Yogurt - when does the 24 hours start?

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Hi all,

So, I've been making my yogurt by taking the milk to 180, then cooling down to

70, adding the starter and sticking it in the Yogourmet. I take it out 24 hours

later. I've got a dimmer switch so once it gets to the acceptable range of

100-110 I adjust the switch to keep it at the right temp.

However, I just read on pecanbread that you are supposed to start timing the 24

hours when it reaches the right temp, NOT when you put it in the machine.

WHAT?!?! Is this right, and I've been making it wrong all this time?

here's what diane d. said...

" You are supposed to start timing the 24hr period once the yogurt

reaches 100 degrees. It usually takes my yogurt maker about 5hrs. to get to that

temp., so I add 5 plus 24 for a min. of 29hrs in the machine. "

Someone who knows what they're doing, please advise!

Thanks,

Caroline

SCD since 1/7/10 (wow, almost 3 months!!)

UC/Crohn's since 1999

Remicade since 6/2008