Saving money at the market; Your own yogurt

Shellie · 09-19-2008, 10:05 PM

How do you keep if from going bad? I always used Dannon as a starter, but the yogurt would be good for about a week before little bacteria colonies started growing... And I could never use my "made" yogurt as a starter or else what was made from it would go bad in two days.

I always heat the milk to just below boiling, and add the culture when the temp drops down to a temp barely tolerable for about 5 sec with my pinky finger. Is that what I am doing wrong, sticking my finger in it to test?

09-19-2008, 10:05 PM	#6
Shellie Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 267	Re: Saving money at the market; Your own yogurt How do you keep if from going bad? I always used Dannon as a starter, but the yogurt would be good for about a week before little bacteria colonies started growing... And I could never use my "made" yogurt as a starter or else what was made from it would go bad in two days. I always heat the milk to just below boiling, and add the culture when the temp drops down to a temp barely tolerable for about 5 sec with my pinky finger. Is that what I am doing wrong, sticking my finger in it to test?