raw yoghurt on SCD or GAPS?

[kbchavez]

I'm contemplating trying SCD or GAPS for my ds. They advocate homemade goat milk yoghurt, but all the instructions call for heating. I would MUCH rather make raw yoghurt, but wonder if all the unknown strains of bacteria growing in a less controlled environment would be problematic for these diets. Anyone here know anything about this? TIA!

Kristen

[crunchy_mama]

Personally, I never had any luck with trying to do it raw. I am sure other mama's here probably have though.

[caedmyn]

You have to heat it to around 100 degrees, but you don't have to heat it to 180 like most instructions say. I made raw milk yogurt when I did the SCD IMO on the SCD they tend to be overly cautious (hence heating the milk first to kill the bacteria). I also think they'd be better off culturing probiotics instead of just yogurt starter--have a better chance of getting the right bacteria to help a particular person that way. JMO, though!

[kbchavez]

Thanks! It's good to hear that others used raw milk yoghurt on the SCD. It would pain me to heat my hard won raw goat milk that high.

[JaneSmith1010]

Originally Posted by caedmyn

You have to heat it to around 100 degrees, but you don't have to heat it to 180 like most instructions say. I made raw milk yogurt when I did the SCD IMO on the SCD they tend to be overly cautious (hence heating the milk first to kill the bacteria). I also think they'd be better off culturing probiotics instead of just yogurt starter--have a better chance of getting the right bacteria to help a particular person that way. JMO, though!

Good points. I will do the 100C this time around. How do you culture the probiotics instead of the yogurt starter?