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title: "Bulgarian Yogurt Starter (Makes 1 Gal / 4 L)"
brand: "bacillus bulgaricus"
price: "€ 0.72"
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# 1 Gal / 4 L yield Live active cultures Authentic Bulgarian origin Bulgarian Yogurt Starter (Makes 1 Gal / 4 L)

**Brand:** bacillus bulgaricus
**Price:** € 0.72
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🥄 Unleash Your Inner Yogurt Artisan!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Bulgarian Yogurt Starter (Makes 1 Gal / 4 L) by bacillus bulgaricus
- **How much does it cost?** € 0.72 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/43625427-bulgarian-yogurt-starter-makes-1-gal-4-l)

## Best For

- bacillus bulgaricus enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Craft Your Own:** Easily create thick, creamy Bulgarian yogurt at home.
- • **Authentic Taste:** Experience the rich, traditional flavor of Bulgaria.
- • **Certified Quality:** Kosher and Halal certified for peace of mind.
- • **No Maker? No Problem!:** Versatile use with or without a yogurt maker.
- • **Sustainable Culturing:** Reuse your previous batch for endless yogurt-making.

## Overview

The Bulgarian Yogurt Starter is a premium heirloom starter that allows you to effortlessly create delicious, thick Bulgarian yogurt at home. With live active cultures, you can continuously reuse your yogurt for future batches, ensuring a sustainable and authentic yogurt-making experience. Certified Kosher and Halal, this starter is produced in Bulgaria, bringing you the true taste of tradition.

## Description

Makes up to 1 Gallon / 4 Litres of yogurt. Contains 2 grams of starter. This is the perfect size for beginners who are just starting out and want to experiment. Our Bulgarian yogurt starter makes genuine Bulgarian yogurt (kiselo mlyako) of exceptional quality with classic Bulgarian yogurt taste, thickness, acidity and aroma. The yogurt is thick and creamy in nature and has an impeccable taste with just the perfect balance between being mild and tart. It is unlike any other yogurt you’ve ever tried. This is an authentic Bulgarian heirloom yogurt starter. Each pack contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the two cultures required to make Bulgarian yogurt — lactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus. It makes thick, creamy and absolutely delicious yogurt. The starter is organic and fully natural with no preservatives, additives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients and it is gluten free. 100% recyclable and fully plastic free. Bacillus Bulgaricus is a heirloom starter with live active cultures, which means that you can reuse yogurt from your previous batch to culture your new batch, for as long as you wish, and only ever go back to the starter if you need to start a fresh batch. INGREDIENTS: Live active lactic acid cultures. TYPE: Heirloom Bulgarian yogurt starter. STRENGTH: 1 gram of starter contains more than 25 billion cfu of live and active cultures. 100% potency guaranteed. ORIGIN: Produced in Bulgaria. PACKAGE CONTENTS: Sachet, containing the starter, labeled with easy to follow instructions to guarantee success every time. We are also always available to help if you ever need an advice. Remember – it is super easy to make yogurt! Check the website for more detailed instructions, yogurt making tips, suggestions and healthy recipes.

## Features

- Bacillus Bulgaricus is an easy-to-use no-fuss yogurt starter that makes thick, creamy and absolutely delicious Bulgarian yogurt
- You can use this starter to make your own yogurt at home, with or without yogurt maker
- Heirloom starter with live active bacteria, which means that you can reuse yogurt from your previous batch to culture your new batch, for as long as you wish
- Kosher and Halal certified; Produced in Bulgaria

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can I use Amond or Almond milk?**
A: Depending on the yogurt starter you use to make your non-dairy yogurt, you should be able to use almond or any other non-dairy milk. Most yogurt starters, including Bacillus Bulgaricus, are strong enough for that purpose. Keep in mind that non-dairy milk would generally also require a thickening agent, such as agar-agar, simply because they do not have the milk fats that naturally thicken the yogurt. Also, for best results with non-dairy milks, always keep the yogurt in the fridge for a couple of hours after it had set and before you consume it.

**Q: Are there instructions on how to use with half gallon of ultra pasteurized milk in instant pot?**
A: Yes, just follow the directions on the package.  I make yogurt in my Instant Pot all the time.  I do 1 gallon at a time.  1 gallon equals 15 cups which equals 4.5 teaspoons of powdered starter.  I incubate it for 10.5 hrs after I add the starter.  Hope this helps.

**Q: Is it necessary to add powdered milk?  I usually do that when making greek yogurt with skim milk.**
A: I have used every grade of milk from skimmed 0% fat to whole milk. Nothing. No, not any combination, is as creamy, tangy, and delicious as whole milk. The Bulgarian yogurt starter makes amazing tart yogurt. Feed it well. Give it good material to work with and it will reward you handsomely. So, no it does not need powdered milk.

