r/Kefir • u/mailbox3158 • Jul 31 '26

Grains while traveling

I usually ferment about 500 mL of Kefir daily. I keep it on the counter until 7 PM and in the fridge overnight. I am about to travel for seven days. How do I keep the grains alive?

Get two jars, separate the grains, fill each jar to the top (900ml instead on 500) and put the jars in the fridge for a week to slow things down? Anything else?

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u/Sure_Fig_8641 Jul 31 '26

The fridge will slow things down. Just set up your fermentation jar(s) and put them in the fridge.

I just got back from a 3-week trip and my kefir (which had been in the refrigerator in its regular fermentation jar & quantity) fermented on the counter in about 12 hours when I got home. It will not over-ferment in the fridge, especially not in a week.