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Cultures for Health Vegan Yogurt Starter Culture | 4 Packets Direct-Set Active Cultures | DIY Dairy Free Yogurt from Soy Milk, Oat Milk & Other Plant Based Milk | Vegan Probiotic Yogurt for Gut Health
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Brand | Cultures For Health |
Flavor | plain |
Specialty | Dairy Free |
Package Information | Pouch |
Package Weight | 0.01 Kilograms |
About this item
- LOW MAINTENANCE: This culture is direct-set, meaning it only cultures once, perfect for beginners or anyone who doesn't want to have to maintain a starter.
- COST EFFECTIVE: With this starter you can culture 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!
- 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!
- 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 yogurt at home.
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From the brand
A culture for every meal
Whether you're a DIY-er looking for a new hobby, a burgeoning chef, or just want a healthier gut, we have just what you need!
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Delicious and nutritious
We believe everyone's life can be improved by adding more homemade probiotics from cultured and fermented foods to their diet.
From sourdough to kombucha to yogurt and beyond, Cultures For Health is here to help you start your rewarding journey into a natural, gut-healthy lifestyle.
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How did we get our start?
Cultures for Health was founded upon the pursuit of sustainable living and a deeper understanding of traditionally prepared, extremely nourishing foods.
Who are we?
Today, the Cultures for Health team includes bakers, brewers, cheesemakers, and more—a group passionate about the benefits of culturing and fermentation.
Why do we love what we do?
We love homemade cultured and fermented foods and beverages for their healthy goodness, delicious taste, and rewarding DIY experience. There’s nothing quite like fresh-baked sourdough or bubbly kombucha made entirely from scratch.
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Product Description
Ditch the dairy, prize the plant-based
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.
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.
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.
Get started whenever you please
Dehydrated starter culture
All of our yogurt starters come in powdered form, compact and easy to store in the fridge or freezer until you're ready to activate it.
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.
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Ingredients
1 cup of yogurt | ⅔ cup oats | 2-3 tsp honey | ¼ tsp cinnamon | Pinch of salt | Fruit for flavoring
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Equipment needed
- 1 jar and lid
- 1 spatula
- measuring cups (various sizes)
- measuring spoons (various sizes)
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Combine ingredients
Combine yogurt, oats, honey, cinnamon, and salt in the jar. Stir mixture and cover with a lid.
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The "overnight" part
Place jar in fridge and let sit overnight.
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Add fruit
When ready to eat, add fresh fruit and enjoy!
Note: If you'd rather use dried fruit, add in step 3.
Recipe idea — Make overnight oats using your own homemade yogurt. Feel free to make it your own!
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Greek Yogurt Starter Culture
Greek yogurt is popular for its thick consistency, achieved by straining the whey after culturing.
Includes 2 packets of heirloom-style culture.
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Bulgarian Yogurt Starter Culture
Famed for being the first known yogurt in existence, Bulgarian yogurt is rich and creamy.
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Traditional Flavor Yogurt Starter Culture
If you love that classic, tangy yogurt taste, this starter is perfect for you.
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Mild Flavor Yogurt Starter Culture
Kids love this milder-flavored yogurt!
Includes 4 packets of direct-set culture.
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Heirloom Yogurt Starter Culture
Includes 1 packet each of our mesophilic heirloom-style Scandinavian yogurt strains: Filmjolk, Viili, Matsoni, and Piima.
Whether you're looking for a yogurt starter that's mesophilic or thermophilic, heirloom or direct-set, tangy or mild, dairy-based or dairy-free, we've got you covered. All of our cultures come with step-by-step instructions to get you started.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 3.88 x 1.75 x 6.18 inches; 0.35 ounces
- Item model number : 1
- UPC : 814598020384
- Manufacturer : Cultures for Health
- ASIN : B012PNMB7O
- Best Sellers Rank: #10,807 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
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Customers like the quality, ease of use, and taste of the non dairy yogurt maker. For example, they mention it's amazing, makes rich, thick, delicious Greek yogurt, and has a high protein content. That said, some complain about the culture and value. Opinions are mixed on thickness, texture, and performance.