**Q: What is the CFU count after fermentation of 1 quart of non-dairy milk?**
A: You can expect 25 billion  CFU/g  (2.5 x 10^10 CFU/g)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Slow Starter, Should Have Done 1/2 Gallon
*by K***) on September 2, 2022*

First of all, it was ordered in the summer and sat in my mailbox for 3 days before I picked it up. This might have been a problem in killing some of the bacteria. Not sure... I don't really have anything to compare it to.That being said I ordered the one gallon and used it for a full gallon of 2% milk. After 24 hours in the incubation, it was still very very runny so I let it sit for another 12 hours.This of course made it more tangy but slightly more thick. I triple-strained it for about 4 hours, scraping the inside of the bag out so the running stuff in the middle could get to the outside of the bag periodically.This is what gave me my thick consistency and removed a lot of the runny whey. I usually do this with all of my homemade yogurt because I like it thick and with a higher protein count.Since I left it for an extra 12 hours in the incubation, it was very very tangy but I did get the consistency I was looking for finally. I should have started with a half a gallon to see if it would have worked better. The bacteria was alive and I did get yogurt, but if I had just done one gallon for 12 hours it would have been extremely runny and not set. Now I have starter for my next batch from this batch which I hope will be a little stronger and I can do my regular timing on it.*** Update!!! I have been using the starter for this yogurt now for almost a year. This is BY FAR the best yogurt! The culture got stronger each time I used it and is now a full-bodied, not tangy at all, smooth as cream, buttery yogurt. It's amazing! I've given a start to 2 family members who love it as well and my other family have ordered some. It DOES take time, but it gains strength! So glad I waited it out and kept using it! Seriously delicious and unlike anything I can find in the stores. The closest I could find was "Fage"? but this is still the BEST!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Makes Delicious Soy Yogurt
*by M***E on July 9, 2022*

This makes delicious soy yogurt that is thick, creamy, and with a consistency similar to Mexican flan. I found no need for added thickeners using soymilk (which has a higher protein content that most other non-dairy milks.) The company provides recipes for other non-dairy milks which I have not tried. (The recipe booklet was supposed to come with the starter but was missing in my order. I called the company and they promptly sent me the pdf.)Bulgarian yogurt is a thermophilic starter, which means it works better with warm milk. I simply heat the soymilk (I use TJ's organic, unsweetened, unfortified soymilk that contains only soybeans and water), cool it to the proper temperature, mix the powdered starter first in a cup of the warm soymilk, then add it to the rest of the soymilk. I pour it in a yogurt maker, let it incubate for six hours and viola, a thick, tasty non-dairy yogurt with live cultures.I found a yogurt maker for $4 at a thrift store. The company, however, provides instructions for making the yogurt without an electric yogurt maker. It uses a jar, a towel/blanket and an insulated box such as a microwave (not turned on, of course).This is a multi-use heirloom culture which means you can use some of the yogurt to start another batch. So long as you keep up with the yogurt-making so the yogurt you are using as a starter is fresh, you can make endless batches from a tiny amount of the initial culture powder. Store the starter powder in the freezer as a back-up and you won't need to buy more for a very long time. (The stated shelf-life for the package is two years.)When I was researching yogurt starters, I found most of the non-dairy yogurt starters were "direct set" starters meaning you had to use starter culture powder for each new batch of yogurt. This requires continually buying yogurt starter which can get expensive. I bought this Bacillus Bulgaricus yogurt starter seven months ago and have barely made a dent in the amount in the package. Most of the time, I just use some of the previous batch to make a new batch.I heartily recommend this yogurt starter and if I ever need more, I will buy it again.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best yogurt I've ever made
*by K***D on January 23, 2024*

I started making my own yogurt about a year ago, using plain Greek yogurt I got from the store for the starter. I just tried my first batch of yogurt made with this Bulgarian Yogurt Starter, and it's the best batch of yogurt I've made so far. Really rich, smooth, and creamy, the right thickness, nice depth of flavor, and that perfect balance of sweet & sour. Your results may vary depending on how you make yours, but I didn't do anything different from how I normally make yogurt — aside from the starter — to get these results.One thing that is a source of confusion for some people is that, to get the stated amount of yogurt from the amount of starter you buy, you have to make a batch large enough to use the entire packet of starter. If you only make your yogurt a quart at a time (like I do), that "8 gallon" packet will really only make 8 quarts. However, it was consoling to learn that, just like with any yogurt, I could reserve small amounts of the yogurt I made with it to use as starter for future batches. So one way or another, I'll be able to get that 8 gallons of yogurt — and probably much more — from the one packet of starter I got.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-28*