Okay guys, I have done a batch of yogurt using the Easiyo Yogurt Starter Pack. Pretty easy. If you are thinking of making your own yogurt, you should try out this Easiyo Yogurt Starter pack. All you have to do is to mix the yogurt mix with water in the container provided, then add boiling water to the flask and together with the yogurt container and the flask, let it set for 10-12 hours. The manual said about 8 hours should be enough, but the shop assistant told me to leave it for 12 hours and he was right. When I checked the yogurt after 9 hours, it was still pretty watery. And when I came back home after work at about 2pm, the yogurt was ready!

Here are some the photos I have taken of the process.

Pour the mixture (about 225g of powdered milk, freezed dried cultures and other stuff) into the container.

Yup, still another picture showing me pouring the yogurt mix into the container. Nothing interesting here.

This is the Ice Mountain drinking water which I will be using to mix the yogurt mixture. I don’t really like our tap water and Ice Mountain is pretty cheap if you buy it from NTUC. If I am not wrong, it should be around S$1.50 for two 1.5litre bottles! You will have to fill the yogurt container with both the mix and water. Then shake it to completely dissolve everything. Then top up with even more water to make up 1litre of yogurt mixture.

This is after I have mix the yogurt mix and water. You can see the purplish mixture in the container.

This is me adding boiling water to the flask. You are supposed to add boiling water just before the red level ends. Pretty easy stuff. This really takes the guesswork out of everything.  And if you are worried about the temperature in Singapore, you can add a little less boiling water. That’s what I did and I was successful in making the yogurt.

Okay, that is done. Put the yogurt container into the flask with the boiling water and cover it up. Leave this alone for about 10-12 hours and you should get some tasty yogurt! Don’t bother with the flask, put in somewhere slightly warm and go play World of Warcraft or something. It will be done when it is done.

After more than 12 hours, it is done. Of course, it looks a bit watery at the top. This is the whey. You needn’t worry about it. The thicker yogurt is below this whey and it won’t affect the taste of your yogurt. Just mix the whey in when you scoop up the yogurt.

There, the “curds” of the yogurt. Looks pretty nice doesn’t it? Gives you some satisfaction that you have accomplished something useful. I mean playing too much World of Warcraft and being a scoreboard leader, you are still a nerd. But after you have made some yogurt, you are a nerd with a pretty cool hobby and a healthy colon. Plus you can of course share the yogurt with your friends. They will love you for it.

Time to eat the yogurt! This is the Boysenberry flavoured yogurt, that’s why it is a bit purplish and oh so delicious. If you are making plain yogurt, it should be slightly yellowish and tastes a bit tart. I was reading a little more on this and found out that if you let it set for 24 hours, you will get a very tart tasting yogurt. So depending on your preference, you might wish to control the length of time you allow the yogurt to set.

Time to take a bite of the yogurt! Gotten be good! Notice that the consistency of the yogurt is not there. What yogurt makers normally do is to stir the yogurt till it has a even  texture throughout. I am lazy. I just eat after it has set.

You can make yogurt without any special equipment too. All you need is milk (no preservatives) and a small amount of plain yogurt without any preservatives. What you do is to mix the milk and the yogurt together and keep it in a warm place. From what I read, the most common place is behind the fridge where it is warm. And just like when using the Easiyo Yogurt, you will get yogurt in a few hours time. But the problem here is that it could be a hit or miss situation. If the temperature is too low, the cultures will be sleeping and you won’t get yogurt. If the temperature is too warm, you would have killed the cultures and you won’t get yogurt. With the Easiyo kit, you should have a fairly good chance of success every time. It is also not very expensive. The Starter Kit is about S$30.60 and comes with 2 sachets of yogurt mix. Just follow the instructions!