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Customers like the taste of the non dairy yogurt starter. They say it makes delicious, tangy, and perfect yogurt. Some say it's a wonderful vegan yogurt starter and that the texture is good.
"...It is an amazing product and makes great yogurt." Read more
"This is a wonderful vegan yogurt starter. It's very easy to use and the yogurt came out perfectly...." Read more
"...After 14 hours, the yogurt is set and mild tasting but a little thicker in some places than others...." Read more
"...Yogurt made from white packets turns out runny and the favor is not as good...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the non dairy yogurt starter. They say it's amazing, great, and well worth the time. Customers also say it has a high protein content, making it perfect for plant-based yogurt. They like that it'd be a healthier option and a vegan starter.
"I've used this making coconut milk yogurt for a year now. It is an amazing product and makes great yogurt." Read more
"...It was! Not too tart, even with the extra time. Refrigerate for about 6-8 hours before using. This will help to set and thicken it...." Read more
"...doing everything the exact same, there are 2/5 times when the yogurt does not work...." Read more
"...that is easy and fast and produces a product one likes, is well worth the time!..." Read more
Customers find the non dairy yogurt maker easy to use. They mention the directions are clear and encouraging. Some mention that the jar yogurt maker is easier to set than a large container. They also say the cultures make it so easy and quick to make.
"This is a wonderful vegan yogurt starter. It's very easy to use and the yogurt came out perfectly...." Read more
"...This item is easy to use, and the process is quick if using an Instant Pot or a yogurt maker...." Read more
"Excellent! Works great. Easy. Tastes great" Read more
"It was my first time using this product in my yogurt making. I found it easy and it does exactly what it's supposed to do...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the non dairy yogurt starter. Some mention that it works well for them, produces excellent results, and is reliable. However, others say that it didn't work as expected, was a total failure, and was inactive.
"...Well, this batch came out nicely, although the yogurt was much thinner...." Read more
"...However, the most recent packet seems to have been "inactive" for lack of a better word. The soy milk never fermented...." Read more
"...Anything that is easy and fast and produces a product one likes, is well worth the time!..." Read more
"...So my guess after two tries, that the starter was bad. I went to my original order and clicked on replace or return...the item is not returnable...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the thickness of the non dairy yogurt. Some mention that it makes thick, smooth, creamy yogurt with Bolthouse Farms unsweetened. However, others say that it did not thicken as it normally does, does not thickened their oat and nut milk, and never thickened enough to be filtered.
"...I still like it a lot and the thin yogurt was great over a spicy vegan black bean chili...." Read more
"...It comes out fairly thick and thickens more in the fridge.My evolving recipe so far is:..." Read more
"...After 14 hours, the yogurt is set and mild tasting but a little thicker in some places than others...." Read more
"...I next tried agar agar. With 1 tsp. It really improved the consistency of my yogurt, and after refrigeration, it was very good...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the texture of the non dairy yogurt. Some mention that it comes out thick, creamy, and tangy, while others say that it turns out like liquid.
"...the fourth envelope of culture has a split on the bottom, and was spilling out, unbeknownst to me...." Read more
"...They both have been firm and tangy and have been consumed quickly by my family...." Read more
"...milk, and following the directions on the packets yielded watery almost chunky yogurt...." Read more
"...and trying 3 times, I got nothing more than a bland tasting, watery mess." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the value of the non dairy yogurt. They say it's an expensive waste of soy milk, and a pointless product.
