Nowadays, many households consume ready-made milk and yogurt. We have almost forgotten the smell of freshly milked milk and the taste of yogurt made from warm milk. However, how nice it was to eat homemade yogurt with meals in our childhood. Our mothers would put a bowl of yogurt in front of us as a snack. Homemade yogurt has always had a special place in our lives, even though we have forgotten it. Maybe if we had access to fresh milk and time, we would never miss yogurt again. In fact, it is so easy to make yogurt at home. In the fast-paced life, we neglect it. So let’s take a look at how to ferment homemade yogurt.
How to Ferment Yogurt?
We know that we need milk to make yogurt. Where and how should we get milk? First of all, if we are going to ferment yogurt at home, we should take care to use raw milk. If you ask why raw milk and not ready-made milk, we can say that it is for you to benefit from all kinds of minerals and vitamins of milk. After all, we are fermenting yogurt at home to be healthy, right? For this reason, it is important that you buy raw milk from places you trust and are sure of its freshness, not ready-made milk while fermenting yogurt. When buying raw milk, don’t forget to get milk from a single animal. A mixture of milk from several animals will affect the consistency of the yogurt you make badly.
Step by Step Fermentation Recipe
Let’s talk about how yogurt is fermented! How do we ferment a yogurt with a great consistency and a delicious taste? As we have just mentioned, the quality of our main product, milk, is important. Our priority is to obtain milk that we are sure is clean and fresh. Before taking the yogurt into the container where you will ferment the yogurt, place a strainer or cheesecloth over the container and pass the milk through it. Thus, if there are foreign substances mixed in the milk, they will be separated from the milk. Bring the strained milk to boil over medium heat. This process aims to finally break the microbes and bring it to the temperature at which the yogurt will ferment. When the milk starts to boil and swell, turn the heat down and let it boil for another 10 minutes. When the boiling process is over, let the milk cool down. In the meantime, it is also important to adjust the temperature of the milk. Adjusting the temperature of the milk is an important step for your yogurt to reach the ideal consistency. In your research on the internet, you will see that a temperature value is given scientifically. But my mothers never use a thermometer when making yogurt. Therefore, touch the milk with your finger while adjusting the temperature.
If it is warm enough not to burn your hand. Then the milk has reached the ideal temperature. Now you can ferment your yogurt. Add some yeast you have in your hand, this can be a teaspoon of homemade yogurt from your neighbor or your mother, to the warmed milk and mix. Pour the mixture into the milk and mix. After the process is complete, without wasting any time, close the lid of the container with the milk and wrap it with a few towels. Leave it to ferment for 4-5 hours at room temperature. After the waiting period is completed, you have now fermented your yogurt and consume it with pleasure.
In this way, you can easily ferment yogurt at home and enjoy consuming homemade yogurt with your family. Enjoy your meal.