Last night's experiment....yogurt

So, being the crazy person that I am, I decided I was going to make yogurt last night. Oh well that I live in the South and we got snow and ice the day before and roads were still icy. I was going to make yogurt, even if it took me walking to the store. Thankfully, I live really close to Food Lion. Not my favorite for most things, but for this experiment, it would do great. Made a quick venture out for a gallon of whole milk and some plain yogurt. It was surprisingly hard to find plain yogurt actually. Wound up getting their house brand of Greek yogurt. Then, back home to start the experiment. Found lots of recipes online. Most had a consensus of heating 2 quarts of milk to around 200 degrees, stirring frequently to prevent a skin and sticking to the bottom. Mine stuck a little, but scooped it out and had an unplanned snack. :) Milk was then slowly cooled to around 115. Then scooped out a cup of the warm milk and mixed in 2 cartons of Greek yogurt. Once well blended, mixed the milky warm yogurt with the rest of the plain milk and left it sitting on the stove while my persimmon pudding finished. Once pudding was done, sat the pot in the hot oven with the door open to get happy for 4 hours or so. At that point, checked on it and had yogurty goodness so set it on the counter to finish cooling and went to bed. It was a little milder tasting that I thought it would be, but still good. This morning gave it another stir. Flavor had gotten a little stronger and it thickened up some more. Is tasty. Shared a quart with the boyfriend. Will be trying some tomorrow with some maple syrup. Here's to hoping my experiment continues to go well!