How does the buttermilk culture work?
A. As mesophilic culture, our buttermilk starter cultures at room temperature. To make a batch of homemade buttermilk, the buttermilk culture is simply added to milk, stirred and then allowed to culture on the counter before being placed in the refrigerator. A small amount of the current batch of buttermilk is then used to make the next batch and so on. You can view our buttermilk instructions here. Customers wishing to use raw milk to make homemade buttermilk will need to take additional steps to ensure a pure starter is maintained. Additional instructions concerning the use of raw milk will accompany each order (or click here). Q. What supplies do I need to make buttermilk? A. We recommend culturing buttermilk in a glass container. Canning jars (which come in various sizes) or old condiment jars work well. In addition the container should have a lid (preferably plastic) and we recommend wooden utensils for working with your starter culture (metal spoons can be used for consuming the
