sherri Maines
I'm wanting to buy some - if I submitted an order do you have any on hand to fulfil?
17:07:46JMDM
Looking forward to snow here in Chattanooga, TN tomorrow. And praying for everyone in harms way of all this crazy weather.
17:07:59Judy Wolfe
Hi all, I am new and am in central Missouri
17:08:50wdaramola
My questions are:
17:09:15Jana McCalip
Hi everybody! Hi Donna
17:09:56Sherri Maines
I have a question but don't know how to raise my hand 😂
17:09:59Judy Wolfe
it was me, Judy
17:10:23Corrine
Not sure how to raise my hand, but I would really like to know how to thicken up the keifer!
17:10:34Amanda's iPhone To Donna Schwenk(privately)
I was wondering if you can ever use stevia in place of sugar in recipes
17:11:41Lisa Morris
I love making the Keifr Soda. I also make a homemade elderberry syrup. Do you think it would be okay to make elderberry Kefir Soda?
17:12:29Jean Morris
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17:12:33Jolin
First time here.. question
17:12:37Lisa Morris
Loved that blog!
17:12:45Lavina
Can we add heavy cream to 2% milk for the kefir to grow?
17:13:19Lisa Morris
I am here just not able to unmute
17:13:30Chris Johnston
17:14:18Holly Engle
I have a kefir soda question.
17:15:04Jean Morris
I have a question. I'm on this Q&A
17:15:32Chris Johnston
If you don’t know how to “raise your hand” click the “React” icon, and there should be a “Raise Hand” button at the bottom
17:15:47Sherri Maines
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17:15:57(1)Bonnie Elder
are you using?
17:16:04Jana McCalip
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17:16:22(1)Bonnie Elder
What type of milk are you using?
17:17:18Gayle Brown
Make sure NOT ultra pasteurized milk!
17:18:34Holly Engle
Try covering it with a coffee filter instead of a cap.
17:18:54Debbie Dinsmore
Are we supposed to make the kefir cheese on counter
17:19:47Paula Grimm
I have a question about sauerkraut. About every three batches it has an off taste. I like to make the orangeade kraut. I usually make it the same every time. Any thoughts?
17:19:52Jaya
Fermented kombucha tea, can we keep it in kitchen counter or do I need to place it in the fridge
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17:20:35Debbie Dinsmore
Is there a difference in grain growth vs multiplying? Mine just don't multiply
17:21:15Lisa Morris
My dogs love kefir grains!
17:21:24Sherri Maines
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17:22:27Holly Engle
My kefir soda has an egg-y smell after a few days. Am I doing something wrong? Also, is kefir soda as good for you as milk kefir?
17:22:29Chris Johnston
17:22:51Louise
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17:26:16Jana McCalip
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17:27:15Chris Johnston
17:27:21Janet
what is it called?
17:27:43Janet
thanks Chris
17:27:45carol
instructions on the magnesium prlls - ? on the package?
17:28:05Judy Wolfe
this is Judy, I made keifer soda the packet using the the Autumn flavors recipie ....it did Nothing I was so disapointed because Ive been having great luck with milk keifer and a couple different kinds of yogurt What can I do?
17:28:11carol
How much to use in quart or Gallon
17:32:47Lisa Morris
Can you make milk kefir with Raw Milk?
17:33:24Tara Howard
Yes you can make it with Raw Milk. Soooo much better with raw milk
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17:33:44Cathy
I make my kefir with raw milk.
17:34:13Lisa Morris
Thank you all!
17:34:20Jana McCalip
Kefir soda🤚 question. How do you burp it so it won’t explode? Also how do you know it’s working? I used fresh kefir whey.
17:34:55Sherri Maines
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17:36:07Holly Engle
Jana, just open the top daily. It will be fizzy like soda pop when its ready.
17:36:29Gayle Brown
Half and half is ultra pasturized tho!!!
17:37:22Sherri Maines
Kefir is drinkable - not like yogurt.
17:38:24Tammie Werring
My kefir soda made with whey if made in the evening is usually ready the next morning. Just don’t shake and burp gently then put in fridge & burb every day.
17:39:42Jana McCalip
Ok. Holly. Tonight I opened my orange Julius and it exploded. So I’m nervous to open my other two flavors. 😳
17:41:33Holly Engle
Oh my! I have had mine spray me before too. I try to check it over the sink... 🤷♀️
17:41:38Terrie
what should you use to wash the oranges?
17:41:48Sheila Goldsmith To Donna Schwenk(privately)
just wondering if you can see that my hand is raised? i'm Sheila
17:41:53Jana McCalip
Tammy I think mine might have gone too far then. This is my second attempt but the first time it was bubbly but not as bubbly as I expected.
