This guideline also applies when it s taken out of the fridge for a snack.
Yogurt room temperature life.
If stored properly the shelf life of yogurt is as stated on the packaging.
Do not leave yogurt at room temperature for more than one or two hours in room temperature.
However this will shorten its overall shelf life.
The right temperature decides the texture and the thickness of the yogurt.
Aka room temperature yogurt or mesophilic cultured yogurt here are my supplies to rehydrate the starter and culture a half cup of yogurt which can then be used to make the next batch.
You can make a delicious yogurt at room temperature.
The yogurt needs to be discarded after just one hour.
More on that below.
If it is placed in room temperature for too long bacteria can begin to grow.
Shelf life of different types of yogurt.
1 2 cup whole milk.
Starter packet you use 1 2 tsp and reserve the other 1 2 tsp in case you kill your yogurt at some point.
Now if the temperature is above 90 degrees fahrenheit you can just blindly reduce the time by half i e.
For average room temperature above 40 degrees fahrenheit yogurt is best discarded if kept out for more than two hours.
If left out of the refrigerator for two hours or less yogurt can safely be put back in the refrigerator to eat at a later time.
However if the temperature exceeds 90 f yogurt can sit outside the refrigerator for no longer than one hour.
It is cultured at room temperature 70 78 degrees f there is no need to heat the milk at all.
So how long is yogurt good for.
This method works just as well with pasteurized milk however so you can make yogurt at room temperature which is very easy no matter what milk you use.
Storing longer than that allows molds yeast and slow growing bacteria to grow and spoil your yogurt.
When stored properly the shelf life of yogurt is seven to 14 days.
It is vital to know what temperature kills the yogurt culture.
Eat your yogurt quickly or at least before the two hour crucial minimum.
According to the u s department of heath human services yogurt should be discarded after two hours of sitting out at room temperature between 41 f and 90 f.
If the temperature is too cold the culture will not develop in the required time.
Department of health human services yogurt can sit at room temperature for 2 hours.
For every hour that it remains at room temperature the chances of bacteria and germs causing food borne illness increase.
Any longer than that and you should throw it out.
Yogurt must be stored in the refrigerator at 4 c or below.
If the temperature is too high the bacteria that are important to the yogurt will get damaged.
Making room temperature yogurt is easy and is also a great way to keep your raw milk raw when you make it into yogurt.
Bacteria double or triple every hour at room temperature.
How long yogurt can be unrefrigerated depends on the room temperature.
No heating or maintaining a temperature.