On Wednesday we left the kefir draining the whey off. This is what it should look like. There should be no loose or jelly like areas. The cheese should be solid enough that it peels off the buttercloth

I had put the kefir grains into the raw milk I had skimmed the cream from on August 21st. For some reason, the milk did not want to turn to cream all at once. It turned the top ½” at a time and I had to