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Lorna, I never warm mine… just dump and let it warm itself. Have you tried a cooler to keep it warm in or an oven without it on or with just the light on? Eva, Certified Body Ecologist BEDROK Starter...
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Thanks Shannon and Eva for your response. Yes, I have been wondering about it being too much work. I guess I am afraid of running out and it gets cold here in the winter so it takes longer to...
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You can warm the coconut water if you want but add the starter AFTER it is room temp, not during heating. Lorna, that sounds like a lot of work! If you are using fresh, I can understand doing that...
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I don’t know, I don’t do it like that. I use fresh coconuts. I usually use 2-3 coconuts for one packet. I don’t warm the water or the starter. I just use room temp water. I let it sit on my counter...
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Also, can you drink too much of YCK? Sometimes I literally crave the stuff. I will sometimes have 10-12 cups a day. Is this too much? To be honest, sometimes I can’t sleep until I have drank 2-3 cups....
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Shannon, do you find you have that film at the bottom of the jar? Do you stir this with the 1/4 cup and then add this to the new water? Why don’t you just keep the 1/4 cup in the jar and add the new...
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I don’t use a mother batch. I always leave maybe 1/4 cup and then transfer this to new water. I get 4-8 transfers. It just depends on the weather I think. Shannon
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My three mother batches of 1 galloon jars never last me more than four days because we drink so much here. Lorna
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Hi Pushpa! I have never done a mother batch, I just transfer 1/4 cup to the next batch from the one I am using. I hope someone else chimes in but I would guess over a month would be fine. Eva,...
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Hi 1) How long can I use the mother batch of YCK? 2) when I make subsequent batches from mother batch, how much YCK from the mother batch should I use? Thanks Pushpa.
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