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Customer reviews for the Bacillus Bulgaricus Yogurt Starter

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Leo – April 30, 2023

I'm originally from Uruguay, growing up consuming a lot of dairy products. Interestingly Uruguay actually has 12 millions cows grazing across its territory, however the population is only 3.6 millions ...Read More

I'm originally from Uruguay, growing up consuming a lot of dairy products. Interestingly Uruguay actually has 12 millions cows grazing across its territory, however the population is only 3.6 millions of people, so you can have an idea where my "addiction" to yogurts, kefir and cheeses come from. Anyway I love Bulgarian yogurts and my dog too, always delicious.

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Pam B – March 30, 2023

I like yogurt for the health benefits and also because I find it a very satisfying food.

I like yogurt for the health benefits and also because I find it a very satisfying food.

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Jill V – March 29, 2023

Hello Ivo. I did manage to make yogurt from the starter and it's very good. Thank you very much. I'll be ordering more perhaps another type in the near future.

Hello Ivo. I did manage to make yogurt from the starter and it's very good. Thank you very much. I'll be ordering more perhaps another type in the near future.

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Mo – March 29, 2023

I used the Bulgarian yogurt starter and we are very happy with the result. The yogurt was thick and tasty. We only used the purchased starter to make our yogurt and didn't mixed it with our previous ...Read More

I used the Bulgarian yogurt starter and we are very happy with the result. The yogurt was thick and tasty. We only used the purchased starter to make our yogurt and didn't mixed it with our previous yogurt.

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Patrick G – March 29, 2023

Thanks for your email. I am an American citizen, but I lived in Bulgaria for 2.5 years as a volunteer teacher with the Peace Corps (2011-2013). I lived in a small village for a few months to learn the ...Read More

Thanks for your email. I am an American citizen, but I lived in Bulgaria for 2.5 years as a volunteer teacher with the Peace Corps (2011-2013). I lived in a small village for a few months to learn the language, then lived in Shumen for much of that two plus years.
I feel in love with the culture and it will be a part of me forever. Where I live now, back home in Seattle, there are no Bulgarian stores. One Serbian store exists that carries a few things, but not all I need. I hope to try other food (not just Rakia!) From your store in the future. I make a lot of Bulgarian cuisine for my family and I will buy from you in the future.

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Hartmut – March 29, 2023

Hallo Ivo.
I love fresh and tasty Yogurt. Not the industrial stuff out of the stores.
Looking for a new taste I recocnize your store.
Im am looking forward to use your products.

Best regards
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Hallo Ivo.
I love fresh and tasty Yogurt. Not the industrial stuff out of the stores.
Looking for a new taste I recocnize your store.
Im am looking forward to use your products.

Best regards
Hartmut

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Ciara – March 29, 2023

Thanks Ivo,
It was my first time to make yoghurt, and I think it worked pretty well. I use some of the culture to make sour cream, which was fabulous! The yoghurt tasted a little bit acidic – not su ...Read More

Thanks Ivo,
It was my first time to make yoghurt, and I think it worked pretty well. I use some of the culture to make sour cream, which was fabulous! The yoghurt tasted a little bit acidic – not sure if that’s just the way it’s supposed to taste, or if I didn’t get the amount of the starter just right. Anyway thanks for your follow-up and your great service.
Regards
Ciara

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Kathy – March 29, 2023

I am very happy to find your company through a health conscious friend. I have visited Bulgaria and loved the yogurt at our hotel every morning. It was wonderful! I have been making my own yogurt but ...Read More

I am very happy to find your company through a health conscious friend. I have visited Bulgaria and loved the yogurt at our hotel every morning. It was wonderful! I have been making my own yogurt but using store bought yogurt for my starter. I just made my first batch with your powder and what a difference!!
I love it! I also make kefir and put both in my smoothie everyday.
Thank you so much for your great products.
Kathy

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Sally – March 27, 2023

Hi Ivo,
we are in the process of trying to find a small place to call home.. With prices at they are it's taking alot longer than we thought so we are holled up in a small caravan, working full time, ...Read More

Hi Ivo,
we are in the process of trying to find a small place to call home.. With prices at they are it's taking alot longer than we thought so we are holled up in a small caravan, working full time, I still have all your starters in the small van freezer and sourdough in the fridge. I have been making one of your Yoghurts though and it is still going.
Hope to be able to use them all soon!
you are a great company!
Warm regards
Sally

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Alice F – March 27, 2023

All good just don’t need anything yet.