"...The yogurt isn't thick enough to use as starter culture, so it's a little pricey...." Read more
"...I tried 3 out of the 4 packets. No activation.This is a pricey product, but I always felt it was worth it due to the yogurt that it..." Read more
"Worked easily. I do think it's overpriced." Read more
"...Disappointed and frustrated by an expensive product. Still frustrated with the instructions and claims...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the culture of the non dairy yogurt. They mention that it's bad, dead, and not fresh nor active. Some say that the videos on YouTube are not for cultures.
"...The product I received this time DID NOT WORK AT ALL.! The cultures cannot be alive. I wasted so much soy milk trying to get it to work...." Read more
"Culture is not fresh nor active. None of the 4 packets would set. Used plain Trader Joe's soy milk. Waste of money!..." Read more
"...] This starter has all the correct cultures to make a nice tangy product just as I remember...." Read more
"...another package of it because some suggested it was bad and the cultures were dead. Same thing with the next two batches from the next package...." Read more
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I used one whole jar from my first batch of yogurt as a starter for my second batch and used the same amount of time. I had heard from somewhere that with vegan yogurt you needed to use starter from the packet each time. Well, this batch came out nicely, although the yogurt was much thinner. I still like it a lot and the thin yogurt was great over a spicy vegan black bean chili. For the next batch I will start over with the packaged yogurt starter. It's really good and I already bought my second order of four because I'm sure I'll be needing it soon. The instructions inside the packaging tell you to store the unused packets in the freezer. Oh, and don't use aluminum bowls/utensils. Stainless steel is okay.
Note: Instructions say you can make 32-64oz of yogurt with one packet of starter. I made 32oz. I'll try 64oz soon.
UPDATE: the seller read this review and provided a refund.
Here are the steps I use to make vegan yogurt:
1) Add 1 cup water in the IP, place your heat-safe stirring utensil in the pot (I use a silicon spatula) close the lid, and set it to pressure cook for 5 minutes. After timer goes off, release the valve, and discard the water. This step is necessary to sterilize the inner pot and your stirring utensil.
2) Add soymilk to IP, and use the SAUTE function to bring the milk to 185F (I have a digital food thermometer I use)
3) Press CANCEL on the IP, then remove the inner liner with the milk and place it on counter to cool
4) Allow the milk to cool to 110F (about 30 minutes)
5) Once the milk has reached 110F, add the inner pot back into the IP, and add in 1 yogurt culture packet (if starting for the first time) OR 1/2 cup of yogurt from the last batch you made, and stir.
6) Set the the IP to YOGURT for about 12 hours, and then you've got an amazing batch of dairy free yogurt!
The first thing I do whenever I finish making a batch of yogurt is immediately set aside 1/2 cup of the freshly made yogurt into a small container--this way, I always have starter on hand to make a new batch! The longest I've kept my starter in the fridge between batches is 4 weeks, and it was still good and made a perfect batch of yogurt! I know a lot of websites say that you can't use soymilk with additives, but the soymilk I use from HEB does have additives, and the bacteria still culture it just fine. Would highly recommend this brand for yogurt starter because one packet of starter has lasted through several cultures for the last 3 months!
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Nosotros lo compramos para hacer yogurt vegano porque somos alérgicos a la leche de vaca y a la soya. Ahora no podremos usarlo pues la información de listing no estaba clara y cuando llegó el producto y vimos la etiqueta nos enteramos. El vendedor no acepta devolución y amazon no tiene ninguna solución. Les dejo este comentario por si en un futuro alguien busca la información, pueda verlo. Ojalá puedan mejorarlo. Saludos
Reviewed in Mexico on November 29, 2023
Nosotros lo compramos para hacer yogurt vegano porque somos alérgicos a la leche de vaca y a la soya. Ahora no podremos usarlo pues la información de listing no estaba clara y cuando llegó el producto y vimos la etiqueta nos enteramos. El vendedor no acepta devolución y amazon no tiene ninguna solución. Les dejo este comentario por si en un futuro alguien busca la información, pueda verlo. Ojalá puedan mejorarlo. Saludos
The soy yogurt was great with cereal.
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