| | |  | Leaveners & Yeasts | Home » » » Yogourmet Casei Bifidus Acidophilus Probiotic Yogurt Starter, 1 Ounce, 6-Count Boxes (Pack of 2) | | | | | | | Description: | | Specially formulated for use with our Yogourmet Multi Yogurt Maker. The CBA yogurt starter requires an incubation period of 12-15 hours, during which time the temperature must be increased gradually from 73 degrees F - 112 degrees F. | | | Features: | |
• Total of 12 starter packets
• Can be used with cow, soy or goat's milk
• Contains additional Probiotic
• Each box makes 6 quarts of yogurt
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 Ounces | | Package Length:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.1 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 43 reviews |
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39 of 40 found the following review helpful:
 Best yogurt everJul 29, 2008
By David L. Oliver
"Desert Denizen"
Yogurt made with this starter and organic whole milk is simply the best I have ever tasted. It does not have the thin, sour taste that most of the single-culture starters produce. The taste is instead smooth and full-bodied. It is also thicker than most when a little dry milk is added. The process takes a bit longer, since the milk must be heated to 180 degrees, then cooled to 75. The cooling requires an ice-water bath, or the temperature would never get that low in our kitchen. After 12 hours in the Yogourmet Multi, which starts at room temperature and very gradually increases to 112 degrees, the yogurt is perfect every time. It is so good that it makes a good dessert all by itself, and is even better mixed with fruit. Combined with mayonnaise, it makes a fine potato or carrot-raisin salad. Smoothies are really smooth. Give it a try in your favorite recipe. You will love it!
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
yogurt starterMay 08, 2009
By Kathie Sickler
We eat yogurt regularly and I have found the yogourmet brand to be very reliable,resulting in a good food product. This particular item has additional probiotics so I got some of this to add to the regulart yogurt starter from yogourmet. I used one packet of this, one packet of the regular as well as one packet of another brand that I bought on Amazon (some little green packets) and made up a new batch of yogurt. I used a little over two quarts of fresh farm milk, added a packet of each of the above mentioned starters, along with a little powdered milk to make a little thicker product (this is optional) and the resulting yogurt was so delicious and a good consistency! I take out a sample and put it in the freezer and use it for the next batch. This way I don't use up my packets of starter very fast. They keep indefinitely in the freezer. The only time I use a new packet from the box is if for some reason my starter that I take out of each new batch starts to develop an off flavor from some stray bacteria that got in. This rarely happens as long as I keep my sample in the freezer. What a delicious, healthy food. It's so good for you.
25 of 28 found the following review helpful:
Delicious yogurt!Jul 30, 2008
By Paula
This starter makes delicious yogurt. I like to use it with whole milk. You must first heat the milk up to at least 180 degrees and then cool it to 73-77 degrees. As the previous reviewer stated, you must use an icewater bath to cool the milk down. This works wonderfully. I let my yogurt incubate 15 hours and it is extremely thick and delicious! It has a bit of a tart taste, which is very yummy. I alternate using this yogurt with the Yogourmet freeze-dried yogurt for variety. I eat yogurt every single day and have been using Yogourmet starters for a couple of years now. I won't use any other brand as I've tried several and the ones from Yogourmet are the best.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Expensive, but great resultsJan 23, 2010
By bostonmatrix
"bmx"
Bought this along with the Yogourmet yogurt maker. (In retrospect, I probably didn't need to buy it separately because there was a package deal that included it). The starter makes amazing yogurt, but it seems like it takes a long time to get going when starting with the starter, rather than saving yogurt and using that as a starter. So, I'd recommend using this to start the culture, but then using yogurt from then on. The probiotic blend does take longer and you have to start at a lower temperature, but the flavor is great and the health benefits are even better. Oh, yeah, it's important to note that for 2 quarts of yogurt, you have to use 2 packets--something that isn't really mentioned, but each packet is only 5 grams.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Best Freeze Dried Yogurt StarterDec 08, 2010
By cau2great
I love this product and have been using it for many years now. It makes a perfect yogurt every time. I use the Yogourmet incubator too - a gift from my mother when I got married 12 years ago. The gift that keeps on giving is always the best! I have tried all of the Yogourmet freeze dried starters with fantastic success. The Yogourmet Casei Bifidus Acidophilus Probiotic Yogurt Starter, is my favorite, found here on Amazon for a GREAT price. I give this company a 100% positive review. I have never had problems with any of their culture products or with the Yogourmet incubator machine.
I use 2 quarts of milk with the recommended 10 grams of Yogourmet starter. I have found for myself, that the key to making great yogurt is to heat the milk to 185 degrees and continue cooking it at this temperature for 10 minutes. Cooking at this temperature kills any harmful bacteria in the milk that remains even after pasteurization. It also breaks down the proteins in the milk insuring a great yogurt SET. Apparently, the proteins are easier for your body to digest in this broken down state as well. Cool the 2 quarts of milk to 112 degrees, add starter, (10 grams freeze dried starter or 1/2 cup leftover yogurt from original batch) 1 1/2 cups optional powdered milk, up to 1 cup optional sugar and up to 1 tablespoon optional flavoring extracts. Incubate until desired tartness is reached. My kids prefer the maximum sugar so the yogurt tastes more like store bought. Although with this much sugar, the milk takes longer to turn into yogurt - up to 24 hours. Try using honey extract, vanilla extract, raspberry extract, etc.
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