As all are familiar with the taste of yogurt, different varieties
of yogurt starter yields yogurt that ranges from mild to tangy.
Have a look at our recipes for instructions on how to do so as well as our page on types
of yogurt starter for information on obtaining the starter cultures required.
The benefit of freeze - dried yogurt cultures such as the ones above is that this type
of yogurt starter often contains a greater selection of beneficial bacteria than most of the commercial probiotic yogurts.
For our yogurt lovers we feature a selection
of yogurt starters probiotic products online to mix right into their yogurt.
Not exact matches
Looking around, I saw jars
of kombucha and fruit kvass, kefir, oat
yogurt, sauerkraut, and a couple
of different bread
starters, and admittedly felt a little crazy.
Do you use
yogurt starter or take the acidophilus out
of supplement capsules?
Anyway, it was hard to save some
of this
yogurt to use as a
starter for my own
yogurt (with Straus Family non-homogenized milk).
I heat my milk (1/2 gal) sometimes with added cream in a large heavy saucepan to low boil, cool for 20 to 30 mins and add the
yogurt starter (purchased plain full fat) that I have premixed with a small amount
of milk.
I use Freeze Dried
Yogurt Starter (affiliate link) to make initial batch of y
Yogurt Starter (affiliate link) to make initial batch
of yogurtyogurt.
Heat the milk, add a little «
starter» (store - bought
yogurt or some
of your own from the last batch), keep it warm for a few hours, and you're done.
Use 3 TBL to 1/4 cup
starter yogurt into a portion
of the cooled milk to thin it, then add to the cooled milk.
Made the
yogurt as directed with a
starter of store bought plain
yogurt and 4 % milk.
For these pops, I used
yogurt that I made out
of raw goat milk from the Dancing Goat farm, with Seven Stars Farm
yogurt as a
starter.
Bringing it to 180º effectively pasteurizes it, which I'd rather not do if I don't have to, but perhaps the high numbers
of bacteria would compete with the
yogurt starter and thus the need to bring raw milk to 180º?
Can you use
yogurt starter instead
of the probiotic powder?
Yogurt can be made by using starter or a few teaspoons of some leftover yogurt to introduce bacteria to milk in order to ferment it into y
Yogurt can be made by using
starter or a few teaspoons
of some leftover
yogurt to introduce bacteria to milk in order to ferment it into y
yogurt to introduce bacteria to milk in order to ferment it into
yogurtyogurt.
Afterwards, I add one packet
of cultures for health vegan
yogurt starter and 2.5 tsp gelatin.
This looks great and not too complicated, but are there any options for those
of us that are sensitive to the
yogurt starter culture?
Do you always have to start a new batch
of yogurt with a packet
of starter or can you use some
yogurt as your
starter?
The author states that if you ferment the
yogurt for 24 hours according to her method (she recommends the
yogurt maker and
starter that I use in this recipe) that «virutally» all
of the lactose will be digested by the bacterial culture.
I have had a great deal
of luck with almond milk
yogurt using homemade almond milk and the purchased almond milk
yogurt as the
starter.
Shah has conducted research in dairy foods processing for more than 35 years and has published results on physiology, bioactivities and health properties
of probiotics; functional
starter cultures; and the texture and microstructure
of low - fat
yogurt and mozzarella cheese.
Made with both sourdough
starter and
yogurt, their tang can be toned down with a little raspberry jam, or turned up with a gloss
of unsalted butter.
If you'd rather use store - bought coconut
yogurt as a
starter, use 2 - 3 tablespoons per 215g
of coconut cream.
I use maple syrup and 1 packet
of gelatin with a
yogurt starter envelope.
I used 2 cans
of coconut milk, 2 cans
of coconut cream (about 1.5 liters or 1.5 quarts), 1 1/2 teaspoons
of gelatin, 3 tablespoons
of sugar and 1 packet
of Culture for Health Vegan
yogurt starter.
After the milk cooled to 100 degrees, I stirred in one packed
of Cultures for Health Vegan
Yogurt starter.
It's challenging to find a totally non-dairy
yogurt starter that works, but I know many people have had success (including me) simply using a couple capsules
of over-the-counter casein - free probiotics that contain several species
of lactobacilli.
I used Nature Value coconut milk and 1/2 cup
of Anita's
yogurt as
starter..
What I used to do, when I made dairy based
yogurt, is right after fermenting it (using a purchased freeze dried
starter from Yogourmet) I'd remove about 1/2 cup
of the freshly made
yogurt and freeze it, divided into 2 Tbsp portions.
It is advisable to use the best probiotic strains you have that are able to culture coconut milk, such as GI Pro
Yogurt Starter or another batch of y
Yogurt Starter or another batch
of yogurtyogurt.
The addition
of probiotics creates that wonderful
yogurt tang and eliminates the need for a pre-packaged non-dairy culture
starter.
I received all
of my
Yogurt makers,
starters, Vitamix and was very excited to get going.
My bad recipe did not call for any sweetener to feed the culture and only had me heat the
yogurt to 115 *; the instructions did not have me seperate out a portion
of cooled milk (110 * according them) to add the
starter to, so I'm afraid it may have died because
of hot spots in the pan even though I stirred it well.
We used a recipe that included Coconut milk, sugar, dry milk, and a couple
of Tablespoons
of Organic Plain
Yogurt as a
starter.
Your choice
of a FREE heirloom sourdough
starter or FREE
yogurt starter from Cultures for Health, the leading supplier
of starter cultures and supplies for making cultured and fermented foods ($ 12.95 value.
Wondering if anyone ever used a couple spoons
of kite hill unsweetened
yogurt as a
starter?
Then one night this week, I stubbled upon Soulemama's
yogurt making tutorial and she uses a 1/4 cup
of yogurt as a
starter.
This year, I've even ventured into making my own homemade
yogurt and I use Stonyfield as
starter because in my opinion, it has the best flavor
of any other
yogurt.
Add the
starter culture: In a medium bowl, stir together the active
yogurt and ¹ ⁄ ₂ cup
of the warm milk from the pressure cooker basin.
You'll still need a meat or candy thermometer, plus a couple
of tablespoons
of actual
yogurt — your
starter yogurt to get the fermentation process going.
Highlights include a cocktail
of gin, alphonso mango, coriander, lime juice and a shaving
of coconut, and a
starter (pictured)
of beautifully spiced aloo tikki (potato cake) with honey,
yogurt and white radish, served with a raw alphonso mango and mint chutney.
As a general rule
of thumb, if the
yogurt label lists strains other than the
starter bacteria, it may contain probiotics.
Note: If you are using a
yogurt maker, and are only making 1 cup
of a
starter batch, you may need to fill the other jars with water so that the one jar
of yogurt does not get too hot and kill the cultures.
A mother culture is the jar
of yogurt you will use as a
starter to make other
yogurt batches.
The amount
of probiotic is up to you, but the more
starter culture there is, the more bacteria there will be in the final product, and the thicker your
yogurt will be.
The article,
Yogurt Cultured by Chili Peppers, relays the experience
of a fermentation enthusiast in Israel without access to online
starter cultures.
It is as simple as adding a
yogurt or kefir
starter — found in the refrigerator section
of most health food stores — to a can
of whole - fat coconut milk in a glass jar.
To incorporate the benefits
of yogurt without the lactose, make your own coconut milk
yogurt — sometimes called kefir — using canned coconut milk and a
yogurt starter, both
of which can be found in health food stores.
I use a brand called The Greek Gods plain
yogurt as a
starter when I forget to save some
of the previous batch I made.