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Yogurt Methodologies

Any thoughts or consensus on how much yogurt to add as the starter to whole milk?

The recipe I've used for a long time says no more than 1/2 tsp per litre/qt because it may not set, but posts here use more. My yogurt is usually set well but also quite watery.

SatNavSaysStraightOn uses soy milk but posted an amount used somewhere - a tablespoon?

karadekoolaid said:
1-2 tsps of natural yoghurt
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Barriehie said:
I'm adding around 70ml of yogurt for starter per qt/liter.
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Z-Cook said:
Any thoughts or consensus on how much yogurt to add as the starter to whole milk?

The recipe I've used for a long time says no more than 1/2 tsp per litre/qt because it may not set, but posts here use more. My yogurt is usually set well but also quite watery.

SatNavSaysStraightOn uses soy milk but posted an amount used somewhere - a tablespoon?
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I'm using a good dollop with a spatula, around 1/4 cup, adding to 24 oz. of milk and half-and-half. Eight oz. of half-and-half and 16 oz. of milk. It goes in the machine, 110 °F, for at least 4 hours and sometimes 6, depends on when I start, and comes out pretty thick. The milk and half-and-half are scalded at 180 °F for 5 minutes before cooling and adding.
 
Have to add that the brand of yogurt you're starting with makes a difference. Initially I was using Dannon and my yogurt, via the IP, was runny. They didn't have Dannon one day and I got Yoplait. World of difference. The Yoplait made a much thicker yogurt even though the containers said the same thing for the ingredients.
 
Barriehie said:
I've never used that one. Do you have a yogurt maker? When I go to add my Greek yogurt to the pot I mix it with the same volume of milk so it's thinner and disperses more evenly.
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I don’t, I just use my pot to boil the milk up to 180F and then let it cool for 112-115F then I mix in the Chobani Yogurt.
 
Barriehie said:
That wouldn't matter. If she's making 3 volumes of yogurt you'll need 1/2 of 1 volume of yogurt for starter. So, if you're wanting 32 oz. of finished yogurt divided by 7 = right about 4.5 oz, call it 5, of starter yogurt added to 27 oz. of milk.

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Of course!👍 You're so clever! 😄
 
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