runny yoghurt

moo842

as the title suggests the yogurt i have had in my easy yo over night is still runny, not as runny as milk but not thick like the yogurt i made from there sachet. i used full fat uht milk and about 25ml of yeo valley yogurt, it's been in there for 12 hours and i have now put it in the fridge, what can i do?

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there :beer: I'll add this to the existing "Runny Yogurt" thread so that you can see suggestions there.

Penny. x

moo842

please help me my yogurt is so runny i've tried putting a thread on this morning but it just got moved and nobody answered it.
i have tried twice now and both times it has been really runny. the second time i used around 100ml of live (yeo vally) yogurt which i then mixed with milk (whole uht candia) i shook it up is this correct should i shake it? can some write on exactly what makes and how much they use? i could cry right now i was really looking foward to having some nice yogurt but it's such a waste 2 litres that i can't eat!!!

Magentasue

It looks like you did everything right - did the yogurt get warm enough for long enough? Has it started to thicken? Did you use a yogurt maker?

Lots of people add dried milk powder as a thickener but I've never found it necessary if I use full-fat milk.

thriftlady_2

I use dried milk and whole milk -I like it really thick;)

There was a thread on exactly the same thing recently -I expect that is why it was moved. I'll have search for it in a mo.

Don't throw away the failed yogurt, freeze it in half pints and use for breadmaking, scones or soda bread.

moo842

it has started to thicken but is still really runny, certainly not yogurt texture. can i save the batch thats in there now? how long should i leave it? what brand of milk and yogurt do you use?

moo842

sorry i used the easy yo yogurt maker and feel like i've wasted my money!

thriftlady_2

Here it is

thriftlady_2

I use an electric yogurt maker, but I think the Easy yo method is the same.


For 1 litre of yogurt I use half a small pot of Yeo Valley live yogurt or 2 big tbsp of my own yogurt, a litre carton of Tesco whole UHT (semi-skimmed is good too, I wouldn't bother with skimmed) and half a cup of Tesco Value dried milk. I leave it yogging for 8-10 hours.

Magentasue

Haven't made yogurt for a while but I reckon about eight hours but I've left it longer. I'd be inclined to give it longer and then put it in the fridge for a day as it tends to thicken. If it's thick enough to strain, you could do that (pour into a teatowel-lined colander) but if it's really runny, you won't end up with much yogurt.

Did the other thread help?