Gettin the hang of it

So, it's been a while since I posted anything on here. I have however been busy making yogurt. The yogurt maker has been a huge time and effort saver. I have it down to about a 30 minute process from start until the milk is in the yogurt maker.

• Once in the maker, I set the timer for whatever time I know I will be able to put it away (timer ranges from 3-15 hours). Generally it is between 8-12 and I haven't noticed a big difference. 
• I have been adding 1/2 cup powdered milk every time to ensure that it is nice and thick. 
• The process makes 7 seven ounce cups. I eat 6 of them and use the last one for making the next batch.
• I still haven't figured out which is the quickest method for heating/cooling the milk; microwave vs stovetop. The milk in a glass bowl in the microwave heats it faster (~8 mins) but takes longer to cool down in the cold water bath because the metal pan that I use on the stove is much more efficient heat conductor and therefore cools much much faster (usually less than 5 mins). Next time I will use a timer for each so I can get maximum efficiency. 

I tried experimenting with flavoring last night. Once I had heated up the milk, cooled it down, and added the yogurt starter, I poured 3 of the cups so that if it failed, I would still have something to eat/use for next batch. I then took 2.5 tablespoons maple syrup and mixed that into the rest of the batch. Then I poured them into the cups and proceeded as normal. Today's taste test was great. Not too sweet but it definitely had a hint of maple flavor. This is going to become part of the routine from now on. 

I am excited to try different flavorings before I put it into the maker as I now have one successful flavored batch. 

No picture this time because they all look exactly like the other pictures, the maple flavored yogurt looks just like regular plain yogurt.