All good just don’t need anything yet.

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Debbie – March 27, 2023

We love it!

We love it!

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Michèle – March 27, 2023

Hello,

Sorry not answer you in English.

Je veux faire mon yogourt parce que, de toutes façons, il sera plus sain que celui du commerce. Dieu sait ce que les industries agro-alimentaire mettent dedan ...Read More

Hello,

Sorry not answer you in English.

Je veux faire mon yogourt parce que, de toutes façons, il sera plus sain que celui du commerce. Dieu sait ce que les industries agro-alimentaire mettent dedans !

Aussi parce que c'est bon pour la santé et enfin parce que cela agit sur mes intestins !
Voilà toutes les raisons. En plus, les yogourts que je fais moi-même sont plus doux et moins liquides que ceux du commerce et ont bien meilleurs goût.

Michèle

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João Paulo – March 27, 2023

Dear Ivo
I have tried the starter of Bulgarian yogurt and the result was very good, in particular the flavour. So, I congratulate your company for this product. I hope to try the mesophilic cultures w ...Read More

Dear Ivo
I have tried the starter of Bulgarian yogurt and the result was very good, in particular the flavour. So, I congratulate your company for this product. I hope to try the mesophilic cultures within the next couple of weeks.
All the best

João Paulo

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Fred L – March 27, 2023

Sir,

My apologies, but I can't be brief or quick about yogurt!

I've been making my own for 12-15 years. Can't recall exactly why I started, but likely the cost of commercial products, the fact that ...Read More

Sir,

My apologies, but I can't be brief or quick about yogurt!

I've been making my own for 12-15 years. Can't recall exactly why I started, but likely the cost of commercial products, the fact that all commercial products are basically the same, too much sugar, all toned down to the American palate, etc. I go large scale. I heat milk in a 12 qt stock pot nested into a 15 qt stockpot making a huge double boiler. Out of that, I'll end up with 41/2 to 5 quarts of final product depending on how much whey drains out. That will last me about 10 days. I've put together a straining system that can handle that volume all at once, getting that part of the job done in about 45 minutes.

I have always introduced the tartest commercial product with the most cultures I could find. I heat the milk to 185 degrees and hold it for 30-45 minutes, then cool it to +-115 degrees and introduce my commercial product of choice and hold it at about 110 degrees for 10-12 hours for the culture activity to work. For a culturing heat source, I use an old-school heating pad that doesn't have the automatic timed turn-off feature so it will stay on as long as I want. I cover all that with heavy towels to keep the heat in. For the culture starter, I look for local brands and small-operation yogurts with unique culture characteristics. They are hard to find in major grocery outlets largely because they don't produce sufficient sales volume to earn consistent display space in the dairy case.

I have shied away from starters or seeds because it all seemed so complicated. Your website seems much more accessible and non-threatening. My reason for looking at starters now is due to a desire to start making kefir. There too, I have tried to make kefir by introducing commercial kefir as my starter. It works ok, but not like yogurt.

I just downloaded your book and can already see it is going to become my favorite reading!

Thank you!!
Fred Larsen

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DENISE SMITH – March 26, 2023

This is a wonderfully smooth, subtly tart yogurt. It is perfect by itself or with fruit. I make it with A2 milk as that is easier on digestion and makes the yogurt less tart than ordinary milk.

This is a wonderfully smooth, subtly tart yogurt. It is perfect by itself or with fruit. I make it with A2 milk as that is easier on digestion and makes the yogurt less tart than ordinary milk.

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Joan – February 12, 2023

I have been using this starter to make yogurt which I then drain for about 24 hours to make lebna. Nothing else I have tried comes close to this yogurt starter and I have tried everything. My lebna ...Read More

I have been using this starter to make yogurt which I then drain for about 24 hours to make lebna. Nothing else I have tried comes close to this yogurt starter and I have tried everything. My lebna turns out creamy, smooth, tart (I ferment the yogurt for 36 hours) and delicious. It is so fun to make something and have it turn out just the way the family likes it. It is super easy to use and not at all fussy. (I am from the USA.)

