Hi, did you manage to get some milk kefir grains ?.. I live in Plainsboro. If you are still maing Kefir, please let me know if you have some extra to share Thanks

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I've never had issues with pot worms. I've never seen a breakdown of what's in kefir grains, but I doubt that all that much of it is carbohydrate. Most of it is probably bacteria and yeast, especially after rinsing, which removes a lot of the polysaccharide gel.