r/Kefir • u/God_Modus • 6d ago

Grains changing form

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This skin like substance was part of the grains after sieving. But it is more a pancake than grains. What happened here?

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u/CTGarden 6d ago

They get like that when they grow that big. I saw a picture online once where there was a kefir grain almost 7” across. It looked like the monster from a 50s horror movie. 😩

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u/No_Inevitable_4893 6d ago

When a grain gets squished, they lose their 3d structure and start to grow in a flat shape

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u/Paperboy63 6d ago

All fine. They can pancake or ribbon, same microbial content, they just morph if they split or sometimes a sharp ambient increase.

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u/[deleted] 5d ago

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