Monday 18 November 2013

Guide On How To Make Raw Milk Yogurt

By Katy Kline


Raw milk is usually nutritious and a nice delicacy for many consumers. When yogurt product is made from it, it becomes both both delicious and enriched with a lot of beneficial bacteria that is healthy for consumption. When learning how to make raw milk yogurt, certain factors have to be taken into consideration. For instance, the producer must consider how the bacteria content of the milk affects the end product.

It is important that one determines the potential risks in the production process. Making this product can take three different forms. Given that heat is involved in each of the processes, yogurt starter culture is grouped as either thermophilic or mesophilic. The former process needs a lot of heat during production while mesophilic uses little heat for production.

The culturing process is also categorized into two groups depending on how the culture is used. These include the direct set and the perpetuating variety culture, which uses a small piece of the previous batch to develop a new one. However, it is recommendable that the producer should check the merits and disadvantages of each of them before settling on either.

The first option used in this kind of production is the direct-set thermophilic starter. It is the most popular production approach and a one-time use culture. It involves the use of a packet of freeze-dried powder before using it to inoculate each batch. Similarly, this method may also involve the use of an already made product.

In this manner the yogurt is used as the starter and mixed with unflavored variety that contains live active cultures. The milk is heated to a temperature of 110F in order to set the product. If using free-dried culture, a specified amount of culture should then added to it. However, a tablespoon of yogurt is added to each cup of the cultured mixture, if using an already made product.

The mixture is then stirred up in order to for a uniform solution of the mixture of the two. This is then followed by incubating the solution in a freezer for about 7 hours at temperatures of 105 to 110F. A perpetuating mesophilic starter can also be considered for this purpose.

This method involves heating one cup of milk to 112F in order to come up with the intended product. About two teaspoons of pure mother culture should then used to mix the batch. After which, the product is covered and incubated at 110F for about 5 to 7 hours. It should be tested by tipping a jar and checking if it is running up the side of the jar. If set, it needs to be cooled for about two hours before consumption.

Once cooled, it can then be refrigerated for about 6 hours in order to halt the culturing process. It is recommended that a pure mother culture should be used to make a new batch. This follows that an old batch is not be used to make a new one. With these easy techniques on how to make raw milk yogurt, anyone can be able to have a product of their choice. The flavors can also be changed according to the needs of an individual.




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