How can I know when my yogurt is ready (in a generic, basic, non-us yogurt maker)?
I've bought this yogurt maker (the only one I've been ever able to find in the country I'm living), and it only has a simple on/off button.
Somewhere in the manual, it's written that "Good yogurt takes eight to 15 hours, depending on the type of milk used."
Now I'm wondering how can I know when my yogurt will be ready.
The manual says:
Preparation of the yogurts
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[ yogurt making instructions ]
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When the yogurt maker cools off (eight to ten hours after having turned on), make sure that the yogurts have been set. If they haven't, the starter culture did not have enough time to work: start over.
Instructions are really confusing on this point, and it's been something like 15 years since I used a yogurt maker, so I'm not such an expert in yogurt making at home. Does the maker cool off by itself, or do I need to turn it off?
Best Answer
According to http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Yogurt, you can you tell if your yogurt is ready by "gently jiggling one of the containers . . . the yogurt will not move if it is ready and you can take it from the yogurt maker and put it in the refrigerator then. Or you can wait and let it get more tart for 12 hours or more." It also gives more specific instructions about the three types of yogurt makers, so you can see which one you own and follow more recommendations based on that.
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According to http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Yogurt, you can you tell if your yogurt is ready by "gently jiggling one of the containers . . . the yogurt will not move if it is ready and you can take it from the yogurt maker and put it in the refrigerator then.How do I know when my yogurt is done?
How do I know my yogurt is done? You know your yogurt is done when, after culturing it for the recommended period of time (8 to 12 hours for thermophilic yogurt, and 24 to 48 hours for room temperature yogurt), it pulls away from the sides of the jar when you tilt it.How long until yogurt is ready?
Pour the milk into jars and incubate for 7-9 hours. A consistent, luke-warm temperature is paradise for all your good bacteria and promotes their growth. The longer you incubate your yogurt the thicker and tangier it'll be. And after about 8 hours, you'll have delicious, healthy, thick and creamy yogurt.How long should yogurt ferment?
24 hours is an ideal fermentation time which produces a yogurt with minimal sugar. Homemade 'specific carbohydrate diet' yogurt may be fermented for even up to 30 hours, however beyond that, you risk starving the bacteria and spoiling the yogurt.How long is too long to culture yogurt?
Incubated at 115\xb0F/46\xb0C, yogurt will coagulate within about three hours, but if left too long it can easily curdle. I prefer to ferment it a bit more slowly at a slightly lower temperature, four to eight hours at a more forgiving 110\xb0F/43\xb0C.Easiyo Yogurt Maker // Step By Step
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