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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A 5x 4 Litres (1 Gallon) yogurt starter combo deal. Buy 4 DOUBLE packs and get 1 FREE. Each pack makes up to 4 Litres (1 Gallon) of yogurt. This is the perfect combo if you do small quantities of yogurt often and would like to save.
Greek Yogurt Starter
Our Greek yogurt starter makes genuine Greek yogurt (ελληνικό γιαούρτι, Greek-style yoghurt) of exceptional quality with classic Greek yogurt taste, thickness, acidity and aroma. The yogurt is mild, thick and creamy in nature and has an unforgettable taste that can only be compared with that Greek yogurt you tasted in your childhood. It is unlike any other yogurt you’ve ever tried. Simply select a pack size and enjoy the finest Greek yogurt in the world!
Deals & Combos
Get a month's supply of yogurt! This is the perfect combo if you make yogurt once a week!
Subscriptions
Sign up and get a DOUBLE size pack each month. Each pack makes up to 4 Litres (1 Gallon) of yogurt. Great if you make small quantities of yogurt regularly.
Bulgarian Yogurt Starter
This is the same authentic Bulgarian heirloom yogurt starter only with added oil extract from the famous Bulgarian rose damascena. It makes genuine Bulgarian yogurt (kiselo mlyako) of exceptional quality with classic Bulgarian yogurt taste, thickness, acidity and aroma with just a touch of rose flavor. Select a pack size and enjoy!
Sirene Starter
Our Bulgarian Sirene (hard white brined cheese) starter makes a delicious sirene that turns out perfectly every time. Crumbly or creamy with excellent taste and great aroma, it's never been easier to make your own sirene. Select a pack size and get some now!
Kashkaval Starter
Our Bulgarian Kashkaval (soft yellow cheese) starter makes an exquisite kashkaval. Creamy and soft with that je ne sais quoi taste that this typical Bulgarian soft yellow cheese has. Select a pack size and order some today!
Deals & Combos
A combination of 1x 2 Litres (64 Oz) and 1x 30 Litres (8 Gallons) yogurt starter packs (total of 2 packs). This is the perfect combo if you are just starting and want to try a small batch first before you make more yogurt.
Zena –
I don’t know the site disappeared. I was on a walk So where are you located? I will get back to it in a minute- think I will try some. I have been making yogurt for a long time. I used to make it vegan. Now I am interested in its reputed benefit for bones How does it compare with the Bulgarian starter etc I want the Bulgarian for its health benefits
Ya-mei W. –
I received the package.I like it !
Paul W. –
All is well. My yoghurt is delicious. In fact, I think I’ll make some more today. 🙂
Rachel P. –
Ok, thank you so much!! We are in love with our new yogurt culture from you. Best yogurt ever. We’re very excited to try your kefir starter.
Elaine R. –
My Daughter and I both like Yogurt as do My Great Granddaughters My Daughter just recently bought Me a yogurt maker (had one a very long time ago) and some of Your starter from Amazon and now I get to try making it again fresh and the way we like it with out worrying about running out or not having the right flavor etc. each of the 3 Girls like a different flavor where My Daughter and I like most all of them and usually buy Greek Yogurt but I wanted to try Bulgarian and My Daughter agreed since She is the one who found it to start with My Great granddaughters are My youngest Son’s Granddaughters and are not always here and We usually buy some for them and then save it until it is past dated and that is a waste this way I can make it up for them when I know they are coming and it won’t go to waste. ( They use to come 5 days a week at least while My son was at work but There Mom is getting Her life straightened out and they stay home with Her more now and they very seldom see their Dad ) will let You know how we like Yours and it seems so easy to do that maybe I can keep up Thank You
Philip –
I just started producing my own Bulgarian yogurt using your culture. Just started introducing and the feedbacks has been encouraging so far. But only could do in small scale now while hoping the demand will grow more to enable us to further expand the production capacity.
Holly –
Ivo,
The taste is excellent, I am enjoying it and am very happy I ran across this type of yogurt starter.
For us right now, the texture is grainy, which has nothing to do with your starter. I believe, after testing every possibility that could be causing this problem, the raw milk I am getting has to much new moms milk in it, as it is really separating and gets clumpy itself, tastes fine and everything but weird looking, I was told the PH changes with new birth milk so you can’t make cheese or anything as it won’t turn out right. So I am hoping our next milk pick up will be back to normal so my yogurt has a smooth texture again.
