making whey and cream cheees with yogurt

[barcelona]

so, i am making whey and cream cheese, for the first time, using yogurt (commercial, not homemade). the yogurt is organic and whole, of course.

in NF, it says it'll take a few hours, longer with yogurt.
well, mine has been soaking and straining for about 18 hours now, and i only have about 3/4 cup of whey. (i halfed the recipe, so i should have 2.5 cups of whey, and one cup of cream cheese)

just want to see how long it takes, in your experience?
do i just need to be patient, or does it sound like i'm doing something wrong?

[krankedyann]

Sounds like you're doing it correctly.

Homemade yogurt does tend to be thinner, so you'll get more whey from it. So the amounts they give might be for homemade yogurt. I don't ever recall getting near that much from commercial yogurt.

I always just drain it until the cheese is as thick as I want. I normally would drain for 36 hours.

[barcelona]

Thank you so much for your reply. I can relax, and let it drain some more. I appreciate it!!!

I'll have to try homemade yogurt next time.