Post by BigM on Apr 15, 2013 9:02:31 GMT -5
How to Make Mesophilic Starter Culture at Home
Start with a jar of fresh, unpasturized milk, and let it sit in a jar, loosely covered, for 24 hours.
(I had my lid covering it but leaving a crack open).
If it's not thickened by then, let it sit a little longer. For mine, it took about 34 hours to get good and thick. In fact, after 24 hours, it still looked like it was very thin milk, and I wondered if I was doing something wrong. I guess it just takes a while sometimes.
When it is done, it should look about the consistency of yogurt (and might be clumpy). When it is like this, give it a couple of good shakes, or stir it with a spoon, then pour into a clean freezer cube tray. Each cube will be 1 oz of Mesophilic starter culture!
bethany.preciousinfants.com/2008/08/24/how-to-make-mesophilic-starter-culture-at-home.aspx
She says there is a way to do it with cultured buttermilk from the store too, but the link doesn't exist anymore. Any ideas?
Start with a jar of fresh, unpasturized milk, and let it sit in a jar, loosely covered, for 24 hours.
(I had my lid covering it but leaving a crack open).
If it's not thickened by then, let it sit a little longer. For mine, it took about 34 hours to get good and thick. In fact, after 24 hours, it still looked like it was very thin milk, and I wondered if I was doing something wrong. I guess it just takes a while sometimes.
When it is done, it should look about the consistency of yogurt (and might be clumpy). When it is like this, give it a couple of good shakes, or stir it with a spoon, then pour into a clean freezer cube tray. Each cube will be 1 oz of Mesophilic starter culture!
bethany.preciousinfants.com/2008/08/24/how-to-make-mesophilic-starter-culture-at-home.aspx
She says there is a way to do it with cultured buttermilk from the store too, but the link doesn't exist anymore. Any ideas?