Denise –
HI!
I loved the 1st batch I got using the powdered culture. It tastes delicious and was thick and creamy. Second batch using first batch as starter was also good, (same full fat milk)
thanks,
Denise
Christiane H. –
hallo
wir lieben jogurt und dies am besten stichfest ohne flüssiges und wenn man es selbstmachen kann ist es noch besser.
mit freundlichen grüßen m. fuchs
Tom A. –
Yes….it’s working beautifully
Julie –
Hello Ivo, I’m very pleased with my second batch of yogurt (burnt the milk on my first attempt) lovely taste and texture but could be a bit thicker so I will use semi skimmed milk next time instead of skimmed.
Many Thanks
Julie
Shiona –
Hi Ivo,
Looking forward to making my yogurt for the first time!
I don’t like the overly sweet yogurts on sale in the supermarket, whether they have added sugar or contain sweeteners and I don’t like the obsession with low fat products which often have more additives, thickeners or sugar. I like the idea of adding fresh fruit or nuts to a natural product like the yogurt made with Bacillus Bulgaricus. Never made it before but bought the cultures on a whim!
Shiona
Liliya –
Hi Ivo,
All is good! I purchased starter for 150 l so even though I have had to start yoghurt twice with the starter so far (one jar went moldy so could not reuse the yoghurt as starter) I still have some left. My second batch took a lot longer to set and is a little runnier, not sure if I did anything wrong. Still tastes great though. I recommended the site to a friend and she is very happy too! I wish I had the time to try the cheese starter… But that sounds like an emergency supply should the world run out of feta (completely unacceptable)!
Cheers, the starter is great! Keep safe.
JAMES A. –
Yogurt EXCELLENT. Great starter.
Anthony h. –
Enjoy it as a snack after lunch
karchay –
I am a manufacturer who have been dealing with yogurt. Currently I am using CHR Hansen brand. My success with this brand is not upto my expectation as this brand doesn’t give good outcome. I am looking to try with other brand…so I googled and found ur site.
Bill Mc. –
Hi Ivo,
I follow Dr. Eric Berg DC on youtube and one of his recommendations was that Bulgarian yoghurt contained far more live culture and was better than greek yoghurt.
He was talking about a yoghurt made in USA, namely Trimoana, which he was taken with. This piqued my curiousity and so I did a search and found your site and did a more refined search and found you on Amazon.
I use an old unusual search engine dogpile.com which gives me a lot more results and more info than google.
Regards……….
Marshall –
Ivo-
Yes, we enjoyed it…and are still enjoying it. Thank you for the attention to the shipping issue. I have your website saved for future purchases.
Thanks
Marie B. –
Hi,
This is the second time we’ve ordered the culture and it works great! We have made countless batches of yogurt and will never buy store bought yogurt again. We are completely satisfied with the batches we get from this culture and its taste and texture is just like it was when we were in Bulgaria.
Thanks so much,
Purity –
It is certainly a well-deserved 5 stars.
Kay –
i loved your Yogurt starter and yes I will order more ..my friends love it too ..cheers
Purity –
Thank you so much for your kindness!
Sandra E. –
Hi Ivo
We love yoghurt, but I also make a lot of Labneh. We are able to source raw milk and I make about a litre of labneh a week!
I then use the whey along with the whole milk to make ricotta!
Thank you for asking,
Leo O. –
Hi Ivo,
The starters were just delivered.
Many thanks for all your help.
Elianne –
Really looking forward to receiving the product!!
Chris –
Hi Ivo,
It was the best yogurt I’ve ever had, and that is not an exaggeration.
Thanks!
Chris
park h. –
I buy Bulgarian yogurt from Amazon every time.
Víctor C. –
Hi Ivo,
Sorry for the late reply. No, no problem at all! It is just that the starter goes a long way, and I keep re-culturing it until I do something stupid and kill my yogurt, then I buy starter again.
Thank you, and take care!
Audel G. –
Me enteré por un amigo, no he recibido el producto por lo tanto no lo he probado, me gusta tomar un buen yogurt y me han dicho que con este producto queda genial, espero que así sea
Karen A. –
Healthy breakfast food.
Zori Nikolchova –
Здравей Иво,
Причината да купувам закваска е, че в киселото мляко, което се продава в Англия почти няма прясно мляко, а както знаеш в България сме свикнали да ядем кисело мляко, което е направено от 100% прясно мляко. Това е причината да подквасявам мляко в домашни условия.
