Buttermilk Starter
$2.99 – $30.99
Our Buttermilk starter makes genuine Buttermilk of exceptional quality with a traditional rich flavor and a fresh mild taste with just a slight tartness.
You can use our Buttermilk starter to make cultured buttermilk as well as other cultured fermented products like cultured butter, sour cream, clubber milk, crème fraîche, whipped cream, and more.
Simply select a pack size and enjoy some great Buttermilk!
This is an authentic Buttermilk starter. Each pack contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the strains required to make the perfect Buttermilk.
Buttermilk is a fermented dairy drink. Traditionally, before being homogenized, milk was left to sit for a period of time to allow the cream and milk to separate. During this time, naturally occurring lactic acid bacteria in the milk fermented it, helping the separation and resulting in cultured milk and cultured cream. That cultured cream was then churned into butter and the buttermilk was the left over liquid.
Cultured buttermilk is a similar product to the traditional buttermilk. It is made using milk inoculated with lactic acid bacteria and is more viscous than traditional buttermilk. If left cultured for a longer period of time, cultured buttermilk will even get to the consistency of yogurt. Cultured buttermilk is full of probiotics which makes it super healthy for you.
Our Buttermilk starter makes genuine Buttermilk of exceptional quality with a traditional rich flavor and a fresh mild taste with just a slight tartness.
You can adjust the thickness of your buttermilk by controlling the time of incubation, making it anywhere from just a fermented alternative to milk to a thick, creamy and smooth yogurt-like buttermilk, thus making it ideal for drinking, eating, backing, cooking, etc. In addition, you can use our Buttermilk starter to make other cultured fermented products like cultured butter, sour cream, clubber milk, crème fraîche, whipped cream, and more. See here for recipes and instructions.
Buttermilk is a mesophilic product, which means you can culture it at room temperature.
This is a heirloom Buttermilk starter with live active bacteria, which means that you can reuse buttermilk from your previous batch to culture your new batch, for as long as you wish.
The starter contains lactic acid cultures isolated from natural sources in ecologically preserved areas in Bulgaria as well as local, indigenous cultures. It is fully natural and organic with no preservatives, additives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients and it is soy and gluten free. Halal. Kosher.
Ingredients
Live active lactic acid cultures of Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Brevis, Lactobacillus Casei.
Storage
Store the Buttermilk starter packs in the FREEZER.
Use by the date indicated on the label.
The starter packs have 2 years of shelf live. Use by the date indicated on the label.
See more storage instructions on the Buttermilk Starter product information page.
Product Information
Additional product information is available below and on the Buttermilk Starter product information page.
| Ingredients | Lactobacillus Brevis, Lactobacillus Casei, Lactobacillus Bulgaricus |
|---|---|
| Starter Strength | > 200 million CFU/g, 100% potency guaranteed |
| Starter Type | Heirloom Buttermilk Starter |
| Details | 100% natural, No additives, No preservatives, Gluten free, Soy free, GMO free, Halal, Kosher |
| Origin | Made in Bulgaria, Original Buttermilk recipe |
| Shelf Life | 2+ years at -15 C (in the freezer), 1-2 years at 4 C (in the fridge), Up to 1 year at ambient temperature |
| Storage | Store in FREEZER |
| Milk Type To Use With | Dairy milk OK, Non-dairy milk OK, Vegan milk OK, Excellent for yogurt drinks, Excellent for frozen yogurts too, Can be used to make cultured sour cream, Can be used to make cultured whipped cream, Can be used to make cultured crème fraîche, Can be used to make clubber milk, Can be used to make cultured butter |
Ingredients
Freeze-dried live active lactic acid cultures — Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Lactobacillus Brevis, Lactobacillus Casei.
The starter contains nothing more than the strains it is made of and a very small quantity of dried organic skim milk powder. It is the medium on which the strains grow and some of it gets packaged together with them. The milk powder is completely consumed by the bacteria during incubation so there is none of it in the finished product. See some more information about our lactose free and vegan starters.
The starter is fully natural and organic with no preservatives, additives, artificial colors or flavors. It contains no GMO ingredients. It is soy, nuts, and gluten free.
Activity and Strength
1 gram of starter contains at least 200 million colony-forming unit (2 x 108 CFU/g) of lactic acid probiotic bacteria strains.
100% potency guaranteed. 100% viability guaranteed.
Contents
This is an heirloom starter with freeze-dried live active bacteria.
Each sachet contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the strains required to make excellent Buttermilk.
The exact amount of starter varies per pack and is indicated, in grams, under your selected pack size on the product purchase page.
More information about various pack sizes and their contents can be found here.
Buttermilk Making Instructions
It is super easy to make Buttermilk using our Bacillus Bulgaricus starter. We have included two sets of instructions how to make Buttermilk:
- The traditional method for making Buttermilk – if you prefer to make your Buttermilk the conventional way, manually or with the help of a yogurt-making machine.
