benefits of homemade yogurt?

[sproutgirl]

I am so excited that I made my first batch of homemade yogurt. I following NT's recipe, but this site was much more explanatory and helped me to figure it all out: www.dvo.com/newsletter/monthly/2003/june/0603tabletalk.html. I incubated it in my crockpot and it came out pretty good. I tried a batch last night and forgot to let the milk cool before adding the starter yogurt, so that batch didn't turn out.

Anyway, I'm wondering - now that I've made my first batch of homemade yogurt - what is the benefit of homemade yogurt? Is it just a taste preference, or are there nutritional benefits?

Just wondering! ;D

Thanks!

[Mom2boys]

the nutritional benefits are that you know what's in it. If you are using raw milk , then it's a world of difference.

[jen489]

can you use sour raw milk for making yogurt?

[Tina]

I have never done it, but you don't have much to loose if you try.

[Dandelion]

Have your tried? I don't know, but I would think sour milk wouldn't have the right kind of bacteria, but I might be wrong. That is, I think it would have other kinds as well as the yoghurt ones, and they could interfere. That may not be a problem, though, it might just end up a slightly different kind of yoghurt! Milk is so touchy like that.