Sunday 17 November 2013

Learn How To Make Raw Milk Yogurt

By Katy Kline


Milk is one of the most delicious and nutritious foods used for consumption. This implies that when, raw it more healthy given the large amounts of beneficial bacteria in it. Using the same for yogurt production requires special attention and considerations that must be put into account. Most importantly, the person making it must check the amount of bacteria in the milk to be used. Nevertheless, you need to understand the steps on how to make raw milk yogurt

It is of importance that you evaluate the risks involved in the process of making this product. There are about three methods that can one can use to produce this beverage. Depending on the amount of heat used, the production can either be thermophilic or mesophilic. Thermophilic method of production requires a lot of heat energy while mesophilic process uses relatively low amount heat.

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 you can use is the direct-set thermophilic starter. It is always considered a one-time culture and the more popular of the two. Direct-set thermophilic starter uses a freeze-dried packet of powder that is normally frozen before using them to inoculate yogurt batches. The second option for production involves using stored yogurt.

The ready product that had been stored is used to mix the unflavored variety of the raw milk with the live active cultures. It is then heated to a high temperature of 110F to ensure that the product used as starter is properly set. However, if freeze-dried culture is used a specific amount of culture is added to a specific amount of the mixture.

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.

Just a cup of the mixture is heated to a maximum temperature of 112F and used to make a batch of this product. Two teaspoons pure mother culture is then mixed with the batch. This is followed by covering the yogurt and incubating it for about 7 hours at a temperature of 110F. A jar is tipped to test it by ensuring that it does not run up the jar side. It is then allowed to cool for further 2 hours if set.

The final stage includes refrigerating it for nearly six hours to stop it from culturing. It is recommended that only pure mother culture is then used to make batches of yogurt. Similarly, previous batches should not be used for make new ones. Once you have mastered how to make raw milk yogurt you can now select a flavor of your choice.




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