Re: Yogurt made with acidophilus capsules?

[Guest guest]

Sheila I don't know if you are trying to make yogurt specifically for

a reason, however as a possible alternative. Making kefir is about

as easy as falling off a log and definitly as easy as hitting the

ground after you fall off the log. And getting a group of starter

grains is also really easy.

DMM

> Hi,

> Did someone post a message about making yogurt using acidophilus

> capsules? I have been trying to do this with no success. I really

> want to include the bifidus bacteria in my diet and thought this

> might be an easy and delicious way. The powder I am using clumps up

> and will not dissolve easily into the milk. I have left it in the

> refrigerator for several days. The powder did finally dissolve,

with

> a bunch of stirring, but but it remains very liquid and not in the

> least like yogurt in thickness.

> Any suggestions? Thanks,

> Sheila

[Guest guest]

--- Sheila I've made it using powdered capsules although I have no

proof any of the bugs in the powder actually made the yogurt cause

any combination of lacto fermenting bugs in the milk (raw) acidified

the milk. The microorganisms (viable) actually doing the work

(acidification?) are very sensitive to temperatures and other

environmental? things. You'd have to identify the bugs in the

finished yogurt to be sure all those are in kefir and/or yogurt. I

have doubts that all those organisms someone listed as present in

kefir could be in one and the same batch(ie in one

environment/batch/jar). You could leave the milk/powdered lacto

capsules in the refrigerator for a longer time to see if it'll set up

in a week or so. I'm betting it will. I imagine you dissolved the

capsule powder in cool milk which would probably be best, right.

Dennis

In @y..., " drmichaelmarasco " <mmarasco@c...> wrote:

> Sheila I don't know if you are trying to make yogurt specifically

for

> a reason, however as a possible alternative. Making kefir is about

> as easy as falling off a log and definitly as easy as hitting the

> ground after you fall off the log. And getting a group of starter

> grains is also really easy.

>

> DMM

>

>

> > Hi,

> > Did someone post a message about making yogurt using acidophilus

> > capsules? I have been trying to do this with no success. I really

> > want to include the bifidus bacteria in my diet and thought this

> > might be an easy and delicious way. The powder I am using clumps

up

> > and will not dissolve easily into the milk. I have left it in the

> > refrigerator for several days. The powder did finally dissolve,

> with

> > a bunch of stirring, but but it remains very liquid and not in

the

> > least like yogurt in thickness.

> > Any suggestions? Thanks,

> > Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi Dennis,

Yes, I did dissolve the powder in cool fresh milk. I will let it sit

a few more days in the refrigerator and check it again. I thought

this was a smart way to taylor make yogurt. Perhaps the Solaray

multidophilus powder I used is not up to par. I just noticed it reads

non dairy, freeze dried, so maybe the non dairy part might make a

difference? Dr. Mercola stated that many brands are near useless. He

recommends Flora Source. What brand did you use?

Thanks for your help.

Sheila

> > Sheila I don't know if you are trying to make yogurt specifically

> for

> > a reason, however as a possible alternative. Making kefir is

about

> > as easy as falling off a log and definitly as easy as hitting the

> > ground after you fall off the log. And getting a group of

starter

> > grains is also really easy.

> >

> > DMM

> >

> > --- In @y..., " h2ocolor1937 " <h2ocolor@b...>

wrote:

> > > Hi,

> > > Did someone post a message about making yogurt using

acidophilus

> > > capsules? I have been trying to do this with no success. I

really

> > > want to include the bifidus bacteria in my diet and thought

this

> > > might be an easy and delicious way. The powder I am using

clumps

> up

> > > and will not dissolve easily into the milk. I have left it in

the

> > > refrigerator for several days. The powder did finally dissolve,

> > with

> > > a bunch of stirring, but but it remains very liquid and not in

> the

> > > least like yogurt in thickness.

> > > Any suggestions? Thanks,

> > > Sheila

[Guest guest]

Hi Sheila,

I have made yogurt with probiotic capsules. I just opened the caps, made

sure the powder was not clumped together, stirred into cold milk, put the

container back in the refrigerator and about 3 days later I had thick,

creamy yogurt. Then I used that yogurt to make my next batch.

Maybe I got lucky and the particular capsule I had was active. Your

experience might show that some of the probiotics that claim millions or

billions of live bacteria might not be true.

Good luck!

Kat

http://www.katking.com

----- Original Message -----

From: " h2ocolor1937 " <h2ocolor@...>

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Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:49 PM

Subject: Yogurt made with acidophilus capsules?

> Hi,

> Did someone post a message about making yogurt using acidophilus

> capsules? I have been trying to do this with no success. I really

> want to include the bifidus bacteria in my diet and thought this

> might be an easy and delicious way. The powder I am using clumps up

> and will not dissolve easily into the milk. I have left it in the

> refrigerator for several days. The powder did finally dissolve, with

> a bunch of stirring, but but it remains very liquid and not in the

> least like yogurt in thickness.

> Any suggestions? Thanks,

> Sheila

[Guest guest]

Dr. M. I do make kefir. I got some grains from Heidi's kefir making.

They are doing very well. I was concerned about getting the bifidus

bacteria, because it is supposed to be especially effective in

protecting the large intestine. I could not find any research, not

even on Dom's web site, which showed bifidus as part of the kefir

culture. I hunted around for a brand of aciddophilus which contins

bifidus and am giving it a try for yogurt making.

Can you recommend an active aciddophilus that would be easy to find

at a health food store?

Thanks,

Sheila

> > Hi,

> > Did someone post a message about making yogurt using acidophilus

> > capsules? I have been trying to do this with no success. I really

> > want to include the bifidus bacteria in my diet and thought this

> > might be an easy and delicious way. The powder I am using clumps

up

> > and will not dissolve easily into the milk. I have left it in the

> > refrigerator for several days. The powder did finally dissolve,

> with

> > a bunch of stirring, but but it remains very liquid and not in

the

> > least like yogurt in thickness.

> > Any suggestions? Thanks,

> > Sheila

[Guest guest]

Stonyfield Farms yoghurt contains bifidus. Just use that as a starter.

Chris

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