Yogurt Starter
$1.99 – $31.99
Our 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 original 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.
Our Bulgarian Yogurt Starter makes thick, creamy and absolutely delicious genuine Bulgarian yogurt (kiselo mlyako) of exceptional quality with classic Bulgarian yogurt taste, thickness, acidity and aroma. It is unlike any other yogurt you’ve ever tried.
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.
The starter contains lactic acid cultures isolated from natural sources in ecologically preserved areas in Bulgaria. 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 and Streptococcus Thermophilus.
1 gram of starter contains more than 25 billion cfu of lactic acid probiotic bacteria strains Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and Streptococcus Thermophilus. 100% potency guaranteed.
Storage
Store the starter packs 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 packs have 2 years of shelf live.
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.
| Ingredients | Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Streptococcus Thermophilus |
|---|---|
| Starter Strength | > 25 billion CFU/g, 100% potency guaranteed |
| Starter Type | Heirloom Bulgarian yogurt starter |
| Details | 100% natural, No additives, Gluten free, Soy free, GMO free, Halal, Kosher |
| Origin | Made in Bulgaria |
| 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 |
Ingredients:
Freeze-dried live active lactic acid cultures — Lactobacillus Bulgaricus and Streptococcus Thermophilus
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Get 4x DOUBLE – 4 L / 1 gal packs for the price of three! That's a month's supply of yogurt! This is the perfect combo if you make yogurt once a week!
Erin M. –
Thank you so so much!
Joanna N. –
delicious taste
Darcie D. –
The Bulgarian yogurt starter is best with dairy milk, and it is literally the best. We’ve never had flavor like this from any other starter, and you can’t buy yogurt like this. We use 1% milk
and add 1/2 cup dry milk at a cooled-down temp of 160 Fahrenheit (mix some milk into the dry milk, then strain into the rest of the milk and continue with cooling before adding starter).
It is amazing.
Melissa –
by using 1.5 grams of yogurt starter with about 1 liter of milk gives me 37.5 million cfu to the milliliter (maybe 37 million for milk measuring error)
Dean R. –
Thanks Ivo. My ongoing interest in making greek.bulgarian yogurt at home in my kitchen is:
1…better texture
2…better flavor
3…fun process
4…better price than supermarket
5…more access to a wide variety of starter cultures
Marleen –
I really like it! My first batch of yogurt that actually worked using your yogurt starter!
Katia –
Hi Ivo!
I buy or make yogurt because I’m trying to have a light and healthy breakfast!! 🙂
Have a good day,
Katia
Damian –
I married a beautiful Bulgarian lady and this is my way of giving her a taste of home… plus I love tarator and you just cannot buy any yogurt as good in the rest of Europe
James –
I love yogurt especially in smoothies and frozen desserts. Would prefer to make my own without any additives. Can doctor them up as I see fit. Your culture is exceptional. I wanted to try your Greek culture now. Make in my 3 qt. Mini instapot. Perfect for half gallon of milk.
Bronla –
Hi Ivo,
I buy yogurt because I love the taste. I want to make my own yogurt because we now have milking goats! We like to drink the milk, make cheese and now make yogurt!
Uchenna –
I like it.
Shine –
I like yogurt because it is good for me. And I want to make money with yogurt selling.
Melissa –
I enjoy eating it because of the tart nature and for it’s creamy texture
Lena D. –
I grew up eating yogurt my made it from scratch, found White Mountain Bulgarian Yogurt in a store it reminded me of my moms.I was searching the internet to see if I can find out about ordering a larger size I came across your site about making my own so I needed to look into this
MM –
I have cerebral palsy, my mom made sure I had yogurt every day for bowel reasons and stomach reasons. The bacteria is important and I do like the taste as well.
Corina –
Dear All,
I just made my first batch of yogurt and I LOVE it! Thank you so much!
Paul –
It’s worked out very well. I still have some left. I also use it in making feta cheese. It gives it a good tart taste when letting sit for a few days.
Thanks!!
