Raw Goat Milk Yogurt Help

[ssmomma]

So... we have raw goat milk .

I wanted to make yogurt out of it, but have heard bad stories about raw milk yogurt not setting up, etc. Should I make it raw or just heat it to 180 and be done with it?

If you make raw milk yogurt (specifically goat) how do you do it? And how does it turn out in comparison to store bought whole unhomogenized cow milk yogur that I normally buy in the store .

Thanks!

ssmomma

[mtn.mama]

I heat my raw goat milk to 115 degrees F. I stir in about 2 heaping tablespoons of live yogurt per quart of milk. Then I let it incubate for 6-8 hours at 115 degrees. Sometimes it turns out 'right', but sometimes it kind of separates. So then I strain off the fluid with cheesecloth. This gives you less yogurt but makes for a much richer product. It ends up looking like ricotta. To be honest, I have had better luck pasteurizing and cooling the milk for yogurt.

[kbchavez]

you wouldn't happen to be in the Bay area, would you? I'm looking for raw goat milk...