How To Make RAW Milk Yogurt

Alison from http://www.earthbabyyogamama.com describes how to make yogurt using raw, unpasteurized milk and talks about the benefits of raw milk vs. pasteurized milk.

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[FischerFamily2011]

Neat -- I'd read that making kefir was fine with raw milk but my recipe for raw milk yogurt called for pasteurizing it.

[earthbabyyogamama]

@FischerFamily2011 Heating the milk to a higher temperature results in a thicker yogurt. Raw yogurt is definitely not as thick, but you can strain out some of the way if you want a thicker yogurt. Raw kefir is excellent for you too!

[catstopzebra]

I drink raw milk every day. However, I would NEVER drink raw milk from ANY other farmer. The only reason we do is because I'm personally getting my milk from my own 3rd generation grass-fed organic extremely well cared for cows and goats that I milked this morning! I bred them, I raised them, I keep them, I milk them, I know what's in the milk AND the cows, I know how I handle the milk, and I'm not afraid of it by means. But I'm afraid of anything that comes from ANY other cow big time.

[earthbabyyogamama]

@catstopzebra Obtaining raw milk from a reputable source is very important! Obviously no one would want to drink raw milk from a factory farm (or any milk from a factory farm for that matter...)

[raquel40g]

Thanks for this recipe!

I was wondering if you know if I will get the benefits of raw milk if I mix raw and pasteurized? Would it be safe to drink?

And how long would the bacteria take to grow to get any benefits.

(mixing raw with whole pasteurized "organic" milk, that is)

thanks!

[earthbabyyogamama]

@raquel40g I would not mix pasteurized with raw milk. Raw milk only lasts for about a week in the refrigerator. However, you can make yogurt the way I describe in the video, and it will last longer...I do however sometimes use organic store bought yogurt to start a batch of raw yogurt. Hope that helps!

[earthbabyyogamama]

@CerberusBrown Please visit this website to learn about the safety and benefits of raw milk: realmilk.com/rawmilkoverview.h­tml

[thedancinggoat83]

This is where it is so important to know and trust the source of your milk. I am a raw milk dairy farmer in Florida and our family has been drinking the milk for over 12 years with never an ill effect. Our animals are probably some of the healthiest you have ever met and we know our milk is superb! That isn't always the case so you need to know your farmer to know the animals are healthy, the sanitation level is exemplary and the milk is handled properly.

[MsHojat]

@earthbabyyogamama You don't have a scientific study to back that up, do you? The problem with personal experience is that there is that there is room for too many different types of biases and different interpretations.

It's like with religion, faith healers, conspiracy theorists, ET abductees, and other stuff — personal experience is not a viable way to obtain information when it's not recorded or corroborated.

[earthbabyyogamama]

@SilverBrumbyMommy Sounds great! I'm going to look into that as well. You can use regular organic yogurt as a starter. Then save some of the yogurt you make to make the next batch.

[earthbabyyogamama]

@SilverBrumbyMommy Thanks for your comment. I've never personally made yogurt in a crock pot, but have read it can be done by putting it on a warm setting and turning it off before it gets too hot (115 degrees) then put it back on as it starts to cool (105 degrees). I would suggest getting a candy thermometer so you can monitor the temperature. As long as it stays between 108-115 degrees for 5 hours or so, it should work. Just be careful - if it gets too hot it will kill the culture. Thanks!

[earthbabyyogamama]

@MsHojat Let me put it this way...I have personally experienced the healing benefits of consuming raw kefir (fermented milk). The same results were not experienced from consuming pasteurized milk kefir.

[MsHojat]

@earthbabyyogamama so I should take the word of some random website I've never heard of before over multiple major scientific organizations such as NASDA, CDC, USDA, NIOH, AMA, and FDA?

I've never heard of the organization who runs the website before, they were established in only 1999, and are only based off the principles of 1 doctor. Doesn't sound like the best source to get information from.

[SilverBrumbyMommy]

One more question, if I just use the regular crockpot without putting it in the o_en (sorry, one of my keys isn't working), then what heat setting should I put it on?

[SilverBrumbyMommy]

When you add the regular yogurt can you buy it raw or can it just be organic? Thanks for making this episode! I'm wanting to try something called the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride and she calls a many home cooked foods like this. It focuses on healing the gut by introducing homemade dishes that ha_e a lot of natural probiotics and natural fats. Again thanks and I look forward to hearing your reply!