Paul –
Hi Ivo-
I love the versatility of yogurt. It can be savory as a condiment like tzatziki or added to a berry protein drink breakfast concoction. In either case it adds a wonderful and bright flavor. I have been using a sous vide tool to cook meats recently and discovered I can make yogurt with it as well.
I am looking forward to experimenting
Molly –
I love the yogurt! I have goats that I milk and have been making a gallon of yogurt every week and it is the best yogurt I have ever had. I share with friends and they agree.
Surely K. –
I use yogurt for health reasons. And was sent the Yogurt making book from you all, and am so grateful. I recently found out that I’m having problems with dairy so knowing that I can make yogurt with almond milk has been a God send. Thank you so much for being there when I needed you most. By the way, your Bulgarian yogurt is the best I’ve had. Even without dairy!
Bruce –
Everything is wonderful in my yoghurt world. I’m making it regularly and still have starter.
Tricia M. –
Bought more starter 🙂
Paula B. –
It’s creamy and delicious, seems like a treat for breakfast instead of something good for me. I love putting it on top of fresh fruit, with some nuts. I enjoy learning new things in many areas of life and learned to make sourdough bread a year or so ago. Yogurt seems like a good next project – I want to find my personal favorite method and recipe! I really like the yogurts I’ve had in Europe on trips, would like to figure out what is different about it and find a way to replicate it, at some point. After I learn the basics!!
Thomas –
I believe I need the calcium. I don’t drink much milk eat NO cheese in Japan. Japanese don’t eat much quality cheese, a lot of cheese spread and fake cheese UGGG. I try to eat an egg a day…maybe. I loved dairy products as a kid, but too expensive here. Milk is not expensive but yogurt and cheese are. No kifir or other varieties you sell. Maybe I should eat MORE calcium?? I am 70, Ivo, How old are you????
Thomas
Liliana C. –
Hey,
I like to make it, I like to eat it and, most important, I love the fact that I know exactly how it was made.
Thanks
Michael –
Received today in good order.
Many thanks
Michael
Heinz –
Hallo,
ja wir haben den Joghurt Starter wieder gekauft weil wir von Ihrem Produkt überzeugt sind!
Wir vergeben 5 Sterne.
Herzliche Grüße
Adrienne –
Hi Ivo,
This is just to let you know that I received the packet containing my cultures! it finally found its way to its new home.
Thank you!
Adrienne
Elaine –
I love yogurt
Audrey –
This is how my lactose free with almond milk yogurt came out… consistency is nice
Thank you very much for the support and for answering all my emails I really appreciate it
Melody A. –
The flavor of the yogurt is excellent. I prefer it over others I’ve had.
DIana –
I like yogurt, usually Greek but am familiar with Bulgarian yogurt through the Edgar Cayce readings.
Truthfully , I thought he was always referring to butter milk all these years.
He’s known as the Sleeping prophet and did many health and life readings in the the 1920’s to the 1940’s . He mentioned more than once that the Bulgarian yogurt was generally best. His aim was to help in a general way dietary way for some people :other times his readings were for very ill people.
I want to try real Bulgarian yoghurt !
Demez M. –
Good morning Ivo,
im writing you from north Italy, very nice place in the nature call “Val Gardena”.
Outside we can see nice mountains and a lot of nature and to many cows.
So i buy every day fresh milk and i was thinking to start to make cheese and bulgarian yogurt only for family and friends, so i like to try how works,me never made it bevor.
Have a nice day Ivo
Regards
Kirsten –
Hello Ivo,
I LOVE the yogurt! I have been keeping it going since the first batch and I just love it. I am definitely excited to try more of your products.
Kirsten
S. K –
Hi,
I’ve been very sick lately and after much testing, my doctor asked me to try eating no dairy! It worked after a couple months of searching.
