RE: Re: butter, yogurt and cream

[Guest guest]

Thanks Rhonda! I have read in several places that it is good to culture

your yogurt for 30 hours. Does anyone have any advice on this?

d cream

,

I'm not , but I have a partial answer. I use the Salton yogurt

maker and haven't needed to leave on longer than 11 hours. 10 hours

the raw milk yogurt is set up - the time it was on for 11 hours was

because I forgot about it. (And no, it will stay on until you unplug

it) I use Yogouret starter along with a healthy-sized spoonful of

Stonyfield Farms yogurt (read somewhere that it has an additional

culture or two in it that the others don't)

Also on the link to ebay showing the Salton Yogurt maker. I've found

that yogurt makers are fairly inexpensive at thrift stores - about $5

to $6. But the best deals is when you spot one at a yard sale. I

bought one for my Mom for $3.00 at a yard sale. I've also sold one

on ebay and made about $10 profit. So I'm always on the lookout for

them.

As for other jars that fit. I actually bought 10 jars at a thrift

store with plastic lids with the *Ball* name on top and they fit

perfectly. So I have 15 jars and 2 makers, not counting the one for

my Mom. All bought used and cheaply

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

"it has pockets of liquid and larger pocketof yogurt. "

Sounds like it went too long and the whey separated out. Kefir does this too if it goes too long.

-Olif

[Guest guest]

> " it has pockets of liquid and larger pocket

> of yogurt. "

Hmmm...

When you mix the starter yogurt and the milk together, are you mixing it all up

to dissolve the yogurt? I use a fork or spoon and smash up the yogurt on the

sides of the glass jars to make sure the culture is completely dissolved.

Also, what brand of starter yogurt are you using? That might make a difference.

Not sure otherwise...

[Guest guest]

Yes, I bet

that’s what did it.

I notice

that even after mine are done and in the fridge, if I disrupt the top

(creamline) and let the yogurt sit, whey will come out of the yogurt and float

to the top.

Happy

yogurt making!

I'm wondering if my turning the jars not long after

begining did

this - I'm going to try again today and

just leave them

alone!