Making yoghurt - really runny

[HoneyButterPopcorn]

I usually make it in my slow cooker but the last couple of times it's come out only slightly thicker than milk.

When I try to strain it, it just runs straight through the yoghurt strainer. So no Greek yoghurt for me!

What am I doing wrong - same milk, live goat yogurt starter, same machine, same time...

You just need to strain it through muslin for a few hours and it'll be like greek yoghurt.

That sounds odd. When you say 'same starter ' do you mean from the same batch (in which case it may be getting old) or same method (in which case it may be contaminated)? I suspect the tales of the same starter lasting forever come from the same source as the Mumsnet chicken. I'd start again with a new store bought starter. In the meantime perhaps you can salvage what you've got with a finer strainer - maybe try a new J cloth or similar?.

As PP mentions try a new started. I also add a couple of spoons of dried milk powder .

what are you straining with, I always use some cheese cloth in a sieve over a bowl.

Adding some dried milk (at the start) makes a huge difference. I found I didn't really need to strain it.

Re why you're getting different results now - maybe as pp suggests your starter isn't properly active, maybe if you're using colder milk and the room temp is lower then it might not be getting warm enough?