So now I am able to make Bulgarian Yogurt with almond milk
I love it so much
Amelia –
Hi, I loved the yogurt I put the whole sachet in for just under two litres. It was thick and smooth. I used gold top milk and consequently I had a layer of cream on top of each of my 7
individual yogurt pots. I wasn’t expecting that. Perhaps I should use regular homogenised blue top milk. I also like soya milk so would like some advice about what culture to use. Can I put honey into the yogurt mix before fermentation. I will certainly buy again
Amelia
elana –
hi ivo,
glad to tell you that the yogurt i made came out very good! i was surprised to see how such a tiny amount of starter was sufficient for 2 liters of milk. thanks a lot.
elana
Lyubka H. –
Hi Ivo,
As someone who grew up in Bulgaria, yogurt is staple food for me. My family used every occasion they had to get hold of fresh milk and make yogurt at home, so I knew the basics and enjoyed it. I love to make my food and know what exactly it contains.
I found you some time ago thanks to an Australian dairy company (Mungaly Creek) with whom I spoke on the phone about the taste and texture of yogurt here. They told me they are purchasing kefir starter from you and gave me the details.
Cheers,
Meredith –
Hi,
I’ve just been using my yogurt as a starter for the new batch, which is why I haven’t ordered more yet. I will likely order more starter soon.
Best,
Meredith
Allison S. –
Hi Ivo
Thank you the yoghurt it was delicious! I like to know what goes in my yoghurt which is why I thought of making my own.
Thanks
Bob S. –
Hi Ivo,
I just signed up for your insider’s list and Iam from Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
The number one reason why I like yogurt is for health reason as I am aware that the microbiomes within the guts have to be balanced and that will boost your immunity, and immunity is your best defense against viruses, but regretfully over here there are not so many people aware about this.
I also need some info if your probiotics works with non dairy creamer, there is also a creamer product with soluble fiber (most likely mix with inulin) which is a prebiotic as well.
Thank you, and have a nice weekend.
Regards,
Thomas –
Ivo, I just woke up from a nap of exhaustion, 11:20PM checking email. How may years has it been Ivo? And I eat fruit and yogurt almost every morning. Price of fruit here climbs and
climbs.. But the price of homemade yogurt is pretty stable, milk prices haven;t changed that much. 400 gms of fair quality store yogurt is 149 yen. That price has gone up 20 yen over the past few years. You might remember I used to have a protein additive, but I haven’t doe that in a couple of years. Now jst 3 kinds of fruit, and yogurt, almost EVERY morning. It takes about 40 min. to prepare so I cut back on the amount I eat. ONe preparation works for 2 days. I make 2 litres of yogurt at a time. All this is to say I DONT USE so much yogurt…lol. Before I buy more I have to use up the packs in my freezer.
Bill –
My wife and I enjoy Greek yogurt and fruit for breakfast and also as a desert sometimes.
Bill
Dick G. –
Better nutrition & better digestion
Antoaneta –
Hi,
I am extremely happy with my starter and am making yogurt on the regular.
We just use our previous batch of yogurt to start the next one, so I haven’t needed more starter. But if my yogurt ever stops being good, I will definitely reorder to start a new one.
Thanks,
Antoaneta
Duncan A. –
Hi Ivo. We made our first batch of Bacillus Bulgaricus and are very pleased – best yogurt we’ve had. I used ½ tsp of the freeze dried starter with one gallon of milk following your instructions to bring the milk to 212 degrees, reducing the milk temp to 110 F, adding the starter and processing lightly covered in our sous vide @ 110 F for 8 hours.
I reserved 1 pint to try as a mother for our next batch.
Many thanks,
Lynzie –
I’m using some of my yogurt for starter 2-3 times before starting a new batch.
Love the yogurt.
Lynzie
Frances –
Ivo,
I have been making yogurt since my Hippie days in the 70”s, back then we made it in a glass jar then put it in a black garbage bag and let the sun incubate it. Over the years I have tried many cultures in different combinations to get the quality and flavor of those old days and I have finally found it. These days I make my yogurt in an incubator, the Bacillus Bulgaricus starter has the same creamy great taste as as my old “back yard” yogurt. I am so glad I have finally found Bulgarian Yogurt Starter, my only regret is I didn’t order a larger size package.
Kindest Regards,
Frances
Christine –
I am very happy with your company.
Christine
Naomi M. –
Hi Ivo,
Have been very busy but I did receive your parcel successfully. I absolutely love the product and have recommended it to a few friends.
Kind Regards,