So you've been attempting to eat better and since you'd like to keep all those additions and additives and chemicals off your diet you bought a yogurt maker machine. But your yogurt maker machine does not appear to make yogurt. Here's how to troubleshoot your yogurt maker machine so you can start enjoying the smooth, creamy taste of home made yogurt.

Step 1

Be sure the temperature of the yogurt maker machine is maintained at about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature is needed to make the profitable cultures of acidophilus and lactobacillus that are most cheerful and prepared to produce yogurt for you.

Step 2

Check the cleanliness of all your preparation and yogurt making implements to troubleshoot for contaminates. Make sure all your pans, spoons and yogurt containers are squeaky clean. This makes sure that no contaminates interfere with the yogurt cultures. You can even desire to take the extra step of boiling utensils.

Step 3

Look at the date on your yogurt starter. If the starter you are using is outmoded, you may no longer have live cultures. Buy new yogurt starter or or, buy some plain yogurt to use as starter. Be sure the yogurt is organic or at least all natural. That way you are not getting all those cool additions in your new batch.

Step 4

Troubleshoot mixing and temperatures. Mix the starter or yogurt with your milk after it cools to lukewarm. You may need to heat your milk to nearly boiling to eliminate any unfriendly contaminates, but you need to let it cool a bit before adding the starter. If you don't, the starter cultures will get cooked and not make yogurt.

Step 5

Keep it quiet. It's best to mix a load of yogurt right before retiring to bed. That way youngsters bounding thru the room will not upset things. In order for the yogurt to set properly, you'll need to keep things fairly quiet, or the vibrations will disturb the process.