Bulgarian Starter Culture for Traditional Yogurt - Natural - 10 Capsules for 20 liters

Having visited Bulgaria many times I already knew of the benefits of eating top quality yogurt so I was delighted when I came across Genesis Bulgarian starter culture. Now on my fifth batch I can confirm this makes fantastic yogurt! This pack contains 10 capsules [individual portions] that you open and add to 2 litres of pasteurised milk when it has reached the correct temperature. It's really easy to make and once you've made one batch it's easy to make the next by using 2 tablespoons of your yogurt per litre of milk. Or if you've eaten all of your yogurt [easy to do] just use another capsule.The health benefits of Bulgarian yogurt is celebrated worldwide and the healthy bacteria so much more beneficial than the vast majority of probiotics we buy in capsule form plus it's delicious to eat, on it's own, with fruit or in raita, added to a smoothie, the options are endless and at a fraction of the price.Best of all I can now make Ayran at home which is the most thirst quenching, nutritious and delicious hangover cure ever! Mix 1/3 glass of yogurt, 1/3 water, 1/3 ice and 1/3 teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt. Of course you don't have to just drink it when you've got a hangover, Bulgarians drink it in huge quantities all day. It is a slightly acquired taste but by my third drink I was hooked so I am over the moon that I can now make this at home.Can't recommend this product enough, buy it and you will never buy shop bought, additive and sugar filled yogurt again!

I have been making yogurt for years just using a starter from ordinary shop bought yogurt and my own made batches. Recently I have had a run of failures so decided to get a culture. It is brilliant. First batch set in just over 8 hours and tastes wonderful. Clear instructions and helpful tips. Thanks so much

I have found this makes a decent live yoghurt. I added it to some UHT milk and found if I also stirred in some powdered milk it would make a nice thick yoghurt in my yoghurt maker by the next day. I like the taste, but also like to add some nesquick, or cocoa, or chocolate bits etc to create a flavoured yoghurt... This only works once it has turned into yoghurt - I experimented by adding some nesquick to the initial mixture before it became yoghurt and it didn't work and didn't turn into yoghurt, so it is best to only make this culture up with milk and to add any flavour later.

The texture and thickness of this yogurt starter are ok but the taste is too sour for my preference. Since then, I've switched to using Greek-style live yogurt as a starter, and I now continue the process with my homemade batches.

Apart from the instructions being written in the Crylic Alphabet, I tracked down a website citing this product and how it should be made. I used fresh, whole organic milk, (as I always do in my yoghurt maker) followed the instructions using one capsule to 1 ltr of milk. Having warmed the milk first, I added the culture, filled the jars in my yoghurt maker, (which makes excellent yoghurts) set the timer and awoke with great expectations to find the milk as runny as if it had just come out of the bottle! The culture did not work at all.Being the eternal optimist, I returned the milk to the saucepan, added another TWO capsules for good measure, and have kept the pan (with the lid on) on setting number one on my hob for an hour to give it gentle heat and hopefully prod it into life. I am now going to transfer it to my yoghurt maker and see what happens.This product is in the Last Chance Saloon. I desperately want it to work, but if it doesn't, I shall let you know.On the other hand, if someone has some advice as to where I have gone wrong or a better way of doing it then please let me know since I have another 7 capsules to use up.* New day, new result. In fairness, the yoghurt set in the top half of the jar, becoming runnier the further down I went. The bottom half can best be described as the runny consistency of Kefir. The flavour was delicious.

The customer service was very good, they contacted me with details of the estimated arrival, everthing was on time and the product is very easy to use, just probably too acid and liquid for my taste, this is probably the real natural yogurt flavour and texture, just not for me unfortunately, I prefer mild acid flavour and thicker creamier texture

Product is good. I use Lidl yogurt maker. Following the instruction after 10 h. yogurt is done. But density is not as it was in 80s famous Bulgarian yogurt. I checked all "stages" and I found where was the problem. My Lidl yogurt maker keeps 37C but according to Google the best temperature is between 42-45C . So I increased time from 10 to 12h. - now I got the test I was looking for. Concerning the density - I stored the yogurt in frige and after approx. a day then it was as genuine in test and density. With one capsule I did 2kg yogurt. Then I used each previous yogurt as starter culture for about 3 months. Maybe it could last for more but I forgot to save 2 spoons as starter culture so I had to use new capsule. I tried many yogurts as starter culture. The best yogurt which I tested out of Bulgaria is KIllowen. If you are yogurt fan - you should try it. Its really really good - much better that other yogurts available on the market, even on Bulgarian market...

The first batch worked out very good. Boiled milk and a bit of cream in the pan then cooled it down to 43 degrees Celsius then added the starter. Stirred it for 4 mins then poured it into my pots then put pots into the yoghurt maker to keep warm for 10 hours then put into the fridge. Kept all the equipment very clean while making it and all was good with the final yoghurt so happy with it so far. Hopefully when I wake up the next batch will be set and as good as the first.