How to make homemade dairy yogurt in a yogurt maker

Making yogurt at home is an amazing way to get more probiotics into your body, reduce waste from packaging, and have control over the ingredients that are in your yogurt. Don't settle for store bought yogurts loaded with sugar and nasty additives & preservatives, make it yourself - Here's how!
We have loads of alternative yogurt recipes on our blog including plant-based yogurts and SCD & GAPS suitable yogurts.
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[@kagal1]

Love this product - the yogurt is fantastic

[@sunshinegirl1655]

I love my Luvele! Should have gotten one years ago. I love being able to set a specific temp. and time. ❤

[@HotVoodooWitch]

A comment and a coupla questions. First, I really like my Plus! Next, I took my Plus for a test run (to make sure it didn't overheat and destroy an heirloom culture), so I used a quart of pasteurized whole milk and 1½ tablespoons of commercial whole milk Greek yogurt ("live cultures" stated on label), no powdered milk added. I slowly heated the milk to 82º C (I'm making this easier for you!), stirring frequently (no aerating in the process) so a skin didn't form. I took it off the heat and continued stirring until it cooled to 38º, then added my culture. I set the Plus to 38º for 8 hours, then refrigerated the results. The yogurt was surprisingly (I don't, as a rule, buy supermarket milk) delicious, however, it was both a little "long" (kinda like viili) and a bit "dry ricotta-ish" on the bottom.

[@maryellenfranks6837]

Thank you ! Very helpful 😊Can you use some of the homemade yogurt as the starter for the next batch ?

[@BrightPink32]

Do you have to use the containers provided or can you use your own glass containers? (say we wanted to make individual portion sizes)? And is that true across Luvele models? Thank you!

[@lizpryor2469]

I have the 4 smaller jars. What are the dials on the top for ??

[@olgaistratii7130]

The water that is being poured into the yogurt maker is warm, cold or room temperature? Does it matter at all what temperature is water?

[@the-igloo]

These things leak, you can even see the droplets on the bottom left of the unit @

[@veronicamaltbie5706]

What is the purpose of the different temps? How does that affect the final product?

[@gracejuliearcher3713]

I’d love to listen to this without the background music. I bought one of these after much deliberation; the yogurt is consistently very runny?

[@MG-uz5mr]

What purpose does addition of the milk powder serve?

[@adamv4951]

What is milk powder? Would that be what we call in the U.S. powdered milk? If so, does the fat content matter?

[@yolandaquimby3489]

What about Plant Based Yogurts?

[@Dandy30249]

Can you make nondairy yogurts with this machine?

[@scraw2002]

can you use half dairy milk and half coconut milk for a delicious yogurt

[@cgdesrochers]

There are two lines inside the yogurt machine. One is taller than the other! I’m not sure if I should fill the bottom of yogurt maker to the shorter line or the taller line? I filled yo the shorter one! I hope that’s adequate water?? Please let me know!!

[@MaxItUpwithMarta]

so if you need yogurt to make yogurt how did the first yogurt get made?

[@diva555sg]

Why do you need to add the milk powder?

[@baldiepie9635]

Will adding the powdered milk not make the yoghurt lactose free? Is there an alternative ?

[@ad-wk2sc]

Aww, you didn't show us the yoghurt after 8 hours in the fridge.