making yogurt with a heating pad

[Guest guest]

Hello all,

Just a quickie - I am experimenting with fermenting my yogurt with a

heating pad. The yogurt has been on the heating pad since about 7 PM

Wed. I cooled it too much (about 80 degrees F). I was able to warm it

to 90 degrees on the heating pad on the high setting. It's now 4 PM

Thurs. The temperature is now 95 degrees. Any ideas as to how to get it

higher? I know it should be 100-110 for fermentation. Or, is too late

now? Is the yogurt bad since it's been at 90-95 for so many hours?

I usually use my yogurt maker but wanted to see about using a heating pad

so I can prepare larger amounts of yogurt at a time.

Thanks, Eileen (mom to & , SCD 17 mos)

[Guest guest]

I have been using a heating pad for my yougart. I put it into a

cooler and have been experiementing a bit as to the perfect temp (and

with the right heating pad) Mine stayed in the high 90's and appears

to have fermented so I'm thinking it was warm enough. Interestingly

enough it was much warmer on the bottom than the top. I'm thinking

next time I may add a pad on the top. I'm doing it for the same

reason as you. Make more at one time.

Patty

scd 11 days

-- In pecanbread , and Eileen Rice

wrote:

>

> Hello all,

>

> Just a quickie - I am experimenting with fermenting my yogurt with a

> heating pad. The yogurt has been on the heating pad since about 7 PM

> Wed. I cooled it too much (about 80 degrees F). I was able to warm it

> to 90 degrees on the heating pad on the high setting. It's now 4 PM

> Thurs. The temperature is now 95 degrees. Any ideas as to how to

get it

> higher? I know it should be 100-110 for fermentation. Or, is too late

> now? Is the yogurt bad since it's been at 90-95 for so many hours?

>

> I usually use my yogurt maker but wanted to see about using a

heating pad

> so I can prepare larger amounts of yogurt at a time.

>

> Thanks, Eileen (mom to & , SCD 17 mos)

>

[Guest guest]

When I use a heating pad to make my yogurt, I put a towel down on the stove,

put the heating pad on that and the yuogurt container on that. Then, if it

drops down to say 102*, then I cover it up for sa while with parts of the

towel. That holds the heat in better. When I use my heating pad, I put the

setting on med. and cover. It comes out great! I find the best yogurt comes

out at about 108-112*. Jenn & K 9 months SCD

making yogurt with a heating pad

> Hello all,

>

> Just a quickie - I am experimenting with fermenting my yogurt with a

> heating pad. The yogurt has been on the heating pad since about 7 PM

> Wed. I cooled it too much (about 80 degrees F). I was able to warm it

> to 90 degrees on the heating pad on the high setting. It's now 4 PM

> Thurs. The temperature is now 95 degrees. Any ideas as to how to get it

> higher? I know it should be 100-110 for fermentation. Or, is too late

> now? Is the yogurt bad since it's been at 90-95 for so many hours?

>

> I usually use my yogurt maker but wanted to see about using a heating pad

> so I can prepare larger amounts of yogurt at a time.

>

> Thanks, Eileen (mom to & , SCD 17 mos)

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

_Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

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