Yogurt Starter
$1.99 – $31.99
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.
Simply select a pack size and enjoy the best yogurt in the world!
This is an authentic Bulgarian heirloom yogurt starter. Each pack contains loose powder mix, in perfect proportions, of the two strains 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.
This is a heirloom yogurt 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.
More Details
Ingredients: Live active lactic acid cultures (lactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus)
Type: Heirloom thermophilic Bulgarian yogurt starter.
Strength: 1 gram of starter contains more than 25 billion cfu of lactic acid probiotic bacteria strains lactobacillus bulgaricus and streptococcus thermophilus. 100% potency guaranteed.
Origin: Produced in Bulgaria.
Product Information
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Make Your Own Yogurt
It is super easy to make yogurt using this yogurt starter. You can make your own yogurt with or without the help of an yogurt maker.
Check here for the 6 easy steps to make your own yogurt.
Storage
Store in freezer. Take out as much as you need in order to make yogurt, then reseal and refreeze the remaining starter for later. The starter has 2 years of shelf live.
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Claire –
Ivo,
I love your yogurt starter. Everything’s okay.
I will be ordering more starter from you. I make only a small batch every week or so therefore the starter packages last me a long time.
Thank you again
Claire
Finlay R. –
Dear Ivo
Your Yogurt, Kefir and Greek yogurt are so good that we would not be without it My wile and I consume c.3 litre every week!
We bought a good supply when you offered a 40% reduction and pot it in the freezer.
Before it runs out we well be ordering more !!!!!
Regards
Finlay R.
Dave –
Everything is fine, the starter is great as always.
JK –
Hi I’m a native Bulgarian.
Best regards: JK
Angela –
Hi Ivo,
I make my joghurt by myself due to lactose intolerace. If yout let ist sit for 24 hrs the lactose is gone. Since ther is no lactose free organic yoghurt, i needed to make it myself.
Needed.. becaus since recently i dont eat milk altogether and started to make soyaghurt. It works. But using bought sojyghurt as a starter it not efficient since i dont need a whole cup of
it.
So i like to try it with this.
I searched explicitly for bazillus bulgaricus since it is mentioned in “Ernährungskompass” a german bestselling book about wich stuff to eat is the healthiest according to science.
Irene C. –
I regrow the yoghurt, It is very good.
Louise –
Ivo, everything is great. I ordered quite a bit of starter. I’m about half way through. You’ll hear from us when we need more because we love the starter.
Rob & Mary M. –
Everything is fine, will be ordering next month
Terri –
I drink my homemade yogurt/buttermilk everyday! I shake 1/2 cup of it into a “smoothie” with a tsp of red beet powder. About every 10 days I make a 1/2 gallon. That little package of culture usually lasts me about 6 mths, so I’m good to go for a few more mths.
Monty T. –
Thanks for the information was very helpful / informative.
Bob W. –
You have a great heirloom yogurt starter. I have not had to start a new one.
Thanks
Pearl W. –
Hello,
I still have starter left, but it is a very good starter. My family is enjoying it very much. Will definitely reorder again in the future.
Best,
Pearl W.
Monty T. –
Hello Ivo,
We all are enjoying the home made yogurt we are making. We are a small family so is the consumption. A package of starter goes a long way.
To give you an idea of our diet and mouth taste, you need to know that we are from Mediterranean. From Turkey to be more specific. With the starter we are using we get the taste of yogurt that we used to have back at home and we are very happy of that..
Janice W. –
The starter is working great. Great product and I will order more from you when needed.
Thanks for caring
Massoud –
Hi Ivo,
I tried low fat milk and just your yogurt starter. Texture turned out good.
Thanks,
Massoud
Victoria M. –
greatly interested, I always make my own yogurt.
used to make own yogurt in Europe and still using my old supply which is about to be depleted.
So, I have not started to use Yours yet.
But I read Your very good reviews from Your Site that’s why I made my order.
Looking forward to apply Your starter and reorder it again, because I always use homemade yogurt, cheese.
Joe –
Ivo, this is my three month anniversary of making yogurt with your starter and it has the exact same taste. You truly have an heirloom starter–I’m very satisfied.
Many thanks.
Joe
Tanya M. –
Hi Ivo,
I make my own yougurth at home with your starter. I am realy surprised ! All Bulgarians know that the delicious yougourt is made in the mountains. I live in Laval, island Montreal.
However my youghourt is delicious, same of this one I remember of my chailhood in Bulgaria
My canadian husband adore it too. THANKS!
Roxanna –
My husband is from Iran, we eat a lot of yogurt. I started making my own yogurt when I started looking at the ingredients of store bought yogurt and could not identify some of the ingredients. When I make it, I only use organic whole milk. I was reading it is good to start with a new heirloom-style culture rather than store starters.
Roxanna
Véronique C. –
Hi Ivo,
I started eating a yogurt as dessert because I like something sweet after a meal but I’m trying to be more mindful of my health (and my weight). I really don’t like store bought yogurt but I do have great memories of the yogurt my dad and my stepmom used to make at home. So I recently bought a yogurt maker on Amazon and decided to make my own yogurt. The first two batches (started with a plain low fat yogurt and whole milk) were pretty good but the third one was not. Since I can’t find yogurt starter here in Puerto Rico, I looked online. I did find several options on Amazon but I wanted something more “natural” and that would also ship faster and I found you.
Best,
Francine –
Hi Ivo, no problems just 4 months ago ordered double what I would usually get to get through the pandemic and the lousy mail service during it. I still have lots and won’t need anymore for about 3 months. Love the starter and love the yogurt and didn’t want to run low and not be able to get any so ordered lots to carry us through.
