What is the best place to order cultures for fermented foods, as in kefir grains?

In the town where I live, you can't get such things.

Can you email me (please??).

Is Cu for Health any good? I ordered water kefir grains, hydrated them, etc., and the water definitely didn't turn into kefir. It was still really sugary. Plus, I ruined my kombucha scabies by not using regular sugar.

Thanks, Margaret

Thanks Peace.

Why aren't my water grains working? Do you have an idea?

Margaret

Ohhhh. Well, I used filtered water, bc I thought, what's the big deal (?), and then I boiled the water, but only for about a minute, and I let it cool. I'm going to let this batch sit longer, even though the directions say not to let it sit more than 72 hours.

My kombucha worked, but someone gave me a live culture.
Thanks,

Margaret

Some have it harder than others I think. Lyme is terrible either way but some have children or no money etc etc. I am single with no kids, my job gave me paid extended leave and I don't have other serious complications so I think that my situation is much easier than some people here. Even though the Lyme is just absolutely unbelievable, I have to say, some people are just in a terrible situation way worse than mine.

No you aren't. It's just that we need to talk about it somewhere. So have at it.

Hey Lymebabe,

I looked at the instructions, and they said you could use filtered water. I not only used filtered water; I boiled it, so it should have worked. I think I probably made too big a batch the first time, though, because I made a two-quart batch.

The instructions also say that the grains don't always work as well the first few times. But they should be working by now (!), and it still tastes like sugar water.

I don't have any mineral drops (I think), but can I use bottled water? I do have some bottled water, and I don't know if bottled water is chlorinated or not. My guess is that distilled water wouldn't work.

I think I'm going to order more grains, and start over again. The store-bought kefir water does wonders for me, but it's way too expensive.

Margaret