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Organic SKYR Yoghurt Starter

Organic Skyr Yoghurt Starter Culture

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  • Yoghurt Maker Required

£9.50

If you’re looking for a low fat, high-protein source of fermented dairy, you’d do well choosing our organic skyr yoghurt starter. Skyr is an Icelandic dairy product, and it’s been a provision of Icelanders for nearly 1,000 years. Similar to Greek yoghurt, it is a thick and rich dairy product that is more similar in texture to creme fraiche or a soft cheese than it is yoghurt. High in protein and low in sugar and fat, skyr has quickly become a popular product on the supermarket shelves.

Organic Skyr Yoghurt Starter

If you’re looking for a low fat, high-protein source of fermented dairy, you’d do well choosing our organic skyr yoghurt starter. Skyr is an Icelandic dairy product, and it’s been a provision of Icelanders for nearly 1,000 years. Similar to Greek yoghurt, it is a thick and rich dairy product that is more similar in texture to creme fraiche or a soft cheese than it is yoghurt. High in protein and low in sugar and fat, skyr has quickly become a popular product on the supermarket shelves.

Traditionally skyr is made using a fairly complex method of heating milk to scalding point and then keeping it there for 15-20 minutes. Often rennet is also added. For the inexperienced, heating the milk this way can often lead to it burning and ruining the taste of the skyr. We have tried to simplify the method for making skyr with our organic skyr yoghurt starter culture. It will require a yoghurt maker, but results are consistent and still produce an excellent result. We hope you will love it as much as we do.

 

 

Additional information

Ingredients:

Organic Skyr Yoghurt Culture.

Shelf Life:

2 Years.

Storage:

Store at room temperature.

Allergens:

Contains milk (from cows).

3 Questions about Organic Skyr Yoghurt Starter Culture

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  1. Carole says:

    Hi, is this suitable to use in a multi cooker with a yoghurt programme?

    1. Lisa Hillyer says:

      Hi Carole, yes this would be fine to use with our yoghurt cultures. We use Instapots to manufacture ours 🙂

  2. Caroline says:

    Hi, can i culture non dairy milks using this culture?

    1. Lisa Hillyer says:

      Hi Caroline, unfortunately these cultures only work best with animal milks. We do have a vegan yoghurt starter but this works best with soya milk not other plant based milks. Thanks Lisa

  3. Deborah Evans says:

    Hi could you tell me if your Skyr yoghurt culture has the live bacteria in for gut health?

    1. hungrycloud says:

      Yes all of yoghurts contain live bacteria.

Customer Reviews

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Geoff
It did what you say!

Best yoghurt we have made. I am writing this well over a year after buying the starter and it is still going strong. Use a Lakeland yoghurt maker to heat it for 10 hours and then 12 hours in a sieve produces a lovely mild flavoured yoghurt with a thick texture.

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S.W.
Difficult

I have made lovely Bulgarian & Greek Yoghurt from Freshly Fermented, and should have stuck with those. I tried to make this Skyr yoghurt, but after 10 hours, it was still runny & didn't taste much different from milk. On contacting the company, and on re-reading the instructions, it seems that I should have cultured it at a higher temperature (at least 40 degrees – I had chosen 38) and if it hadn't set, to leave it in the yoghurt maker for up to 18 hours, checking every 2 hours. Unfortunately I had thrown it away by then. I'll stick with the Bulgarian/Greek in the future.

Hi there.

We really appreciate your feedback and are sorry that there were issues with your yoghurt!

Time and temperature are really important factors in fermentation. If you have any questions in future, please contact us before throwing away, as we can assist and troubleshoot for you.

In the meantime, please drop us an email at orders@freshlyfermented.co.uk and we'll arrange to send you something to have another go with.

Kindest regards,

FF Team