Homemade Yogurt **Updated** Cheese and Buttermilk

[lexustami]

I no longer have chickens (we had a house fire last year and lost everything) but I had to come back to this forum just to find this recipe for Yogurt. Thanks Miss Prissy!

I need to buy some jars and a cooler (the old ones burnt up) but I look forward to making this yogurt really soon!

Take care,

Tami

 

[Kismet]

I've made three batches of yogurt, two worked beautifully, the other never jelled. Yesterday I made the fourth and it didn't jell either. I went searching for this thread to see if I could find the answer. I'm glad to see it is still alive. I am guessing that my Stoneyfield starter may be old - it's going on two weeks. I think I'll do what someone suggested - freeze it in ice cube trays so I always have some. It's true, homemade yogurt is to store yogurt what backyard eggs are to store bought eggs - no comparison!

 

[Squishypuff]

So it took me three days to read through this entire thread... And I'm so excited to make things!!! I have 2 quarts of vanilla/honey yogurt going now. One I just took out and it looked set (not hard set, a bit runny but not liquid type runny. That one got 5 hours in the cooler. It had a lot of liquid around the edges of the jar (think yogurt mass surrounded by whey, inside a jar), so I decided it would be a GREAT idea to drain it by popping out the lid, and screwing the band back on over a piece of cheesecloth folded over 3 or 4 times. BAD idea. Neither I nor hubby can get the darn thing off, because the cloth sucked up a bunch of whey and is now too poofed up to let the jar be opened. So, I cut a hole in the cloth, dumped it into another jar, and am leaving it alone for the night. So much for my smart ideas! I have the other quart still in the cooler for another couple hours, just to see which comes out better.

Thank you everyone for making this thread such an awesome read! After the yogurt, I'm going to try the yogurt cheese. At first, hubby laughed at me, but he's seen that it actually appears to be yogurt, and is now skeptically impressed. I hope it tastes good in the morning! I'm going to do a batch of Lactaid yogurt too, my 7 year old is lactose intolerant and has not had his beloved yogurt in a couple years. He tolerates the 99% lactose free ice cream Breyer's makes, so I think the two teaspoons of starter yogurt will be fine. He will be SO excited to have yogurt again. He's autistic, so while he is 7, cognitively he is closer to 2 and he is constantly upset about not having yogurt, especially at school where it is served in the cafeteria. If he tolerates this, our issue will be solved!!! Cross your assorted fingers, toes, legs, eyes...

 

[dcouette]

This is an amazing thread! Thanks for posting

 

[luvinrunnin]

Just a suggestion............try adding real maple syrup to your yogurt once it's made. YUM YUM!!!!!!

 

[thewobsers]

Just wondering, if anyone here has made kefir? I started making it with organic cows milk and am also using homemade almond milk too since some are lactose sensitive in my home. Suppose to be good source of probiotics and protect the gut from certain bacteria that causes food poisoning. All i know is that it keeps the bowels pretty regular!!!!!

 

[okieinalaska]

I haven't read the whole thread but wanted to say that if you like greek yogurt or like your yogurt thicker take a small wire strainer and put a coffee filter in it, set it over a bowl and pour the yogurt in the strainer. In the morning the whey will be in the bowl and your yogurt will be thicker. I also used to add chopped garlic and use it as a sandwich spread or on my potatoes. : )

 

[Anna_B_Happy]

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Yes, thats fine to start, especially since you are making a simple cheese. You can always test the thermometer by making sure it reads 212F when the water boils....if so, you are good to go.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

 

[galanie]

Here's a tip on making yogurt: If your incubator is big enough, make it in there. I made my own incubator but now I let the broodys do that. Now it's a full time yogurt maker.