Yogurt Starter Cultures - Pack of 3 Freeze-dried Sachets for Balkan Style Plain Yogurt

Makes nice thick creamy yogurt. Not as sour tasting as the other one I tried. Just follow the instructions, can't go wrong.

I bought this to make my own Greek style yogurt using the Easyo yogurt maker. I didn't want to be tied to using their very expensive sachets of dried yogurt. This works beautifully if you follow a few simple steps. Bring fresh whole milk to the boil, then cover and allow to cool right down until it's barely tepid. Whisk in the dried yogurt culture and if like me you want a creamy yogurt add a tablespoon of fresh cream and mix well. Transfer to the yogurt maker as per the instructions. I also wrap the whole thing in a bag filled with polystyrene beads but you could use a thick towel. Then leave it for 36 hours. I find this is the optimum time for thick creamy yogurt. For subsequent batches you don't need a fresh sachet of culture, that would defeat the object of making cheap yogurt. Just take a couple of tablespoons of your live yogurt and add to another batch of boiled and cooled milk and continue as before. This will work for 2 or 3 batches before you need to use a new sachet. The yogurt is thick, creamy and delicious.

The first batch of yogurt is heavenly but it starts loosing its flavour and becomes more and more sour as time goes. However, that is to be expected of this kind of cultures. We make sure we start a new batch once the taste gets too sour.

Despite being an experienced cook and frequently yogurt maker, it too all 3 sachets before I finally cracked the code! This is VERY slow acting culture and you should not expect any thickening until well past 18 hours. I even tried different types of milk - full fat, raw and Guernsey full cream milk. The best set came with a little help from some active Kefir thrown in as a last resort. So, be patient..........

Lovely flavour and easy to make. This is a repeat purchase, it’s so good.

I tried using this product twice ibn my yogurt maker ( thought first sachet must be off as the result was so poor) - both attempts only produced a pretty thin yogurt whereas using 2 Tbsp of cheap live yogurt from the supermarket as the starter produced a v nice thick & creamy yogurt

I had tried a culture from a different seller but it wasn’t a great result, so I sent for this one. I followed the instructions and this was great, from the very first batch. I add powdered milk once the milk has been brought to the boil. The resulting yogurt is pretty thick and can be eaten straight from the pot but I like my yogurt really thick, so I strain it and you can’t tell the difference between mine and the supermarket brand. Now the cultures are active, it makes yogurt in 6 hours. I freeze some of the un strained yogurt (about 4 ice cubes on a tray) and use that to seed my next batch. I also used the strained whey to make bread in the bread machine, so no waste. I’ve also read that you can skip the freezing bit and just use whey to seed your next batch of yogurt, so that will be my next experiment! I’m very happy with this purchase and I have 2 packets in reserve if something goes wrong. Update: The whey method works a treat!

Nowhere near as good a yoghurt and not as simple a process as buying a live one in shops to use as the base.

Ottomi e vivi

So I made yogurt for the first time. Not something I ever thought of doing and if I did, I would have assumed it was complicated. Not so! These cultures are created for a variety of different yogurts from Kefir to Greek and everything in between. And there is a free app to download that provides tips, blogs, recipes, etc. Also provided are instructions for non dairy milks like nut milks, etc. I didn't even know that was possible. The process is so easy. Heat milk, stir in culture, let it sit for a few hours up to about 12 hours depending on ingredients and environment, and you have yogurt! So much fun too. My first time was a success. So much that I can eat it unsweetened and plain....it's just that tasty! Try this at home - I'm making all my yogurt now. I buy 2 litres of whole milk and fill up little mason jars and I have yogurt for a week for less than $4.

Heel fijn product! Ik geef deze 4 sterren omdat ik de Acidopholus versie van dit merk echt het allerlekkerste vind. Maar als je zoekt naar een milde en neutrale smaak, is deze starter jouw beste keuze. Ik maak plantaardige yoghurt en gebruik daarvoor Soja "melk". Dat werkt heel goed met deze starter. Wel voeg ik een kleine theelepel Sucanat/Rapadura/oersuiker toe om het proces optimaal te laten verlopen. De bacterien nemen deze suiker op, dus je merkt daar verder niets van. Persoonlijk vind ik het resultaat van deze starter iets minder lekker dan die van de Acidopholus. Maar smaken verschillen. Deze smaakt niet echt naar yoghurt, maar wordt een iets meer gefermenteerde en dikkere versie van Sojamelk. Dat is zeker niet slecht, maar geef mij maar een zuurdere yoghurt.

Siempre uso ésta marca y producto. Nos encantan los yogures. Aunque a veces me quedan con gramos dios sabrá por qué. Pero bueno, doy por echo que es por mi técnica. El yogur buenísimo.

Al meerder keren yoghurt cultuur van NPSelection gebruikt. Telkens met succes.