yogurt starter question

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I recently read somewhere that you can use probiotic powder (like the

kind you'd take as a supplement) as starter in yogurt, instead of

having to use an expensive starter. When starting yogurt from other

yogurt, is it a problem to use organic but pasteurized store-bought

yogurt (like Seven Stars brand) as a starter in raw milk yogurt? I

have done this before, but recently read something that discouraged

this....

Thanks in advance,

Emilie

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I have used organic store-bought yogurt for a starter. Now I use some raw yogurt

from a

local farmer for my starter. He uses a culture from dairyconnection.com

> I recently read somewhere that you can use probiotic powder (like the

> kind you'd take as a supplement) as starter in yogurt, instead of

> having to use an expensive starter. When starting yogurt from other

> yogurt, is it a problem to use organic but pasteurized store-bought

> yogurt (like Seven Stars brand) as a starter in raw milk yogurt? I

> have done this before, but recently read something that discouraged

> this....