can you use starter from store bought yogurt with live bacteria
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You can use store bought plain yogurt with this as a starter. You will also be able to make a yogurt cheese which is a bit of a chore, but is pretty good.
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Yes, you can use your favorite yogurt as a starter. My daughter does it all the time with her yogourmet. i do too, & i make my yogurt by heating it in the Texas heat or in the oven but use old yogurt as a starter, as it works for about 7 batches. Then I start a new batch with 1/2 tsp/quart of Natren probiotics or a capsule of Jarrow probiotics, since they have superstrains that are very helpful. *You have to use yogurt that says "live, active cultures" when you use commercial yogurt. Most yogurt on the store shelves is not live, and of course also does not have probiotic benefits. Yes, you can use your favorite yogurt as a starter. My daughter does it all the time with her yogourmet. i do too, & i make my yogurt by heating it in the Texas heat or in the oven but use old yogurt as a starter, as it works for about 7 batches. Then I start a new batch with 1/2 tsp/quart of Natren probiotics or a capsule of Jarrow probiotics, since they have superstrains that are very helpful. *You have to use yogurt that says "live, active cultures" when you use commercial yogurt. Most yogurt on the store shelves is not live, and of course also does not have probiotic benefits.
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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
1639410
We haven't tried it yet, but you in general you can make yogurt using starter from store-bought yogurt that has live bacteria. So it should work with this machine.
1639411
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
1639412
Yes but choose plain yogurt, no flavors or sugars added. I buy a pint of whole milk Greek yogurt and use it to make 4 or 5 batches of 1 quart yogurt. I tried the powder sample that came with the yogurt maker but I like the Greek yogurt starter more.
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I would say no for all intents and purposes. That's because people who make yogurt do it very regularly like I do. I have bought this stuff 3 times and it works well. plus I only use half a packet (and a bit from the last batch) to make 7 six ounce servings at a time. I store it in the fridge but it came shipped in plain envelope and still works perfectly well. The last time I bought 10 packets and I expect them to last months or even a year. This is good stuff and even thou I live in a big city no stores carry yogurt starter.
1808884
I just received my yogurt maker yesterday and would like to make flavored yogurt. Can you tell me when to add the fruit and if I have to cook it first or can I add it raw.Thank you.
262311
I use Greek yogurt as a starter and the yogurt I get is much thicker than using regular yogurt.
2242507
Label doesn't list it. I used it, it turned out ok, but I'm now using plain, Greek yogurt as a starter.
918248
You can buy starter culture at a health store. Check the dairy section and you should be able to find some. At my local health store they have 2 kinds, one that comes in packet form and one that comes in a bottle.
1033938
Yes you can, just remember, the yeast culture is started and kept alive in the jar. You remove whatever desired amount of starter and place into your bread machine according to the recipe that you are using.
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The ingredients for the yogurt starter are as follows: skim milk powder, sucrose, ascorbic acid, lactic bacteria (L. Bulcaricus, S. Thermophilus, L. Acidophilus).This came directly from the package. I even double checked my spelling. Hope it helps. sp
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Use a plain yogurt from a good brand. The best will be you make your own yogurt.
985016
Use it as a condiment, not as a meal. You could rehydrate it with milk or water, but it won't taste like store bought yogurt.
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It depends on the yogurt starter. It turns out that they are now producing single-use yogurt starters that do not make a second batch well at all. At Cultures for Health, they call the single-use cultures "direct-set" cultures. They also make a distinction if a culture is "reusable" or not. I used to use store-bought yogurt to start if I needed a fresh start, but my favorite yogurts now don't work for making your own yogurt at home. They won't set up.
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i have never bought a starter for yogurt. i just use a couple of tablespoons of store bought yogurt, works fine. i have found that i must set the machine on it's longest setting, about 11 hours.
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Yes, you have to inactivate the other micro-organisms than could spoil your yogurt. Then make sure it is only warm when adding the starter. If you use ultra-pasteurized milk the MO have been already inactivated but you have to make sure you do not re-contaminate the milk during the handling of it.
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Excellent question. I am concerned about this and i called this probiotic manufacturer. They said that in buying the vendor should refrigerate. I decided NOT to buy probiotic from anyone anymore unless I know the refrigeration is complete manufacture to selling.
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I use any good PLAIN Greek Yogurt, but a good PLAIN regular yogurt will work as well -- just look to see if it has active cultures (most all of them do) and I get it at the supermarket.
1625835
I always use my homemade batch as a starter. My first batch I divide up into 3 tablespoon servings into multiple ziplock snack bags that I put in the freezer. The culture will keep when frozen, plus it is your strongest batch. Make another batch with 3 tbl spoons from the 1st batch. Then I eat my yogurt and leave over about 3 tbs for the next batch over and over until one batch seems a little too loose, then go to the freezer and start over. Think of the savings!!!
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I use a packaged yogurt starter which has a blend of specific bacteria and are (presumably) alive when rehydrated. Even so, eventually you need a new starter when reusing your own yogurt as the population of bacteria change in both type and proportions. This leads me to store bought yogurt as a starter. Since there are so many yogurts (Supermarket vs. places like Whole Foods and Sprouts), you don't know exactly what is in that yogurt or how it was treated (shipping and storage), I think even with plain yogurt the results could be hit or miss. If you want to try a fruit yogurt I would suggest one where the fruit is on the bottom (Dannon?) rather than a homogenized one (Yoplait) and making sure that the label says "Contains Live Cultures". Organic may be better than non-organic but in the end, you may have to experiment.