Feb 13 2008
How To Make Yogurt
Today’s feature is from MakeYourOwnYogurt.com with a step-by-step tutorial on how to make your own yogurt:
Why Make Your Own?
Like most things homemade, yogurt you make yourself is just better:
- It tastes better
- It’s better for you (no preservatives, sugar or chemicals added)
- It’s less expensive
- There’s no packaging waste
If you’d like your own copy of the tutorial, there is a download version here (pdf).
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13 Feb 2008 at 2:58 pm
Making yogurt doesn’t have to be that intense! Here’s my process:
1: boil a kettle of water and sterilize the containers you will use to store the yogurt (I make the yogurt in the same containers I store it in–namely–half-pint size canning jars)
2. Place the half gallon carton of milk in a large pot and fill the pot with water to about an inch below the pot.
3. heat the milk to 110 degrees and mix with yogurt starter–you can use any plain yogurt with live culturess–you don’t just have to use Dannon.
4. pour the yogurt milk mixture into containers and place into a cooler (I use a small camping cooler)
5. Fill the cooler to the tops of the containers with hot tap water (if your water temperature is too hot it will kill the yogurt, so make sure it’s not over 120 degrees–it will cool slightly to 110, so don’t worry)
6. close the lid of the cooler and let sit for 4-8 hours depending on the situation–you can check the yogurt periodically to see if it’s set up yet.
7. take the containers out of the cooler, dry them off, and put them into the fridge.
13 Feb 2008 at 5:17 pm
Wow Amy! Thanks very much for sharing your instructions :).
16 Feb 2008 at 9:56 pm
Another method you can use that is way simpler is just to mix a half-gallon of milk with a couple tablespoons of plain yoghurt, cover it air-tight, leave it overnight, and stir it in the morning. My mother has tried it several times, all sucssesful!