Re: Dehydrators! Now yogurt

[Guest guest]

Aloha ,

I've made a lot of yogurt in my dehydrator but it failed twice when I tried with

raw milk. I don't want to waste raw milk because I can actually use it and not

get sick. The other milk I use for yogurt is sold in glass jugs and isn't

pasteurized, but isn't raw either. So, would you mind explaining your process

for making yogurt. I would love to make raw milk yogurt but obviously need to

change something from what I've done with the non-raw milk.

Aloha,

mirthfullady.

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> > > I am thinking of buying an excalibur dehydrator and can't decide on the 5

or 9 tray size. I was wondering if someone who has one could tell me how much

space is in between the trays? Thanks,

> > > Janet

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[Guest guest]

The only real difference with raw milk, is you have to keep in mind that by its

very nature, raw milk contains enzymes that keep yogurt culture from setting

like pasteurized milk, mainly because those healthy enzymes that we want are

doing their job, lol! To combat this, just use more starter culture than you

would for regular milk. I keep a good bit of cream in my milk for yogurt, but

you can skim it if desired. I bring my raw milk up to about 110, then QUICKLY

bring it back down to about 85 (I do this by putting the pot I heat the milk in

into another larger pot with cold water and/or ice. I then stir in my culture

and put it whatever incubation method I am using (usually the Excalibur in

individual serving sized mason jars) I sometimes add a bit of kefir. Raw milk

yogurt will always be thinner than regular milk. If you want it thick, you can

add a bit of tapioca get, flax gel, or chia seed gel, or you can strain it for a

thicker greek style yogurt. I have added agar agar before, but it made it TOO

thick-almost like a gelatin. Most commercial yogurts contain animal gelatin,

and I think people expect that same overly thick consistency with homemade, but

I prefer not to add thickeners other than the gels I mentioned.

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> > > > I am thinking of buying an excalibur dehydrator and can't decide on the

5 or 9 tray size. I was wondering if someone who has one could tell me how much

space is in between the trays? Thanks,

> > > > Janet

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