Store homemade kefir with paper towel on top or close the lid normally?
I made my first batch of kefir with a paper "breathable" towel over the top of a glass container. If I want to store the output in refrigerator, do I have to make it "breathable", or normally close it with solid lid?
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Best Answer
If you'll drink it quickly, you can store it with an airtight lid, but this will make it "fizzy". Personally, I'd store it with a breathable lid to avoid carbonating it, and possibly causing it to explode. There's still live/active cultures, even when you remove the kefir grains.
Edit: quickly, as in a day or so
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Do you need to cover kefir?
Homemade milk kefir can be fermented with either an open lid or a closed lid, or in other words, aerobically or anaerobically. Aerobic basically means a ferment with oxygen, which is usually done with a cloth lid. Anaerobic means without oxygen which is done with a closed lid or airlock.What do you cover kefir with?
COVERING MILK KEFIR DURING FERMENTATION The cover should allow the culture to breathe. Effective coverings include tight-weave dish towels or fabric, a paper towel, a paper coffee filter, etc. Avoid loose-weave fabric and screens. You'll also want to secure the cover to keep out pests such as ants or fruit flies.Can you store kefir with a metal lid?
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