Grainy Yogurt? Anyone else experiencing grainy yogurt?
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I start my yogurt about 9:00 at night. I add the dry milk to the cold milk, and heat the milk to 180F. I let it cool to 110F, and stir about 1/2 cup of warm milk into the yogurt starter, then whisk the starter back into the milk. Put the milk into the machine about 9:30, plug it in and go to bed. I unplug it about 7:30 in the morning (10 hours later) and refrigerate. Always creamy, never a problem. I've also had good luck incubating for as little as 6 hours. I've never gone over 11.
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Apparently not. For the first few uses, cleaning was a cinch, with a quick rinse being all that was needed. Without any change in my recipe for yogurt, it has become almost impossible to clean thr screens and they are ebginning to tear. I find that some vinegar helps with some of the cleaning.
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What kind of bacteria are you using? I didn't have good results when I tried using some from another yogurt. I prefer the Vachon Culture. I always use 2 % milk, as I've heard that skim won't set. I also let it process for about 11-12 hours.
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You'll need to turn it off and re-set. I do mine by setting my first timing when I wake in the morning, then, when it goes off, we turn it on again, and turn it on a 3rd time right before bed.If you've never done 24-hr culture before, you'll need to know that the curds and whey will separate -- that is -normal- with long-cultured yogurt. It also won't be quite as thick as shorter-culture yogurt (but it makes MUCH better yogurt cheese, IMO).
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Berry yogurt was just OK, but I preferred vanilla Greek yogurt. I'd like to try coconut and banana flavors also. My favorite chocolate "fix" is to add the mix to vanilla yogurt and eat it like frosting. I also cook one serving size in the microwave.
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I've only tried soy milk and I've usually let it go for the max time. It's not going to set up like Cows milk or ever have a Greek yogurt consistency, but it does set eventually to a slightly looser yoplait like yogurt the longer I let it go.
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I've successfully made yogurt with coconut milk in this yogurt maker. It took several tries because coconut milk doesn't thicken like cow's milk, so it was turning out watery. My husband found a recipe online that uses gelatin(4 tsp per batch) to thicken, and it turns out really well. It tastes so good that I have a hard time keeping up with the demand in my household :) Good luck!
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I personally did not like this yogurt starter I threw it away. I bought plain greek yogurt from store for first batch and in answer to your question...Yes, saved 1 cup from my batch to make the next one. Perfect every time. Won't eat store bought yogurt ever again.
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I can get it thick by straining through coffee filters but it's grainy and not smooth. Not anything like the yogurt culture I add.
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Yes I have been making frozen yogurt in it all summer. I have used a great receipe from King Arthur flour. I know odd place for a frozen yogurt receipe but it tastes great. I have used artificial sweetners. Works just fine
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I put in yogurt that is thick. It doesn't seep through or anything. The liquid comes out and I remove the liquids every few hrs. depending and it's just not a mess. Don't know why, but it isn't. If I THINK it will be messy with ultra thin yogurt, either I don't attempt OR I put in a cheese cloth. But NEVER had a mess.
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I didn't have this problem. I bought it to see if it was as good as Wen. It's not as moisturizing, but not grainy.
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Tanya, I get a little package of plain yogurt to start mine. It works great. I make the greek yogurt. You will have to strain it to make Greek yogurt.Mine tastes better than the Fage brand. I use2 tablespoons of Fage to start mine, so I can eat the rest. But you can start it with regular yogurt. I am thinking about doing a Youtube about how to do it. I have some great tips that will make it easy to do
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i used a combination of half coconut milk with half cashew milk and it worked. note: whisked in one package of gelatin to the heated milk & 1-2T honey/coconut sugar to feed the yogurt cultures.
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I have bought two cases in the last few months and was VERY disappointed in it. It was watery and no matter how long I refrigerated it, the coconut cream/fat would not separate from the water liquid. I tried blending it, too, and that just made it even worse. I wouldn't recommend it for yogurt. I would try Thai Kitchen or Native Forest brands.
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Tanya, I get a little package of plain yogurt to start mine. It works great. I make the greek yogurt. You will have to strain it to make Greek yogurt. Mine tastes better than the Fage brand. I use2 tablespoons of Fage to start mine, so I can eat the rest. But you can start it with regular yogurt. I am thinking about doing a Youtube about how to do it. I have some great tips that will make it easy to do
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Michael, wife has made about ten batches of yogurt with hers and we have not had that problem at all. Must be a defective thermostat and I would ship it back to the manufacturer.