Poseymom Quality Water Kefir Grains

For those of you looking for a great lively strain of water kefir grains, I am super pleased with the grains I received from Poseymom. First of all, I live in Hawaii so I was really hoping that the grains would survive the trip over here. I'm happy to report that they not only arrived happy but it did not take long for them to acclimate. Now I do wish that some instructions were included with the grains. And if they were I don't recall seeing any. I have worked with water kefir grains quite a bit but it had been about a year so it would have been nice to have some simple instructions on the best sugar to use. I apologize if this was included but I don't recall. For me, the water kefir gets fun once you do the second fermentation with either juices or fruits. I use sucanat which is a whole unrefined cane sugar. The grains seem to respond very well to it. After 48 hours at room temperature I then strain out the grains and pour the liquid into a beer bottle or the type of bottles with an air lock on it and I do about one part each of the kefir liquid and pomegranate juice or cranberry juice is also yummy. Left at room temperature for two days, you can see tiny bubble rising to the top. I then put it in the frig to slow down the process and the results is like cold champagne!!! Super yummy! It tastes like all the sugar is gone and the bubbles are super strong and fizzy, simply delightful. I'm so grateful to be back to making water kefir. Excellent grains. Oh, and with the bubbles there's a bit of alcohol. I'm a super lightweight and do not drink, but this drink is perfect.

I bought these grains about six years ago and they are still going strong!!!

This is my second batch to purchase from Poseymom. The first batch initially did well and multiplied, but never really "looked" healthy. The grains were small and eventually the amount started to dwindle. This second batch is so much better! They have tripled after just three batches of kefir. The grains are big, healthy and doing great! My first batch arrived during the summer and this second batch was during cooler weather, so maybe that was the difference. This batch is really looking great!

So far so good, the grains appear to be working great, have been feeding to get them to multiple, and have 3x as many now !!

They doubled in growth in a few months. I had the first batch for about two years and their growth has slowed down I don't think my kitchen is the ideal growing situation. I just ordered some new ones and I'm starting over they're working great so far.

I couldn't get to making my kefir water right away and had the little baggie of live grains in the frig. For nearly 2 weeks! Not good! but thank goodness they were still viable. Mixed 1/4cup organic cane sugar into a cup of warm water, let it dissolve and added the live grains, set it on the counter. Next day, added 2 slices of lemon and a few drops of organic blackstrap molasses. Waited a few days, sure enough, water was ferment'y'. I used a plastic strainer (do not use anything metal ever) and gave them a new jar, warm water with sugar, lemon, and a few drops of molasses. Mixed with wooden spoon. In my newly fermented water, I added some bits of ginger and new slices of lemon for a 2nd ferment, and let both sit a few more days. Viola - YUM drink! And new drink almost ready. Lovely little fellas - Thank you Poseymom!!

I left my reservations about this culture until I was absolutely sure of it. I'm pretty sure I received grains that were not taken care of well. i contacted the seller some time ago to see why after numerous fermentations, these grains remained the size of sand and did not produce at all. They assured me that this is normal, but it's not. I have brewed water kefir before after buying the grains from another seller on amazon. Those grains produced beautiful water kefir and grew like crazy. I traveled a lot, so they were neglected, and I just thought that I should buy more grains, and I chose to try this seller. I have been disappointed with each batch of carefully made water kefir, so I have also been reviving my other neglected grains, and they have now been growing, reproducing, and making water kefir. These grains look more like they have been neglected. If you think you are going to receive plump grains like in the picture above, you are mistaken. Prepare for receiving sandy grains that will not grow at all. EDIT: I continued to try making water kefir with these grains, and they are remaining to be inactive. I haven't produced any good kefir with them, and this last batch smelled absolutely disgusting. That tells me they are not safe to consume, and I have thrown them out. Like another person commented, I believe these were DOA (dead on arrival). The seller is not helpful or wishes to recognize this and send out healthy grains, so I have deducted one more point on my review. It's just not right that the seller would be selling dead grains, and they would try to deceive me into thinking this is "normal." It's NOT. I have made water kefir, jun, kombucha, and other fermentations for YEARS. I know what is a good fermentation. I know how to make them. This was not a healthy scoby.

Ordered a tablespoon's worth and that is more than enough to start a kefir culture (I have grains from a previous batch). My grains arrived much earlier than anticipated (I live across the Pacific), and started growing and multiplying within the first couple days. Had them over a week and the numbers have more than doubled, plus the grains are getting real big! Produces yummy kefir drink, and compared my other batch of grains, requires less amount of sugar to yield similar results (my other greedy grains eat up sugar like crazy). The grains seem to be acclimating well in this warm tropical climate, typhoons and all. Thanks Poseymom!

Je m'en sers déjà pour faire la boisson que je bois tous les jours depuis 2 mois.les 3 que j'ai achetés sont pour offrir à mes filles et amies. La notice n'est pas en Français mais en Anglais et çà c'est très dommage !

These are easily the best water kefir grains I've used. I made a batch with my usual formula straight from the envelope, and within 24 hours all fizzing away nicely. I fed them and fridged for a week and just used again, still going strong. Recommended.

I love my water kefir! And they love me too.

Great item

These never fermented. They remained inactive, I am very disappointed with these.