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The Steps Of Making Yoghurt

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The steps to making yoghurt are
1.
Heat up the milk to 90*C so that all unwanted bacteria is killed

2.
Cool milk to 50*C to insure that when you add the yoghurt starter it is not hot enough to kill the active bacteria.

3.
Warm the yoghurt starter ( The already active bacteria) to awaken the bacteria cells

4.
Put into clean containers to ensure no foreign bacteria is introduced

5.
Incubate the yogurt bacteria so the amount of time needed at 30*C

The role of bacteria in this process is that the bacteria in the yoghurt starter feeds on the lactose which is the sugar in the milk, they break down the sugar to smaller particles so it can be easier to be absorbed, then they excrete lactic acid. When making yoghurt the aim is to cultivate as much bacteria as possible because more bacteria means more life processes (feeding/excretion) occur which then means the milk curdles more. This results in thicker yoghurt making it more viscous. Bacteria use anaerobic respiration resulting in the bacteria secreting lactic acid, as lactic acid is a bi-product of anaerobic respiration. If there is more bacteria more respiration happens resulting in more lactose getting broken down (fermentation) meaning that there is more lactic acid being excreted. This lactic acid is what causes the milk proteins to form solids and make it acidic. When the bacteria is reproducing a copy of the nucleus is made and the cell divides in half by pinching the cell down in the middle, this is called binary

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