How to make homemade yogurt super thick? What is the best milk to buy for making yogurt?

Yogurt is rich in probiotics, which is good for intestinal digestion and suitable for consumption during weight loss. However, many so-called yogurts on the market actually have a high sugar content. We can also make yogurt ourselves. So what are the tricks to make the yogurt thick? Are there any tricks to choosing milk?

How to make homemade yogurt super thick

1. A safer approach is to choose full-fat pure milk, such as Yili. To ensure the success rate, first soak the pure milk in hot water for a while (the milk should not be too cold).

2. While making milk, use boiling water to disinfect the yogurt maker, spoons, cups and everything else you need.

3. Pour the milk into the yogurt machine, add the yogurt powder, stir evenly with a spoon, pour hot water on the edge of the yogurt, and plug in the power supply to ferment.

4. In winter, the fermentation time needs to be extended, generally it takes 8 to 10 hours.

What is the best milk to buy for making yogurt?

1. Choice of milk

The best milk for making yogurt is good milk with a protein content of more than 3.5%. Milk without antibiotics or bacteria cannot be used to make yogurt. If the protein content is insufficient, the yogurt will not ferment well.

Breast milk, goat milk, milk drinks, and skimmed milk are not recommended for making yogurt. Milk powder is a more advanced method, and it is recommended to choose whole milk.

2. Disinfection issues

If the yogurt is not disinfected properly with boiling water at the beginning, or the spoon and chopsticks are not disinfected, it is easy for the yogurt to be infected with bacteria, affecting the fermentation.

Some people like to keep the lid open and stir with a spoon to see the effect. In this process, it is easy for bacteria to contaminate the yogurt. The spoon left in the air without being disinfected again may also bring in bacteria.

3. The fermentation temperature is not enough

On the one hand, it is a problem with the yogurt machine, and on the other hand, the environment is really cold. The most suitable temperature for yogurt fermentation bacteria is 37℃~42℃. Too low or too high is not suitable for fermentation.

4. Selection of yogurt bacteria

Some people like to use supermarket yogurt for fermentation, because supermarket yogurt has undergone one fermentation, factory-display-sale-storage and other processes, and the content of live bacteria cannot be guaranteed, which is not conducive to the fermentation of yogurt.

If homemade yogurt powder is not stored properly and is not placed in the refrigerator, the yogurt bacteria will be easily affected by high temperatures and the live bacteria will die and cannot ferment.

Is it safe to make yogurt with a yogurt machine?

A yogurt maker is a great choice for making homemade yogurt.

First of all, the yogurt machine can maintain a constant temperature (40℃～42℃), which is conducive to the large-scale reproduction of lactic acid bacteria. It can also avoid the reproduction temperature of pathogenic bacteria.

When making homemade yogurt, the utensils must be kept clean and disinfected. Before using the cups containing yogurt, hot steam should be used to kill microorganisms to avoid contamination by bacteria.

In addition, once the yogurt solidifies, it should be taken out and refrigerated immediately. Be careful not to make too much at one time. Controlling the amount is the key.

Any uneaten yogurt should be refrigerated for no more than three days.