NW Ferments Vegan Yogurt Starter

Make your own mildly flavored Vegan yogurt. This direct-set culture can be used with various non-dairy milks and thickeners. The Vegan yogurt has a loose set, and can be made more dense by straining or using thickeners.

Contains bacteria: bifidobacterium bifidum, bifidobacterium lactis, lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus casei, lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, lactobacillus rhamnosus, and  streptococcus thermophiles

• 1 box contains 4 packets of Vegan Yogurt starter culture
• Keep refrigerated until ready to use.

NW Ferments provides quality starter cultures for home production. Our goal is to enable people to improve their own health while saving them money. By making our own healthy foods, we help ourselves as well as our planet. While we are from the Pacific NW, we know that we have many kindred spirits worldwide.

rice maltodextrin, live active bacteria. Made in a facility that also processes wheat, soy and dairy products.

Ingredients

rice maltodextrin, live active cultures Made in a facility that also processes wheat, soy & dairy products

Directions

This non dairy, direct-set yogurt is easy to use and doesn’t require the maintenance of an ongoing starter.  It does require the use of a yogurt maker. 

You will need:

Saucepan for heating milk, yogurt thermometer, wooden or plastic spoon, yogurt maker, 1 packet Vegan yogurt starter (save the other packets in freezer for future use), 1 to 2 quarts alternative milk (soy or rice work best).

Note:  to get a thicker yogurt when using coconut, rice or almond milk, you can add a carbohydrate source (sugar) & a thickener (agar agar, pectin or gelatin).

Directions:

1. Stirring frequently, heat milk to 110 degrees (clip yogurt thermometer to side of pan to monitor temperature).  Pour milk into yogurt maker insert.  Add starter packet and mix well.
2. Cover and culture in yogurt maker for 6-8 hours.  Once set (or after 8 hours), let cool for about an hour and then refrigerate for 6 hours.  Yogurt may not appear to have thickened.  Try stirring before refrigeration and again after a couple of hours.  May take up to 24 hours of refrigeration to firm up.  After refrigeration, separation may occur.  Just stir the yogurt to blend.

Your yogurt is now ready to enjoy as is, flavored with fruit and/or honey, or added to smoothies.