Goats Milk Yogurt?

[TroutRiver]

What is the secret to successful goat yogurt? I keep trying to make it the same way that I make cow's milk yogurt, but it just won't solidify. Do I need a different type of culture?

[Alice In TX/MO]

Heat goat milk to 180 degrees. Cool to 115 - 120. Add culture (same as for cow milk). Incubate at 120 or so for six to eight hours.

I use a foam ice chest with an electric hot pad in it for yogurt making. I make a gallon at a time in four quart jars.

[Lada]

I used to have problems getting it to thicken. I think the heating in the beginning is key. It always works when I heat it to 180-185. I have read a couple of places that you can just warm to 120, but I don't find that method to yield as thick a yogurt as if I heat it to 180 and then cool. You can also try adding in 1/4 cup of powdered milk per quart, just add after you heat and stir to dissolve.

[mabeane]

I heat my milk to just below a boil....cool it down for 20 to 30 minutes and take out about a half cup to mix the yogurt starter with, add it to the cooled milk and put it in the yogurt maker. 8 to 12 hours later its done.

[sherekin1261]

Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

Heat goat milk to 180 degrees. Cool to 115 - 120. Add culture (same as for cow milk). Incubate at 120 or so for six to eight hours.

I use a foam ice chest with an electric hot pad in it for yogurt making. I make a gallon at a time in four quart jars.

Thanks for the ice chest tip! We love yogurt here and I have been hoping to find a way to make more than a pint at a time
Do you flavor yours? If so, when do you add the fruit?

Thanks

Shere

[Natural Beauty Farm]

To make "custard style" just hang in flour sack for a few hours.

We add strawberries after its all done. Yummy

[Alice In TX/MO]

The drained yogurt is what they sell as Greek Yogurt in the upscale stores for megabucks.

I like my homemade yogurt ....

1. With homemade granola
2. With bananas and blueberries
3. With dewberries or blackberries
4. With bananas and molasses
5. With honey and strawberries
etc etc etc