Yogurt question again...

[Guest guest]

So I got through the confusion of the starter vs the Acidophilus BUT

I put in a scoop and didn't realize it said one scoop per 2-4 quarts

and I only made 1 quart. So, do I need to throw this batch of

yogurt out? What happens if you use too much starter in a batch?

Can I somehow add this yogurt to more goat milk to dilute the

starter to yogurt ratio and make more without wasting this batch?

Who would have thought one person could mess up goat yogurt so

badly?!

Thanks all,

Sondra

[Guest guest]

Hi Sondra,

>BUT

>I put in a scoop and didn't realize it said one scoop per 2-4 quarts

>and I only made 1 quart. So, do I need to throw this batch of

>yogurt out? What happens if you use too much starter in a batch?

Using too much starter is okay. The only thing is your resulting yogurt may be

thicker than if you had used proper proportions. You don't need to throw it

out. Using too much starter just means that you have more little yogurt

" fairies " (bacteria) breaking apart the lactose molecules. Some of them will be

standing around with nothing to do.

If you had used *too little* yogurt starter that batch would have to be thrown

out. There would not have been enough yogurt " fairies " in that case and at the

end of the 24 hour incubation period there would still be undigested lactose.

>Can I somehow add this yogurt to more goat milk to dilute the

>starter to yogurt ratio and make more without wasting this batch?

This is not a good idea. Besides too much starter ensures that all the lactose

is broken apart, so this is not a wasted batch.

>Who would have thought one person could mess up goat yogurt so badly?!

Don't be hard on yourself. I am sure we all have SCD stories. How about

leaving the top of the blender while making smoothies and having to wipe yogurt

off the ceiling, cupboard doors, myself and the four year old boy standing next

to you waiting for breakfast?

Sheila, SCD 35 mos UC 20 yrs

mom of SCD 20 mos

[Guest guest]

Hey!!!! I'm new to this as well, YOU ARE NOT ALONE IN THE YOGURT FLOP!!!!!!!

Karyn

So I got through the confusion of the starter vs the Acidophilus BUT

I put in a scoop and didn't realize it said one scoop per 2-4 quarts

and I only made 1 quart. So, do I need to throw this batch of

yogurt out? What happens if you use too much starter in a batch?

Can I somehow add this yogurt to more goat milk to dilute the

starter to yogurt ratio and make more without wasting this batch?

Who would have thought one person could mess up goat yogurt so

badly?!

Thanks all,

Sondra

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