Earlier this year I wrote a piece on making yogurt from raw milk, which has actually become one of my most-read articles.  Back then, I used whatever plain yogurt was on sale as my starter.  Most batches were successful, but sometimes the resulting product would be runny, or it would get too sour before it reached the right consistency.  I figured I wasn’t maintaining the proper temperature or letting the milk get too old or something.

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