Yoghurt Bug.

Can someone please tell me where to get a yoghurt plant from!I know it seems unusual but my aunty had one about 30 yrs ago.She simply squeezed it out once it had turned milk into yoghurt & put it into another jar of milk left out on the bench.They went away for xmas hols and forgot to feed it, so it died. Would really like to know where I can get one please!

I had one years ago - looked like bits of rubber and you could use cold milk with it. Made lovely thick yoghurt.

buzzy is it grains or powder!Kefir is so easy, no heating needed.Much easier than making yoghurt and also better for you.Yogurt keeps your gut clean.Kefir repopulates the gut with good bacteria.

I'd like to find one as well.It was in a clump, which was squeezed then rinsed and when needed popped into another jar of milk to work its magic.

Someone has kindly given me a small amount of yoghurt bug in a jar of water, she told me to tip the bug into a sieve,wash it well and put it into a contaner with 600mls of milk. She also said in a few days I would have yoghurt.
Does it need to be kept at a certain temperature!

I have detailed instructions http://brama-sole.co.nz/recipes/homemade-yoghurt/

Wow. thanks. She said to put it in the cupboard for 3-4 days. Nothing about using heat.

Judging from your description, you have kefir grains, which look like cauliflower florets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-
Kefir) and not Bulgarian yoghurt. Kefir grains ferment milk at room temperature and the temperature above 30C is no good for them. Don't heat the milk if you have kefir grains.

Thanks lenart. Yes cauliflower florets. Room temp is a bit variable with Heat Pump on most of the time, but not at night. Does this mean it will just take a little longer! I have it in the pantry now out of the light. I guess it will make yoghurt when its good and ready.

I had a bug many years ago and would dearly love another one any ideas where to get one thanks.

Sorry sam I dont know how you make them, but if you keep this thread bumped, I am sure someone will help. :)

Yes, kefir grains work even in the fridge, although very slow. Their optimal temperature is 22C, we use cold milk from the fridge and keep the jar in a hot water cupboard in winter. Kefir is ready in 24 hours (depending on the ratio of grains and milk of course). The light doesn't affect them much, you can keep the jar onthe bench, although away from direct sunlight. Kefir is ready when it thickens and won't be liquid like milk any more. Glad, that you didn't cook them :)

Kefir grains are not man-made, they are living colonies of yeasts and bacteria, they grow slowly in milk and you can eventually divide them and give away.

Thank-you for your help lenart.

Judging from your description, you have kefir grains, which look like cauliflower florets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/-
Kefir) and not Bulgarian yoghurt. Kefir grains ferment milk at room temperature and the temperature above 30C is no good for them. Don't heat the milk if you have kefir grains. And normally kefir is ready in about 24 hours at room temperature.

Yes, kefir grains work even in the fridge, although very slow. Their optimal temperature is 22C, we use cold milk from the fridge and keep the jar in a hot water cupboard in winter. Kefir is ready in 24 hours (depending on the ratio of grains and milk of course). The light doesn't affect them much, you can keep the jar onthe bench, although away from direct sunlight. Kefir is ready when it thickens and won't be liquid like milk any more. Glad, that you didn't cook them :)

Yoghurt Bug.

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