My last batch of kefir was.... well.... AWESOME! The Man doesn't care for ginger ale but was game enough to try it. He pronounced it tastes "just like ginger ale". Heck, even Mom the Gadget Queen tried it and said it tasted good (but flat). And, the grains started expanding. By the time I was ready to start another batch, they had gone from the 2 oz mark on the jar to the 4 oz. I was a bit brave this time and added the grains to about a gallon of sugar water (no ginger this time, going to try a fruit drink next.)

After letting the drained kefir settle, I noticed teeny-tiny grains on the bottom of the glass. I've read one can start a kombucha SCOBY using unpasteurized kombucha tea, so I decided it is time for a kitchen science experiment. I poured the dregs into a jar and added sugar water to see if the grains might grow.

Oh, and just to show that the addiction has taken foot, I just bought some ginger beer plant from a member of the yahoo group of the same name. I want to see how it compares to water kefir.