Yogurt

Ahh Yogurt - who doesn't love it?   I personally have struggled with milk allergies and intolerance my entire life so I have been always leery to eat anything that come from milk products. As I am eating more fermented foods I am trying to bring in tiny amounts of milk ferments like yogurt and Kefir, adding some L glutamine to try to help my gut absorb, heal and tolerate more foods.
Yogurt is quick and easy to make, like so many ferments, it s fast and easy like Kefir.   I tried making milk based yogurt in my oven and it turned out perfect.  The next attempt was coconut milk based yogurt and it was a flop .  I plan on mastering it as I that I can eat!    My son bought me a yogurt maker and I am excited about trying it, with the coconut milk as I think temperature might have made the difference and winter!

Yogurt is full of bacteria -- and because the lactose is broken down during the fermentation process - some people can tolerate a bit of yogurt- Bacteria required for fermentation in yogurt are called Lactobacillus (that's the genus) bulgaricus (that's the species) and Streptococcus thermophilus. - Summer Bock
Sometimes store bought yogurt has additional live bacteria with some strains of  acidophilus and bifidus are commonly added to enhance the probiotic content, this is a common species found in the probiotic pills people purchase.

Ferment Type: Dairy Yogurt
Date: December 8th, 2017
Ingredients: 
1 quart organic whole milk
1/4 cup organic plain yogurt

Notes:  Heating the yogurt and keeping it at 180 and then cooling it to 110 before adding the starter was the most time put into this ferment.  After it cooled I popped it in the oven overnight with the light on - and with great hopes when I opened my vessel in the morning it was beautiful.    I did try a coconut milk version the next evening and it stayed liquid.  So I plan to try it with my new yogurt maker.  Once again  my transferring of photos and dropping my phone into my Injera I have lost a lot of my process of making this.  However there are a few to see.  I hope they show up and I will add them, or the next time I make another batch.

Modifications - None
Harvest Date:  December 9th, 2017
Harvest Details:  I tried a couple of spoonfuls and it tasted gorgeous.  I fed my family the rest over the next few days and it was given rave reviews!