Cover vs. Uncover g.milk in dehydrator/Thanks Sheila!

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Hola Sheila,

Thanks for your answers.

To answer your question: I have an Excalibur Food Dehydrator.

I've been practicing with the extra UGH milk that had the additives and which is

best that I don't consume ( my husband's been eating the 'practice' yogurt and

enjoying himself).

The temperature range set on 105ºF. I then measure the actual milk while

fermenting and it reads between 102º & 104ºF. If I raise it more i'm afraid of

it getting too hot and not catching it in time.

But I doo feel that It's easier to control than the yougurt makers. Just once I

get to know the machine and the best temp range.

Milk due to arrive today. Hope tomorrow night to be able to start my 1/8 tsp.

and progress.Hope yogurt won't increase blood. Bleeding is still there. Small

drops. Not much. Unlikely hemorrhoids as the the blood is usually with liquid.

Not D type, but opaque sauce like substance. No pain, no bloating, soft or

liquid BM only 1 time a day, on occassion 2 in the same morning, or None like

today.

This has become a is a low symptom but persistent bout....In the mean time I'm

looking like a scare crow (too thin).

Debating if to go up to 5mg Prednisone after 2 &1/2 weeks on 25mg....

Thanks for everything,

F.

11yr UC / 10yrs SCD

Sheila Trenholm escribió:

Hi F. ,

<<Silly question or not here goes:

> First time with Goat Milk Yogurt and first with Food Dehydrator.

>

> To make the yogurt in the Food Dehydrator, my instruction booklet

said to cover the yougurt while fermenting and NOT to open the door

till it finished cooking.

> My old yogurt makers ( which always over heated all 3 different

brands) were always uncovered weather the little jars or in the liter

plastic containters. The yogurt maker itself had a cover of course,

but the containers inside went uncovered during the fermentation

time.

>

> My question is what to do in the case of the F. Dehydrator?

> Uncovered vs. covered.>>

What brand/model of dehyrator do you have? You can put the yogurt in

a container with a lid or cover it if you want to be extra careful

(to prevent contamination).

<<Also, what is best to use, glass or plastic to ferment the milk in.

I imagine temp. influences depending on the container used...maybe

I'm wrong. >>

Some swear by glass and others are fine with plastic. That's up to

you.

<<I have heat resistant containers (good for microwave use) as well

as glass pans for baking.

> As for not opening hte door, I'll have to do so, because people

said that even the though the dehydrator is the most reliable type of

machine it still needs some watching and temp checking as well.>>

Since you'll be opening the door occasionally, you should put some

kind of cover that prevents contamination - it does not need to be

sealed tight.

<< One last thing. We all know 24hrs is the minimum fermentation

time. Someone said something about not letting the Goat milk ferment

longer than 25hrs.

> Question: Does the Dehydrator need preheating? If so, do I start

the fermentation countdown from the time it reaches the optimum temp?

This really has me thinking and wondering..>>

I start my fermentaion time once the milk with starter reaches the

correct temperature range. I then let it ferment for 24-29 hours.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of Em and Dan

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Hi F. ,

<<and which is best that I don't consume ( my husband's been eating

the 'practice' yogurt and enjoying himself). >>

Glad to know he likes the yogurt - that's a good sign you're making

it correctly.

<<The temperature range set on 105ºF. I then measure the actual milk

while fermenting and it reads between 102º & 104ºF. If I raise it

more i'm afraid of it getting too hot and not catching it in time.

> But I doo feel that It's easier to control than the yougurt makers.

Just once I get to know the machine and the best temp range.>>

That's a good temp range.

<<Milk due to arrive today. Hope tomorrow night to be able to start

my 1/8 tsp. and progress.Hope yogurt won't increase blood. Bleeding

is still there. Small drops. Not much. Unlikely hemorrhoids as the

the blood is usually with liquid. Not D type, but opaque sauce like

substance. No pain, no bloating, soft or liquid BM only 1 time a day,

on occassion 2 in the same morning, or None like today.>>

Are you taking any CLO? I found that this helped the swelling in my

colon.

<<> This has become a is a low symptom but persistent bout....In the

mean time I'm looking like a scare crow (too thin).

>

> Debating if to go up to 5mg Prednisone after 2 &1/2 weeks on

25mg....>>

Do you mean increase the dose to 30 mg? What does your doctor think?

It is worrisome that you are still having soft stool/diarrhea at 25

mg.

Have you been tested for pathogenic bacteria/parasites?

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and