17:42:03Louise
I use a combo of baking soda and vinegar - 15 mins and then rinse
17:42:08Lisa Morris
I wash my fruit with vinegar and baking soda and rinse before I use it in my Christmas Kraut
17:42:54Tammie Werring
If it’s not as bubbly as you want just burp it and put in fridge for a couple of days it will keep fermenting but slowly and get more bubbly..
17:43:00Terrie
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17:43:12Chris Johnston
17:43:17Lisa Morris
Ohhhh need that recipe!
17:43:29Louise
I love the jicama if you’re sickama
17:43:44kerry
I use the vinegar and baking soda too. Sometimes I scrub them with salt and let them dry
17:44:17Tammie Werring
I have the mag pills but don’t fully understand how to use them. Mostly for drinking water. I have a gallon ceramic container with a spout I could use.
17:44:18debbie slavin
I make my Kefir with raw goats milk and it is amazing!!
17:44:20Jana McCalip
Ok. That’s good to know to put in the fridge. I need to taste it first. The orange Julius batch had no sweetness at all. Not quite vinegar but close.
17:44:22megan w
My jicama if you’re sickama wasn’t at all bubbly, even with the starter culture. Did I do it wrong?
17:45:47Deena
can please you provide a link to the nutritional guide on kefir?
17:46:32Tammie Werring
Should be sweet. Then I’d say it went too long but you could pour some off and add more juice to sweeten. I’ve made the apple ginger and if it gets too vinegary I just add a bit more apple juice. Currently I’m trying my hand at cherry juice with vanilla and topo with kefir whey. Will see in the morning if it makes it.
17:46:51Sherri Maines
Can you do a podcast about GLP-1 and the cultured foods that increase your body's production of GLP-1?
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17:48:12Tammie Werring
Just completed a 10 week course with Mama Fox that covered GLP1 & gut and hormone health. Foxy Foundations course. Fyi
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17:49:02Jana McCalip
Tammy could I use what soda is left in the bottle to make more soda? Or do I start over with more whey?
17:50:05Tammie Werring
I’d use what you have it’s worth a try.
17:50:05Louise
What are hmo’s?
17:50:36Chris Johnston
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17:50:42Tammie Werring
Just give it a couple of hours bc it ferments fast on the counter once it’s gone that long to vinegary taste
17:50:57Chris Johnston
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17:51:02Lisa Morris
I reuse the last 1/2 cup of kefir soda for my next batch. Been doing that for 2 months now with the original.
17:51:44Jana McCalip
Good to know. That I migh reuse the batch that exploded.
17:51:45Tammie Werring
I do too and it ferments very quickly
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17:52:02Sherri Maines
My dog has been finding the dried kombucha scoby's I've thrown in the garden and he's eating them! LOL!
17:52:48Lisa Morris
I grew some incredible tomatoes last year adding my scoby to my soil.
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17:52:56Tammie Werring
That’s so funny and great
17:53:40Terrie
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17:54:00Cathy
I make my kombucha in a jar with a spout. I never remove my scoby and just add a cup of starter tea and 3 quarts of fresh tea. Is this process okay?
17:54:10Jana McCalip
How long does it take to make kefir soda typically? If you use kefir whey as the starter?
17:54:19Tammie Werring
Is it good to have L Reuteri & L Gasserai separate from the SIBO yogurt?
17:55:33Tammie Werring
I ate pistachios over holiday a lot and broke out with poison ivy. Both pistachios and cashews are in the poison ivy family.
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17:56:04Shannon King
Years ago when I first started making kefir, I would blend a large smoothie in the morning with lot's of fruit blended in. I couldn't seem to lose any weight until a dietician explained that I was adding way to many calories with so much added fruit.
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17:56:49Tammie Werring
My kefir soda brews overnight. If made in evening it’s usually ready in the morning.
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17:59:07Shannon King
I immediately switched to just plain kefir that I second ferment with cinnamon and a thumb size piece of dried mango for a couple of hours. The kefir is mildly sweet and so smooth and creamy. I drink a 4-5 oz glass twice a day. The weight came off without all the extra fruit.
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18:01:20Debbie Dinsmore
Thank you!
18:01:24Jana McCalip
Ok. Thanks Donna!
18:01:26Lisa Morris
Thank you Donna!!!
18:01:26Cathy
Thank you Donna!
18:01:27Deena
Thank you for all you do Donna!
18:01:31Julie
thank you, all
18:01:31Tammie Werring
TY
18:01:32Angie Boyce
Thank you
18:01:33debbie slavin
Thank you
18:01:34Holly Engle
Thank you so much
18:01:34Abby
Thank you!!
18:01:36Amy
Thank you Donna
18:01:36Jaya
Thank you
18:01:37Tara Howard
Thank you Donna!
18:01:45kerry
Thanks! Be safe!
18:01:51Corrine
Thank you!!