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• Untreated raw milk (farm milk): It is imperative that this type of
milk is boiled for a fairly long time and it is dangerous not to do
this. After boiling let it cool down to 36°C before using for yogurt
making.Usingyogurtasaculturestartermadefromrawfarmmilkis
notrecommended.
• Powdered milk:usingskimmedmilkpowderreconstitutedwithwater
willresultinverycreamyyogurt.Followthemanufacturer’sinstructions
onhowtoreconstituteintoliquidmilk.
Choose a whole milk, preferably long-life UHT.
Raw (farm milk) or pasteurised milk must be boiled then cooled and
needs the skin removing.
The ferment
For yogurt use one of the following ferments:
• Onesmallpot(100g-150g)ofshop-boughtnatural yogurtwiththe
longestexpirydatepossible;youryogurtwillthencontainmoreactive
fermentforafirmeryogurt.
• Freeze-dried ferment. In this case, follow the activation time
specified on the ferment instructions. You can find these ferments
in supermarkets, pharmacies and in certain health product stores.
(FortheUK:Freezedriedfermentisonlyavailableonlineandinsome
healthfoodshops.)
• Oneofyourrecently prepared yogurts–thismustbeanaturalyogurt
and recently prepared. This is called culturing. After five culturing
processes, the yogurt used loses active ferments and therefore risks
giving a less firm consistency. You then need to start again using a
shopboughtyogurtorfreeze-driedferment.
If you have boiled the milk, wait until it has cooled to room temperature
before adding the ferment.
Too high a heat may destroy the properties of your ferment.