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David – February 10, 2023

Hello Ivo,
Thank you so much for your project, I was looking for a place on which acquire your products, as it's difficult here in my country to find a place to buy them. In my case i love yogurts sin ...Read More

Hello Ivo,
Thank you so much for your project, I was looking for a place on which acquire your products, as it's difficult here in my country to find a place to buy them. In my case i love yogurts since I am very child, my parents used to do them (and nowadays some day they still do). As with bought yogurts the result is not very good, I wanted to try out with some ferments. Moreover, I love fermenting, I am bread and kombucha maker, and I just tried some days ago to do my first chucrut (let's see how it goes jajaja)

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Chris A – February 10, 2023

Hi,
I just started making my own yogurt and bought my first starter from you. I bought a package of Bulgarian Starter and got a free sample of Greek Starter.
After four or five cycles, I think I've ...Read More

Hi,
I just started making my own yogurt and bought my first starter from you. I bought a package of Bulgarian Starter and got a free sample of Greek Starter.
After four or five cycles, I think I've finally got my preferred method down for what I consider "perfect" Greek yogurt, so I'm going to start the Bulgarian for my next cycle.
Thank you,
Chris A

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Emily – February 10, 2023

My kids are intolerant to dairy protein and have a shocking immune system. Our health practitioner suggested trying to introduce some dairy back in, so fingers crossed they can tolerate some yoghurt o ...Read More

My kids are intolerant to dairy protein and have a shocking immune system. Our health practitioner suggested trying to introduce some dairy back in, so fingers crossed they can tolerate some yoghurt or sour cream made with your starter!

Emily

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Miranda – February 10, 2023

Hi Ivo,

I can't actually eat dairy, I have recently come across a recipe for fermented sour cream and the author advised that the fermentation process killed off the casein, so I thought I'd give it ...Read More

Hi Ivo,

I can't actually eat dairy, I have recently come across a recipe for fermented sour cream and the author advised that the fermentation process killed off the casein, so I thought I'd give it a go for myself.

She recommend your starter culture so here I am.

Wish me luck 😀

Regards,
Miranda

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Emily W – February 10, 2023

Hi Ivo,
This’ll be my first time making yoghurt after seeing Elyse Comerford recommending it, I have a dairy intolerance and miss yoghurt and sour cream so much, excited to try it! Hope you have a gre ...Read More

Hi Ivo,
This’ll be my first time making yoghurt after seeing Elyse Comerford recommending it, I have a dairy intolerance and miss yoghurt and sour cream so much, excited to try it! Hope you have a great weekend,
Kind regards,
Emily Wilksch

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Mark – February 9, 2023

Hi Ivo,

We buy yogurt for digestive health and it compliments spicy Indian food. For females, homemade soy yogurt has estrogen properties that help with "hot flashes".

We are vegan and the store bo ...Read More

Hi Ivo,

We buy yogurt for digestive health and it compliments spicy Indian food. For females, homemade soy yogurt has estrogen properties that help with "hot flashes".

We are vegan and the store bought vegan yogurts are not palatable. We make our own yogurt with unsweetened soy milk. Look forward to trying Bacillus Bulgaricus yogurt starter.

Regards,
Mark

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Kenn – February 9, 2023

Hello Ivo, looking forward to receiving my order. Been making yogurt from raw milk from local farmer using some commercial unsweetened yogurt as a starter. Not a good method. Using your culture will b ...Read More

Hello Ivo, looking forward to receiving my order. Been making yogurt from raw milk from local farmer using some commercial unsweetened yogurt as a starter. Not a good method. Using your culture will be far superior.
Thank you,
Kenn

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Sue – February 9, 2023

All great
Thanks

All great
Thanks

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Balazs – February 8, 2023

Well Ivo,

I just don't know what took me sooooo long 😀

My good friend eMU moved to Sofia a few (probably 10 or so) years ago and it was there that he introduced me to kiselo mlyako.

Even though it ...Read More

Well Ivo,

I just don't know what took me sooooo long 😀

My good friend eMU moved to Sofia a few (probably 10 or so) years ago and it was there that he introduced me to kiselo mlyako.

Even though it was more than a couple of years ago, I still cannot forget THAT unique and refreshing experience!

And now, just a few days ago, I bought a commercial German ayran at the local Aldi store, and that's what started me thinking:
How could I achieve at least the same or even a better result.

I immediately asked my friend about that magical drink back in Sofia...
His answer was this website, the rest is history 😀
https://www.findbgfood.com/bulgarian-yogurt

I'm so glad that I can at least try to replicate your wonderful drink here at home.
Best regards from Hungary,
Balazs

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