- A fail proof method for making Buttermilk – if you have difficulties getting good results with the traditional method or would like to get your results faster, try this fail-proof manual method instead.
How to make Buttermilk instructions.
Why get the Bacillus Bulgaricus Buttermilk Starter
You should buy this Buttermilk starter if you are looking for a no-fuss Buttermilk starter which is easy to use, performs consistently and reliably and makes absolutely delicious cultured buttermilk, butter, sour cream, clubber milk, crème fraîche, whipped cream or more.
When you make your own Buttermilk you are in control of all the ingredients so you know what you are putting in your body. Buttermilk made with Bacillus Bulgaricus starters is full of gut-healthy probiotics that are great for your health. Our Buttermilk starter is heirloom which means that you can make endless batches of Buttermilk saving a ton of money while eating healthy – an absolute win-win!
Read this long list of reasons why our starters are good for you.
Usage
The packs are packaged and labeled with the grams they contain and the volume those grams make when used entirely in one go.
The packs are intended for single use, or their contents could be split for multiple use (with the exception of the Sourdough starter which should always be used in one go).
When you split the pack, take out as much as you need to make your yogurt, then reseal and refreeze the remaining starter for later. Make sure you store the sachets in a way that prevents moisture from getting in, i.e. well closed in a Ziploc bag or wrapped around and fastened with a rubber band.
When you split the contents of the pack and use less starter amount to make smaller volumes, keep in mind that you are also reducing the total amount of yogurt that you can make from the pack (read more on that here). Refer to this page to see the gram to Liters (gallons) chart and to find out how much starter to use for different volumes of milk.
Help
Bacillus Bulgaricus starters are easy to use and are strong enough to make sure that the fermentation process completes naturally and smoothly, under the right conditions.
If you ever need help with using our products or troubleshooting your fermentation method, simply contact us with any questions and we’ll be happy to help.
You can also fill out this help form and we’ll get back to you in no time.
FAQs
If you’d rather read than write us an email, then check out this list of frequently asked questions and answers and Help and How-To articles for some more helpful information.
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Oscar C. –
I like Yogurt and Buttermilk on a daily basis.
Ed –
Ivo,
I’m an old man dying from cancer. I have never been a fan of yogurt, but, should I be permitted the time, I might try your culture and discover, perhaps, that the yogurt of which I have not been a fan, was inferior.
I am a fan of Bulgarian style blue-vein cheese, similar, as you certainly know, to Greek Feta, but richer, creamier, less salty. Unfortunately, the single import foods store from where I used to purchase it, has failed and closed due to the consequences of America’s politically
manufactured crisis, e.g., Covid-19 pandemic.
I use buttermilk in many dishes, (I am an accomplished cook), and much prefer the Bulgarian culture to any other I’ve ever tried.
I’ve known but a handful of native Bulgarians in my long life, but delighted in their zest for life, for food, for family, for traits and values I see disappearing here in our current, perverse political climate. Thank you for the self-effacing humor and the attention you pay to customers. The feeling is as friends, not merely a commercial transaction.
Ed
Andryna E. –
I wanted a buttermilk starter and could not find one in stock in New Zealand
Tiffany –
I just went ahead with ordering them individually.
Thanks for your help! I’ve enjoyed using the bulgarian, and sour cream and buttermilk ones. Tried filmjolk as well but not sure if I like the taste. Will have to try another batch to see if the funny taste was due to my jar lid carrying some scents.
But I was eager to share the cultures with my friend in Singapore who likes experimenting with such things too.
Warm Regards,
Jeanne –
I bought it to make buttermilk. Can’t find buttermilk in stores and need buttermilk to make whole-wheat blueberry muffins.
Cat –
I use it in place of other ingredients many times (like sour cream or mayo) for the benefits of the cultures and a higher protein:fat ratio. With some people in the family having a dairy allergy, I also experiment with making yogurt out of alternate “milks.” The ability to control texture, sourness, and add fresh ingredients like fruit is too great to pass up for the tiny bit of work involved.
I just learned about Bulgarian buttermilk so I was excited to try making it versus trying to locate a local supplier. Is there a dairy alternative buttermilk in my future? Perhaps indeed.
I am sure I will be back for some other starters – I love everything fermentation. Cheese might be on the horizon…
Cat
David –
Ivo,
We would just like to know more about your products, making Bulgarian Buttermilk & Yoghurt & cheeses with whole organic cows milk. We used to have access to goats when I was a kid & when my wife & I were younger, but no more. We like that a lot too. We currently just make enough to eat & drink (My son & I mainly make it, but it is primarily just the three of us unless we have a visitor), but stumbled across your company & it looks more interesting.
Thank you
Frances –
Actually, it’s what they call Bulgarian buttermilk. I can’t find any organic Bulgarian buttermilk, so I want to try buying organic whole milk and using your culture to make buttermilk. I like the slight tang and the thickness, and I frequently use it in baking and cooking (made a great corn chowder using buttermilk with a little heavy cream).