is goats milk harder to yog?

[red]

i made lovely thick and creamy yogurt from cows milk..but when i tried with goats it came out runny... is it harder to yog?

[Annpan]

Now look who's been bitten by that yogurt making bug

In John Seymore's book, it says that it is alot more difficult to make goats milk into cheese... I'd think it would be the same deal with yogurt, maybe it is more resiliant to the bacterium

[red]

back to the cows milk then. given that I have to buy both. was just experimenting....

[Clara]

I make yoghurt with both and I haven´t noticed any difference, but then I reduce the milk quite a lot in the first place and add (cow´s milk) cream, makes a greek style yoghurt and you still get that goats milk taste.

[ina]

If you just make it the "normal" way (not Clara's luxury version) it always comes out more runny. Don't know why. I know that the fat globules in goats' milk are different (doesn't cream up easily), maybe that has an influence?

[red]

hmm yeh goats milk is naturally homogenised...
maybe thats it. glad its not just me then. I still had it on my museli...

[ina]

I like runny yoghurt or buttermilk with cornflakes!

[mrsflibble]

my grandad used to use "failed" yogourt in naan breads and pancakes.

[Annpan]

I have a cake recipe that calls for buttermilk, if you don't have any it says to use milk with a teaspoon of yogurt in it. Buttermilk pancakes are the best...