How To Make Yogurt in a Crockpot from a Gallon of Raw Milk

[@angelinavernam1939]

Great video thank you so much

[@coopie624]

I love raw milk! I make milk kefir and it is so yummy!

[@juniperway]

I love milk kefir. 🤩🥰

[@annachase9877]

Thank you so so much !! Making my third batch today Love it 🥰

[@juniperway]

That's so awesome!!!

[@TheseLittleOnez]

Thank you for this! I’m in Africa so they have a lot of raw milk available here thankfully. Followed this recipe but made the greek yogurt and best yogurt I’ve ever tasted! 🙌🏽

[@juniperway]

That's so awesome!!! And awesome that you have access to raw milk. We do in our state, but my friend in a state over can't buy it at all. It's illegal. Which is ridiculous.

[@TheseLittleOnez]

@@juniperway Oh I know, it’s so ridiculous. I am from California and I used to have to drive 45 minutes to get raw milk for my daughter. I think it’s illegal there also. It’s such a healing food. That’s why lol

[@juniperway]

@@TheseLittleOnez that's exactly right. So much corruption. And sad that the scare tactics work on regular people.

[@TheseLittleOnez]

⁠​⁠@@juniperwayYes! I hear you. Ok I have made this about 10 times now lol but I have a question. I messed up the last time because I was working on so many things at once so…I heated the raw milk for around 3 hours and then turned it off, well my timer didn’t go off and I left it overnight without putting the yogurt culture in…So I put it in the next morning and then let it sit another 24 hours. Do you think it’s ok? I know raw milk that isn’t heated can stay out 48 hours but idk about it being heated? It taste like sour cream lol

[@sanamahmadi2942]

I used my yogurt maker and left the raw milk without starter for about 3 days and it did thicken but it is a little bitter though, and I want a very sour yogurt btw. Any tips?

[@annachase9877]

Love it thank you Mine came out perfect

[@juniperway]

Yay! 🥰🥰

[@AlineDoucet-o9k]

Looks good

[@juniperway]

It's really yummy.

[@brendabays354]

Glad i found you, very helpful

[@juniperway]

Oh, good. Thanks for letting me know. 🥰

[@jeanniemullinder9038]

Can you just preheat the milk on the stovetop ? it would save a lot of time and electricity ?

[@juniperway]

I'm sure you could. You would have to make sure not to overheat it and watch it closely, checking the temperature frequently. The crockpot yogurt is for those of us who don't have time to do that. (But also, my crockpots use less electricity than my stove does.)

[@Jesusgirl-1]

Thank you for the info. I love raw milk. Does the yogurt thicken much after it is refrigerated for a few hours?

[@juniperway]

It thickens a little, but I've found the only way to get it super thick is to strain it with a cheese cloth. That removes the excess whey and gives very thick yogurt. We like it both ways, so I don't do that very often.

[@Jesusgirl-1]

@@juniperway, thank you for responding. Since many of the good bacteria are in the whey, I'd like to keep as much of it as possible. Someone shared the idea of adding powdered milk in order to thicken the raw milk. I may try that, too.

[@juniperway]

@@Jesusgirl-1 just don't toss out the whey if you separate it out. I use whey all the time in other things. (Pancakes, etc.) Liquidy yogurt is more traditional - it's just not what we're used to. I'm fine with it now, though I didn't love it at first.

[@Jesusgirl-1]

@@juniperway good idea! Thank you!

[@juniperway]

@@Jesusgirl-1 you're welcome. 🩷

[@lokomotive28]

so the keep warm setting is hotter than the low ? lol, i thought keep warm would be better

[@juniperway]

No, it's not warm enough to heat up the milk, then it's too hot for the cultures to survive.

[@jennybaker5713]

If I want take whole raw yogurt, does my added yogurt HAVEto aso be whole? Nobody in town carries whole fat plain yogurt.

[@juniperway]

I'm honestly not sure. I'd give it a try and see how things go, though.

[@peggybreaux8973]

Only for raw milk?

[@juniperway]

I think there are people who use commercial milk, but I haven't done it myself.

[@JHBtheIV]

Seems like you’re just pasteurizing the milk with this method. Doesn’t that defeat the purpose of consuming raw milk?

[@juniperway]

No, it doesn't get nearly hot enough to pasteurize it. Also, heating the milk is literally the only way to get yogurt. Yogurt cultures don't grow/work in cold milk. Bacteria needs warmth to multiply.

[@Iz0pen]

My crock pot is 170F on low so it would be pasteurized after 2 hours.

[@juniperway]

That's pretty warm.

[@lolitabonita08]

finding raw milk here in usa is like finding gold...sad reality...i found one place here in Houston, sadly when i got the gallon of raw milk home i found out that the milk was adultered with a white powder...and tasted funny...so never purchase milk there anymore...another place sell the gallon for 13 dollars plus 3 dollars for bringing the milk to the "store" ...too way expensive...

[@juniperway]

Wow! That's so sad. And upsetting - them adding powder to it. 😖 We pay around $9.50/gallon, and we get it from the state next to us to get it at that price. The nearest place to us charges $14.50/gallon. In some states, it's even illegal to sell it at all. So crazy. It's expensive because the government subsidizes commercial milk. Otherwise it would be about the same price. (Or a little lower, since it's not as good.)

[@lolitabonita08]

@@juniperway isn't that incredible?? gov legalize pot, abortion (crime before the eyes of God), gay rights, but we do not have the right to choose what we eat or which natural medicine we take... I guess they are afraid that if we are healthy we will feel much much better and start seen what is behind all the doors....For someone that already have the experience of tasting the real deal is hard to buy the "milk" sold in grocery stores. Well keep videos coming and please do not put music on them as almost every utuber that makes videos...To me the content is what i want to see, if is good and teaches me something i will follow. Sometimes the content is amazing but the annoying music is too much to bare...so i keep my search for great channels. Looove to support the new u tubers...so I will subscribe to yours for sure. Blessings to you and yours...

[@juniperway]

@@lolitabonita08 yeah, it's pretty bad. And yeah, commercial milk is pretty awful. Can't promise on the music thing - I've been putting it on my time-lapse videos already. I like music. I don't like it when it's distracting, though.

[@lolitabonita08]

@@juniperway I love music as well, but i think it should be banned from the videos....some videos are very very painful to watch just because of the music...anyhow. I hope to see more videos coming...Blessings

[@juniperway]

@@lolitabonita08 I agree. 🥰 The right music can be so wonderful. But I generally listen with the sound muted anyway - even if someone is talking. 😁

[@ciams3334]

Cannot hear your voice well

[@juniperway]

Sorry. 😞 It's pretty loud on my speakers.