Plus if I’d prefer to buy/share locally. Any advice for finding either a local supplier or someone that wouldn’t mind giving me a sample of their starter?
Where are you located? I know a company in France who gives away their surplus grains, you just need to pay for shipping.
I am in Utah, near the capital city. I have found one company that sells bottles of water kefir and kombucha that said they would sell me starter kefir grains for 5 USD. I would just have to pick it up at their head quarters.
Would bottled water kefir be a suitable starter the way unpasteurized bottled kombucha can?
No but I got tibicos on Amazon from a company called Gut Punch and they perked right up and worked great. They were not expensive. I see some in the $12 range now (mine were about $8) and remember you only need a teaspoon or so, they multiply like tribbles.