Francine
Kerry –
Improves gut health.
Tina –
Everything is great Ivo! I bought a huge amount on my last order and am still using that, thanks.
Tina
Martyn –
Ivo
Thank you for sending through the second packet of the bacillus bulgaricus culture that arrived today.
I made a supply in my breadmaker yesterday and had it for breakfast this morning , simply delicious!
Superb customer service of which i am very grateful.
Regards.
Martyn
Zena Z. –
I liked that it was a white powder instead of that grey stuff I have gotten before. It separated a bit but got more solid in the frig. It is tart tasting.
You certainly are very involved in your company.
Martyn –
Excellent customer service, very much appreciated.
ellie –
So I tried it with whole milk this past weekend. It was excellent! Thank you for your product and assistance. Very much appreciated.
Duncan A. –
Hi, Ivo;
Good to hear from you.
We have always enjoyed yogurt, but recently got a sous vide machine, giving us an excellent way to make our own yogurt economically. Most importantly, we have adopted the KETO nutrition lifestyle with great success and are really enjoying eating healthy whole foods.
Blessings,
Sofia –
Thank you so much.
I love your yogurt, I am still learning, but I love the flavour and my husband and boy too…
I am totally satisfied.
I will surely purchase more, at the end of summer…
Maybe I will try your cheese too
Thank you
Sofia
Mehdi –
Hello Dear Ivo,
Last year we received a “Bacillus Bulgaricus Sirene Starter” sample from your company and compared it with rival products.
We are hereby informing you that we have chosen your product because of its taste and structural appearance.
We will start to produce the bulgarian cheese in October 2020.
With the best regards
Cn –
I make it because. I like the flavor and there no added ingredients.
Carolyn –
I like controlling the amount of sugar and additives. I’m trying to find an heirloom that works with non diary milks.
Bonnie J C. –
Many years ago I researched yogurt starters and decided to use your product. From the first time I used it , I knew I had made the right decision. After purchasing my new yogurt maker and checking for the Bulgarian starter, I has so glad to see it still able to be purchased. Thank you for the wonderful product that you provide. I am very pleased, as I always had
been. This is definitely a 5 star product and service.
Will –
Hello Ivo,
How are you? I love yogurt because it taste great and is healthy. I bought your product to see how good it is and if yes, I will buy more in the future. I also bought your product
because it is hard to find yogurt in my town unless you drive to a large supermarket and the nearest ones are located in the next town over.
Thank you.
Violeta A. –
I like the yogurt very much! Not only that but I send picture on messenger to all of my Bulgarian friend.They were complaining about the yogurt in the stores, one of them told me that she buys only Bulgarian style yogurt from Trader Joe’s. I took picture from the little package, and the quality of yogurt I make.I buy organic milk from Costco. I’m living in San Francisco Bay Area since 1981 year.Here are many Bulgarian now, but they don’t know about your yogurt starter.
L.A. B. –
It is natural and healthy, and I want to take their into my production
Lateefat –
Dear Ivo,
I actually started making yoghurt since 1998, but small quantities of 5-10liter for. Friends and family .Interestingly everyone who drank always come back for more.Recently met someone who had a taste of my yoghurt and insisted it was good enough for commercial production, this is promoted me into action, we just commenced production in small wuanti y about a week ago and the response is really encouraging.
The intent is to use cow milk, unfortunately getting regular supply is difficult.My objective is to be able to create that cow milk yogurts taste while using your starter.
A search on the net revealed your company as a producer but I couldn’t find a sales point of your product in Nigeria hence this mail.
I May not be able to buy much for now but hopefully as we grow in the business we will and may even assist u to sell locally.
I hope this mail satisfies the questions raised in yours
Thank you
Laura –
I love your yogurt cultures, just made a mistake and ate it all
Avi –
Hi Ivo, I am the same as you. I ate yogurt since I was a child, and I keep eating yogurt today every day, but since I don’t eat dairy any longer I make my own coconut yogurt. I love it!
Avi
Raghu R. –
Thans Ivo. I like Yogurt because it is both healthy and tastes very good. Grew up having yogurt on a daily basis.
Avi –
Hi Ivo, thanks for your reply, and the handbook. my order was shipped and it will arrive Monday. everything is fine on that.
I will order directly from you next time
Avi
Cynthia H. –
I purchased your product on smileamazon. I am very interested in your e-book on yogurt making. I am a novice and am particularly interested in non-dairy recipes.
Venzislav P. –
Everything was OK!
Amish –
Hi, I’ve made one of the packets I recieved and it turned out really good. Thanks.
Beth –
Hi Ivo!
How are you? I LOVED it. In fact, I made another purchase yesterday.
I signed up for your email list yesterday, too, and am looking forward to your recipes and emails. The yogurt is wonderfully creamy and tangy. It’s great. Thank you!
Best,
Beth
Carla S. –
Hi!
I wasn’t sure how much to use for a gallon of milk. I knew the package said to use 1gram (I bought 8 grams). I tried to weigh it out but my scale was not sensitive enough. So I measured out how much I had and divided it into 8 portions (came out to 1/2 teaspoon).
I always ferment my yoghurt for 24 hours for more probiotics with no lactose in the final product. The taste was a little more tangy than I’m used to but quite tasty! After a couple days of refrigeration the taste seemed to mellow just a little. I am very happy with the starter and the final yoghurt product I created.
I will be a regular customer. Thank you!!