If you like yogurt, you have to try this!!!

[margo49]

This sounds amazing, girls...what is it - is it just an incubator or something more complicated? Do tell...
I am so primitive I am still using 2 (in summer) or 3 (in winter) woollen bush shirts (lumberjack style) wrapped around the saucepan containing the innoculated milk. I also pasteurise my own milk - do you-all have access to raw milk eg urban farm or collective or something?
I was thinking of doing the kefir (when I get the grains) in a thermos coz it will be smaller quantities than the yoghurt

[Resi]

I always liked yogurt or kefir, but here in the US everything is soooo sweet, way to much sugar. Doe's anybody know kefir or yogurt low sugar?

Thanks
Resi

[margo49]

Whee! My grains have come!
Will let you know how it goes!

[margo49]

Trial #1 turned out not especially brilliant. It was very tangy (alcoholic) and I reckon it was over-fermented. Mainly because I put too much milk on the quantity of grains that I had so it took 48 hours to be ready by which time the taste was too sour and ferment-ated. The grains had increased in quantity thought so *something* was going right. So I re-checked on the Kefir site and reworked the proportions.
Trial #2 On the Way

margo-the-milk-witch

[shootingstar]

I don't eat much yogurt. However as a tasty healthy dip/sub for cream cheese.

We make yogurt cheese. One just strains plain yogurt for half day through a fine strain and yogurt becomes thick.

Can add freshly chopped herbs, lemon juice or jot of hot sauce. Stir lightly. done

[pyxichick]

I notice that Amazon sells Kefir starter. Has anyone tried this? I order my yogurt starter through them (Euro Cuisine brand) since I can't find any around here, even in the co-ops.

Cheers,
Kate

[OakLeaf]

Here's a question: I make yogurt irregularly, and often I'll go too long between batches to keep my starter in the refrigerator. If I freeze some yogurt, will the cultures survive, or do I have to keep starting over with commercial starter?

[KnottedYet]

I never used a starter, just a spoonful of yogurt from the grocery store.

Does a starter make a difference?