Making yogurt in a dehydrator

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Homemade Yogurt

Yogurt is one of the easiest dairy ferments that you can make! Learn how to make yogurt in a dehydrator, a super simple way to go about it.

Equipment

• Large Pot

• Quart Mason Jars

• Thermometer

• Long Handled Spoon

• Canning Funnel

• Dehydrator

Ingredients

• 1/2 gallon milk

• 2 Tablespoons organic, plain, whole milk yogurt

Instructions

• Heat 1/2 gallon of organic milk in a pot over medium heat until it gets to 180°F. (Right when it starts to bubble up a little, not boil.)

• Then take it off the heat to cool down to 110°F. (Do not let it go below 105.)

• In the meantime, preheat 2 quart size jars with their lids in the dehydrator at 110°.

• When the milk reaches temperature, add 1 Tbsp of organic plain, whole milk yogurt per quart of milk.

• Whisk it in well to distribute all of the beneficial bacteria throughout the milk.

• Take your preheated jars out and fill them up with the yogurt infused milk. (A canning funnel helps.)

• Fill up both quart jars and put the lids on.

• Put them in the preheated dehydrator. (You could probably fit 6 or even 8 quarts at a time if you wanted.)

• Keep at 105°-110°F for 8-12 hours. Do not disturb while the milk is culturing.

Notes

• You can help cool the milk to 110°F more quickly by stirring it with a clean wooden spoon or placing the pot in a sink filled with cold water so that the water goes halfway up the outside of the pot.