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easiyo yogurt maker any good? or make your own? (merged)

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  • cat64
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    Bit the bullet last night and made the yoghurt in flask thing! Has turned out ok, very thick when strained BUT is very tangy - any suggestions on how to get it to taste a little less tart? Do I need to leave it for a longer or shorter period of time (was left overnight) or add something to it?

    Thanks:D
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  • jennyjelly
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    cat64 wrote: »
    Bit the bullet last night and made the yoghurt in flask thing! Has turned out ok, very thick when strained BUT is very tangy - any suggestions on how to get it to taste a little less tart? Do I need to leave it for a longer or shorter period of time (was left overnight) or add something to it?

    Thanks:D

    Try adding powdered milk at the beginning and leaving it for a shorter time - I've found that the longer you leave it the tangier it gets, but the powdered milk makes up for the shorter time and stops it from being too runny.

    IYSWIM.
    Oh dear, here we go again.
  • jennyjelly
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    for straining it I line a colander with the back cut out of an old white cotton school shirt and it works fine.

    To make it even more solid, once the bulk of the moisture has run out of it, tie the cloth together and hang it over a bowl to drip for several hours (I tie mine onto a le creuset pan rack). This makes it into lovely creamy cheesy stuff which makes fab cheesecake.
    Oh dear, here we go again.
  • cat64
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    Thanks Jenny, I did add 2 tablespoons of powdered milk at the beginning so perhaps leaving it a shorter time is the answer. Good tip about the shirt.:T
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  • Hi. Ted, are you saying that LIDL sell a product called 'yogurt starter'? Or just that you use some leftover LIDL yogurt to start the next batch? I would like to try this recipe. Just want to make sure I understand you. Thanks!
  • LilyC_2
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    Sorry, everyone. I am brand new here, and like an idiot, I posted too soon! I had only read the very first page of this thread, and I was replying to Ted's post at the bottom there. I didn't notice that there were 13 more pages!
    Ooops! Please disregard.
  • savvy
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    Just out of interest, has anyone tried making their own goats yoghurt?? :confused:
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  • thriftlady_2
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    thriftlady wrote: »
    Rosy's right, it doesn't taste of UHT at all - I can't drink the stuff either.

    This week I decided to try making yogurt with fresh milk and without the dried milk I usually add. Complete disaster - all thin and grainy. This always happens when I try fresh milk. I've got used to a really thick yogurt. I'm sure this is the dried milk.


    I've finally manged to produce yogurt made with just 1 pint of fresh milk - no UHT or dried milk. It is delicious. I let it yog for 6 hours rather than the 10 or so I usually do and it was fine. I also let the milk reduce a bit on the stove to concentrate it and make the yogurt thicker.

    I used whole milk. I like whole milk for these reasons :)
    1) It is a whole food and less mucked about with than reduced fat milk.
    2) The protein and calcium in milk is absorbed by the body using the fat in the milk.
    3) The cream in the milk contains vitamins A and D which are fat soluble.They're also in butter which is why they are added to marge ;)
    4) It has on average 4.5% fat - not exactly high.
    5) It tastes better, because of the fat.
  • Thanks Thriftlady, I have been buying semiskimmed due to OH cholesterol levels but use whole milk for yog.

    I have been making yogurt for about a month now and keeping the 'chain' going with the original starter (Longley Farm live yogurt) I noticed that it was starting to get a bit 'yeasty' smelling so I used a new starter from some I had frozen. The thing is it seems very fizzy somehow and still smells yeasty, it is also curdled. I gave the pot a thorough clean too. Has my luck run out? Should I buy a completley new pot of starter? Does freezing it alter its action? Any ideas welcome! :)
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  • Frugal_Fox
    Frugal_Fox Posts: 1,002 Forumite
    Hello -

    Relative newbie - so just asking for a little clarification. We used the Easiyo satchets at the start (just to convince OH just how easy it is!). He loves the thickness of the Easiyo, as do the children. However when I make my own, either from the Easiyo as a starter or other live yogurt it is quite thin and runny. I'm okay with this, but the children find it a pain at school ! I do add milk powder to the yogurt mix, but it is still runny.

    Any solutions?
    Thanks
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