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Cultures for Health Vegan Yogurt Starter Kit | 7 Piece DIY Kit Includes 4 Packets Dairy Free Yogurt Culture, Pectin Powder, Cooking Thermometer, & Cotton Nut Milk Bag | Make Yogurt w/Plant Based Milk

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Brand Cultures For Health
Package Information Bag,Box
Number of Items 7
Flavor coconut
Item Weight 6.4 ounces

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  • INCLUDES: Our direct-set vegan yogurt starter culture (4 packets), Pomona's Pectin (1 box), a pocket test thermometer, and a cotton nut milk bag, as well as detailed step-by-step instructions.
  • VEGAN: Make your own plant based yogurt from your favorite non dairy milk! Soy milk is the only kind that will naturally thicken without pectin, but you can also make delicious yogurt drinks from almond milk, oat milk, or whatever you like.
  • HEALTH BENEFITS: Yogurt contains probiotics for digestive health, and vegan yogurt contains just as many probiotics as dairy based yogurts. It's also a great source of vegan protein!
  • COST EFFECTIVE: With this yogurt culture starter you can make up to 4 gallons of non dairy yogurt, effectively spending less than half what you'd pay for store-bought ready-made vegan yogurts, including cost of milk you'll use!
  • SAFE: Each batch is pathogen tested by a trusted third-party laboratory so you know you are getting a high quality, healthy starter to make delicious live culture yogurt at home.

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Ditch the dairy, prize the plant-based

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Avoiding lactose, or animal-based products in general, but still want the probiotic benefits and deliciousness yogurt has to offer? You've come to the right place! Our vegan yogurt starter culture lets you make your own non-dairy yogurt right at home.

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DIY yogurt FTW

Why homemade yogurt?

Yogurt you make at home has more live active cultures than store-bought, and won't have any artificial preservatives—only ingredients you pick yourself! It's also much more cost-effective, as well as simply being a fun and fulfilling hobby.

This kit includes everything you need for culturing your own homemade yogurt:

vegan yogurt packet and instructions

Starter Culture + Instructions

4 packets of our direct-set starter culture. Each packet can culture 1-2 quarts of dairy-free milk, or you can use 2 packets for 1-4 gallons of milk.

thermometer

Pocket Test Thermometer

Easily monitor the temperature of your milk during the yogurt-making process.

1 cotton nut milk bag

Cotton Nut Milk Bag

You can use this to strain your yogurt (making it thicker), or for making your own plant-based milk!

box of Pomona's Universal Pectin

Pomona's Pectin

Includes pectin + calcium powder for jelling vegan yogurt without sugar. Use to thicken plant-based yogurt, or for making jam, pudding, or glaze.

What kind of plant-based milks can I use to make vegan yogurt?

Although your results will vary depending on which you choose, you can use this starter to culture just about any dairy-free milk you can imagine, including nut, seed, grain, and legume milk—and beyond. While store-bought milk may be used, we recommend using milk with as few additives as possible.

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Do I need a yogurt maker for this starter?

While this is a thermophilic starter, meaning it cultures at 105-112°F, this can be accomplished using other appliances, such as a food dehydrator, folding proofer, crockpot, thermos, pilot light or oven light, or insulated cooler with heating pad.

Will my vegan yogurt be a similar consistency to dairy yogurt?

Soy milk is the only kind that will thicken naturally, but you can add pectin or gelatin to any non-dairy milk to help it along. You should also keep in mind that plant-based yogurt often doesn't set until chilled.

How much yogurt can I make with this starter?

It comes with 4 packets of starter, each of which can culture up to a half gallon of milk; you can also use 2 packets at a time to culture up to 4 gallons. Thus, you can culture a maximum of 8 gallons of milk total, resulting in ~4 gallons of yogurt.

Can I use store-bought non-dairy milk to make vegan yogurt?

In general, yes; however, additives and preservatives can interfere with the culturing process. We particularly don't recommend using commercial almond milk. The best way to ensure you have natural milk is to make your own—it's easier than you think.

Is it possible to make a dairy-free yogurt starter that's heirloom-style?

Short answer: No...but there's a loophole. If you can tolerate a bit of dairy, you can maintain a dairy mother culture (such as our Heirloom Yogurt Starter), re-culturing it weekly, and simply use some of that batch to culture your plant-based milk.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.13 x 3.13 x 5.13 inches; 6.4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 8050-FBA
  • UPC ‏ : ‎ 814598021022
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Cultures for Health Vegan Yogurt Starter Kit
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N64PD3Y
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 43 ratings

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Cultures for Health Vegan Yogurt Starter Kit | 7 Piece DIY Kit Includes 4 Packets Dairy Free Yogurt Culture, Pectin Powder, Cooking Thermometer, & Cotton Nut Milk Bag | Make Yogurt w/Plant Based Milk

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3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
43 global ratings
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Bought it to get the Bulgaricus culture in our Yogurt. It's easy to use, and comes with a quite useful organic cotton nut milk bag which we use to make Yogurt cheese and a thermometer (we don't use the magnesium or pectin). While suitable for Vegan Yogurt, we use it with 1% cow milk and after 12 hours in the maker and over night in the fridge, the acidity and consistence is to our liking.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2017
Bought it to get the Bulgaricus culture in our Yogurt. It's easy to use, and comes with a quite useful organic cotton nut milk bag which we use to make Yogurt cheese and a thermometer (we don't use the magnesium or pectin). While suitable for Vegan Yogurt, we use it with 1% cow milk and after 12 hours in the maker and over night in the fridge, the acidity and consistence is to our liking.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best gift idea.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2019
Was supposed to be for a gift but arrived crushed. Can probably buy individual ingredients and assemble for a better price (contains vegan yogurt culture, pectin, nut milk bag, thermometer).
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