Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Robin, my husband definitely found grass-fed beef took some getting used to. I liked it right away == just a denser flavor. I always found beef a tad putrid tasting until i discovered grass-fed. I'm glad your baby likes the formula. I will have to try some out of curiosity on baby #2 although i pretty much just breastfeed. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 Robin, What was the temperature of the milk when you added the culture? Sounds like you added it when it was too hot. I usually heat my milk to about 118 degrees F. , cool it to 110 degrees F and then add the culture and leave it in a warm place. danny Creek Bend Dairy Farm Harry & Peggy Strite 11917 Snug Harbor Lane port, MD 21795 301-582-4135 cbdfarm@... I tried to make some yogurt yesterday, but it turned out to be yogurt milk. I heated the milk to just before boil, let it cool for a little bit and added the yogurt culture. I then poured it into glass jars and sat them in my oven on warm over night, but all I got was yogurt milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 Can't you use a previous batch of raw yogurt for this method? I'm going to try it again. Last time i tried to do it this way i ended up with curdled mess. I tried to drink it but couldn't stomach the smell. I have been heating my raw milk to about 110 or 115 F but the stir and set method seems much easier. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2003 Report Share Posted January 30, 2003 >>>>>I tried to make some yogurt yesterday, but it turned out to be yogurt milk. I heated the milk to just before boil, let it cool for a little bit and added the yogurt culture. I then poured it into glass jars and sat them in my oven on warm over night, but all I got was yogurt milk. Last week my butter failed, this week it's the yogurt. <sigh> ----->robin, do you have access to raw milk? if so, here's a much easier method and probably healthier since the yogurt is raw. take a ball jar or pyrex container. fill with raw milk, add 2-3 Tbsp. Seven Stars Farm yogurt (or other high quality brand WITHOUT any additives. Put in warm place, such as the oven with just the light on, but oven off. that's it. it should take 12-24 hours to become firm. i'm not sure if this method works with pasteurized milk, as i haven't tried it. maybe someone else has. I just sampled the last batch i made with raw goat yogurt, and it's excellent. it even had a thin layer of cream on the top like cow's yogurt and it's incredibly rich cream. I think it's from the raw cow yogurt i used as an innoculent. not sure, but it's amazing. Good luck with your next project and don't get discouraged. i've had my share of NT failures too :-) Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 >>>> Can't you use a previous batch of raw yogurt for this method? I'm going to try it again. Last time i tried to do it this way i ended up with curdled mess. I tried to drink it but couldn't stomach the smell. I have been heating my raw milk to about 110 or 115 F but the stir and set method seems much easier. ---->Elaine, yes. that's what i'm doing - using some of a previous batch as the innoculent. my latest batch of raw goat yogurt was the best yet. i used some of a previous batch of raw cow yogurt as the innoculent. and for the first time, got an extremely rich layer of cream on the top. it's heavenly. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2003 Report Share Posted January 31, 2003 >>>>After using this method for the first time using raw milk, can the resulting yogurt made witht the raw milk be used to start the next batch? ---->yes. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg/ mailto:s.fisher22@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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