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Make sure the Easiyo tubs have been sterilized before you begin.
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A soak in boiling water will do it.
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Have water ready to boil in the kettle too to fill the Easiyo flask
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Dissolve the agar powder in half a can of the coconut milk by putting both in a pan and heating.
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Do this slowly and stir often as you don't want the milk to boil but it needs to get hot to melt the powder.
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Take off the heat and let cool to room temperature when done then add the sugar
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Sprinkle the starter powder into the cooled milk and mix well
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Pour the rest of the milk into the large Easiyo tub and mix the milk with starter into it.
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Put the lid on and shake together to make sure it's mixed in well
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Boil the kettle and fill the Easiyo flask up to the top of the red baffle as you normally would.
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Put the tub of milk inside and put the lid on
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Leave undisturbed for a good 12 hours.
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Best to start this in the morning!
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After the 12 hours are up and you open the flask to remove the container you'll see the yogurt has split and is floating atop some coconut 'water'.
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This is normal.
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Gently put the container in the fridge and leave it overnight
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The yogurt will have set by now.
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Take the container out of the fridge and open it.
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The top of the yogurt may be a bit bubbly.
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If it's discoloured pink/grey then the batch is bad and you'll need to throw it out.
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This will happen if your tubs aren't sterilized so it's important you don't skip that step
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Scoop the thickened yogurt out into a new container to keep it thick and use the leftover liquid in a smoothie or in some baked goods
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Your yogurt will be good for around 3 days, well, thats how long it lasted in our fridge before we ate it all
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You can adjust the amount of agar powder to suit your personal preference.
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The directions on my agar flakes said to add 1tbsp to fully set a cup / 240mls liquid and I ground the flakes as I've found they don't dissolve easily and still used a big tbsp
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As for using other types of milk, the starter I used works for any kind and the amount required is the same for all.
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The Yogo non-dairy starter is designed for use with the Yogo yogurt maker and has instructions on the packet for use with that maker.
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I bought it from Ebay, it came in a pack of 4 x 5g sachets for less than 5 which makes around 3.5 litres coconut milk
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The Easiyo maker requires that the milk goes in cold/room temp as you warm the flask instead.
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I know other makers including the Yogo require the milk be heated to a certain temp but I think the basic principal of adding the sugar/starter is the same and you should in theory get the same results by following your makers instructions.
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Obviously I can't be sure though as I haven't tried with any other models so it's up to you to test them out!
