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Why can you only use plain yogurt as a starter?

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Betho
I have always wondered this. Is it because any extra sugars or flavors will affect it somehow?

I want to duplicate Zoi's honey greek yogurt. I have tried just regular yogurt cultures but I always get a sour taste that I don't like, and I am not incubating too long. It's been a while so I don't remember the exact details, but I got frustrated and gave up.

I wanna give it another shot. I really would like to be able to make a sweet creamy honey greek yogurt like theirs. So the reason I ask is - in case it has to do with the specific cultures they have, would there be a problem if I used some of the honey yogurt to start mine? I've tried their plain and it still had that sour flavor.
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I've used flavored yogurt before. Some brands have better flavored or smoother yogurt and are impossible to find in "plain".

If it is the underlying yogurt you like in the honey Greek yogurt, give it a try. It won't get you a batch of honey flavored yogurt though.
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