Barb Hodgens
Barb Hodgens

Barb Hodgens loves to cook with alternative, healthy whole food ingredients, with a focus on gut health. Barb has overcome her own gut health issues through healthy eating. Share your ideas, comments and photos at the end of this post :)

Yogourmet probiotic ygurt

FOR IMMUNE SYSTEM & GUT HEALTH.

The probiotic content of yogurt depends on a few factors – most importantly, the quality and quantity of the starter culture used. The Yogourmet ‘Probiotic’ starter (green packet) has five strains of probiotic bacteria in easy to use, single-serve sachets, so it's a very convenient way to make delicious, gut loving, probiotic yogurt in the comfort of your own kitchen.

Yogourmet 'Probiotic' starter contains three traditional yogurt culture strains; L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus, L. acidophilus (found in the Yogourmet 'Traditional' starter blend) plus two additional probiotic strains; Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium (Bifidus) longum. L. casei to strengthen immune health and B. longum to promote regularity. 

Yogourmet probiotic yogurt

The temperature and time your yogurt is left to ferment matters too, but fortunately we have that covered for you. The digital timer and unique ‘water-bath’ technology in the Luvele range of yogurt makers make these two considerations failsafe. Yogourmet recommends between 9 and 15 hours. The Luvele test kitchen has sampled homemade probiotic yogurt at 9 hours, 15 hours and even 24 hours and can't decide which we prefer. We recommend you experiment at home to find your preferred sweet spot. (or should we say, tart spot!). Nine hours produces a thick and smooth creamy (milkier) yogurt but leaving it longer increases the acidity and flavour. 

Yogourmet probiotic yogurt

If you’re unsure which milk to use when you make Yogourmet probiotic yogurt, click over to our guide to choosing the best milk for making yogurt. For more great yogurt making recipes, tips and trouble shooting advice visit our yogurt basics page.

Yogourmet probiotic yogurt

PREPARATION

Before you begin it is important to sterilise the Luvele yogurt making glass jar and any utensils you use, in boiling hot water. Do this by boiling a kettle and carefully pouring the hot water in the jar and over the equipment. The danger of not sterilising is that other bacteria may overpower your culture and affect the quality of your ferment. 

Yogourmet probiotic yogurt

Yogourmet probiotic yogurt
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