Поздрави,
Зори
Thomas –
Hi Ivo,
That was a handy tip. BTW I left a review on Amazon, it might take a day to show up. Looking forward to trying the greek yoghurt and kefir! Have a great weekend…
Thomas
Kishore S. –
Strange how I’m coming across articles about Probiotics! This one I read in The Times (UK) of yesterday. It was the headline that caught my eye, “Great Barrier reef cure found in Yighurt” Scientists have long pondered how to save coral reefs from destruction. Now it seems we should have been looking to our fridges for the answer all along and that yoghurt may hold the solution.
Probiotic bacteria have found a new role, moving beyond protecting our guts to saving coral reefs. Corals given adose of probiotic bacteria in a laboratory were better at coping with stressessuch as rising water temperature, which can cause reefs to turn white and die in a process known as bleaching.
Looks like probiotics has other benefits too.
Kishore S. –
We’ve believed in Probiotics for at least two decades of not more. That’s why my interest. And we livkd the Bulgarian probiotics very much.
Maria –
Hi,
You are very kind.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Maria
Marcy –
Hi Ivo!
I have been using your starter for years! I make 2 gallons at a time, and have it for breakfast every morning, with fruit, granola and nuts.
I even made it while living in Costa Rica! Whenever I traveled to the United States, I would order starter to take back home! I’m living in the US now, easier to obtain my starter!
Stay Well!
Marcy
Svetla –
Привет, Иво
Първо – поздравления за това, което правите. Вярвам, че има много хора, които намират чрез вас истинската стойност на Българските млечни продукти.
Относно продукта – всичко се получи фантастично. Мога да призная, че ТОВА качество на българско кисело мляко липсва дори на българския пазар. След една година проби за подквасване с американски кисели млека, най-накрая изпитах радост да вкуся истински продукт. Вкусът и текстурата са като по БДС 🙂 Дотук само веднъж използвах закваската на прах, след което няколко пъти подквасвам от готовото кисело мляко.
Въпреки, че вероятно мнението ми се повтаря с голяма част от клиентите ви и нищо ново не казвам, за мен е радост да го споделя (и предполагам, че трябва да направя това на сайта ви).
Още веднъж благодаря за доставената радост и се надявам скоро да се престраша да направя сиренце или кашкавал 🙂
Желая ви успех!
Поздрави,
Светла
Petrina –
Hi Ivo,
Definitely the yoghurt was easy to make and delicious- thank you!!
Petrina
Kimie V. –
Hi,
The reason why I buy the Yoghurt starter is because I live plant-based and hope to be able to make Plant-based Yoghurts by myself.
Best regards
Petra –
Hello Ivo,
We have been using the Bulgarian yoghurt starter in combination with our yoghurt maker.
We’re still experimenting with the optimal time of fermentation to get the taste we like most … It already gives very good results (taste and structure) but we want to get it perfect 😉
We also purchased a Kefir starter
Megan –
Commercial yogurt doesn’t have much substance- no whole milk, artificial flavors and sweeteners. I’m diabetic and yogurt is a great way for me to get protein and probiotics, but I wanted a full flavor and texture that I struggle to find in stores. When I realized how easy it was to make in my instant pot, I was hooked. It was easy to find starter the first time (yogourmet 16pack), but this time (only my second purchase) the price had risen considerably, shipping costs and times were greater. You offered an affordable, wholesome product that I could even get via subscription. Your website provided a lot of information that I was grateful for and if circumstances (finances) change I’m not tied to a contract subscription.
So, nice to meet you Ivo and I look forward to making yogurt with you!
Christine –
Thank you, I like the yogurt starter. Works very well. Tastes good.
Christine
Patrizia –
Hi,
everything is perfect, thank you.
I still have yogurt starter etc. Last time I ordered a lot.
Charlotte M. –
Hi Ivo!
The yogurt is actually for my boyfriend. He’s recently discovered how much he loves yogurt and is giving making it a go. I thought I’d surprise him with some starter from your website to help him in his journey 🙂
Jane –
HI Ivo
Thanks to your fantastic advice, my starter is now lasting longer and my yogurt is working out properly. Than you so much
Jane
James C. –
Keen on cultured food.
Lynzie –
I eat yogurt for the health benefits. I also love the taste of yogurt and like to use it with cooking as well.
I did a search for Bulgarian yogurt starter and your website came up on my Google search.
Lynzie