Cultures for Health Vegan Yogurt Starter Culture | 4 Direct-Set Packets | DIY Dairy-Free Yogurt from Plant Milks | Probiotic for Gut Health

This is a wonderful vegan yogurt starter. It's very easy to use and the yogurt came out perfectly. I made it in my Instant Pot using the Yogurt setting. The recipe: a 32oz box of Westsoy Organic Unsweetened Soy Milk (no added ingredients), one packet of starter (the package contains 4), and one Tablespoon (8 grams) of tapioca starch to help thicken it. Whisk it all together using a very clean bowl and whisk. I put the mixture into three pint sized jars and set the Instant Pot for 15 hours (overnight is easiest.) You should be able to do it in less time, but this was my first try and I wanted to make sure it was good. 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. 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.

I successfully used the Vegan Yogurt starter for years and recently purchased 3 new pkgs, one through Amazon and two directly from the company itself. Each pkg contains 4 individual packets of starter. I made 3 separate attempts to make yogurt using the same type of milk (soy), the same yogurt maker (EuroCuisine) and the same process I have always successfully used in the past. After my first attempt using this new starter failed, I tried a second time with a new packet from the same pkg. When that also failed, I tried a third packet from a second pkg, thinking that the one pkg might have had a bad batch of starter, but that also failed. I then tested the temperature of my yogurt maker and found that it was within the recommended range. I finally emailed Cultures for Health to see if they had made any changes to the formula and found out that they had, in fact, changed the formula. At that point, I checked the ingredients listed on my newest pkgs of starter, compared those to the ingredients of the older formulation and found the two formulations were very different. There was no indication on the website or on the newest pkgs to alert me to the change of formula so I never thought to check the ingredients at the time of purchase or before using. I have since purchased a different brand of vegan starter and made a successful batch of yogurt so I can only conclude that it is the Cultures for Health new starter that is at fault for the previous failures.

This makes amazing yogurt! Great taste, easy to use, good ingredients and it dissolves quickly

So far I've only used the culture directly and haven't tried making a batch with leftover yogurt yet. I'll update the review if I have any issues. I'm on the autoimmune protocol, and wanted yogurt for eating and also for Greek food. The only "milk" base allowed is coconut. Unfortunately, this starter is based on soy, but it's such a small amount I wasn't concerned about it. To make thick, good smooth mouth feel yogurt I recommend the following: 1) 1 can (14 oz) of no additives coconut milk. They're already pasteurized in the can so you can skip that step. 2) Heat to ~110 degrees and add 2 tsp gelatin (grass fed beef gelatin for my AIP friends) or agar agar for a vegan option. This helps incorporate the coconut milk fat too. 3) Strain through fine mesh cheese cloth or nut milk bag or yogurt strainer to get any gelatin chunks out or clumps. 4) Add starter, incubate at ~110 for 8 hours to 24 hours depending on tartness preferences 5) Refrigerate for 8 hours. 6) Enjoy. I use my insta pot with an insert. The yogurt isn't super tart but definitely a little. Generally, the failure behind vegan milk is an absence of fat and an absence of protein. The gelatin adds the protein, and full fat coconut milk covers the fat. Follow the above and you'll get smooth, flavorful yogurt.

We have used this product for the past year and have had success with every batch. We made a batch yesterday in our instant pot, using the same procedure a usual and it did not thicken up at all. 12 hours at low with the vent open, just like every other time. Tried again today and same problem. Date on the packet says good until 5/2025. We are extremely disappointed. I also thought it was a bad batch, but just read another review saying they had the exact same problem with the same dated product (expiring in 10 months. It looks like it may be time to find another vegan starter product as this one is now considered inconsistent and a big waste of time and money. Talking to the seller provides no benefit, they just want me to provide too much info and in reality it appears they have a QC issue with the other complaints I’m seeing.

Funcionó muy bien en leche de soya espesa perfecto incluso te recomiendo filtrar al final con una malla limpia para que quede como el yogurt convencional ojo en consistencia si está muy bien pero no hace milagros la soya siempre sabrá a soya pero pues si eres vegano eso buscarás

This is a nice product. Glad that it's vegan and I like the packaging and easy instructions. Worked well when making vegan yogurt.

Each week I attempted a new batch. Only once was there a small portion that I would call a thicker consistency. Yes, they all tasted fine as it was still coconut. But was it yogurt? no. I used 3 different techniques, varying time frames, and online tips. Not successful.

Pedí estos cultivos hace mucho tiempo, pero desde el principio no salieron bien. Se formó en hongo de color rosa en el yogurt y el sabor no estaba bien desde el primer día.

Este producto contiene soya y no se especifica en ningún lado. 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