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@johnbushop, I never thought about organic half and half for the yogurt. I am sure it comes out tasty with the cream. I made mine over 15 years ago. Back then I used what I had and made it without a yogurt maker. Does yours make cups of yogurt? Do you buy yogurt culture or grow the bacteria from existing yogurt? I made mine from scratch using a gallon of whole organic milk.
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Hi Toni @avmcbellar, The yogurt maker I bought came with 8 six oz jars with snap on lids. I've since purchased 8 more six oz jars with screw on lids so that I can make a new batch when needed. My wife and I usually get 2 servings with each jar and top it with fresh fruit/berries. Also I've messed up a few batches by cooking too long or too high temp where it got a little sour and more like cottage cheese and some liquid separation (whey/protein I think). That's when my wife made some homemade cranberry sauce that probably has too much sugar in it but makes the bad batch palatable and it still has the gut bacteria.
I followed the recipe on @LeeAase's Best Yogurt Ever blog (https://social-media-university-global.org/2020/05/best-yogurt-ever/) which has links to the yogurt maker, the BioGaia tablets, which contain the bacteria, and the inulin powder as a source of prebiotic fiber on which they feed. I didn't watch my first batch and it was the worst because the yogurt maker Lee has wasn't available at the time I bought mine and the one I got I think the temperature control may not be as accurate but I'm not sure. He made his at 104° for 36 hours. When I used those settings mine turned out like cottage cheese and more liquid. I've found mine to work best at 104° for 14-17 hours. Then it turns out thicker like shown in his video. The last batch I made had one jar that was more liquid but the rest have been fairly thick but not quite like Lee's so I'm going to set it for 17 hours and check it each hour starting at 14. It takes 10 of the BioGaia tablets to make the first batch and afterwards you can use a couple of spoons of the yogurt as a starter for the next batch along with some more inulin powder.
What's nice about using a yogurt maker is the automation. I can mix all the ingredients and pour the liquid in the jars in about 10 minutes then all I have to do is pour the liquid in the jars and set the time/temperature. I've seen recipes for InstaPots but then you would have to scoop it out and into jars. With the yogurt maker you just have to take the jars out, wipe them off to get the water off of the outside and stick them in the refrigerator.