The yogurt turned out well, E liked it, & I was pleased to have saved a little money. The only difference was there was more whey. I kept trying to pour it off, but the yogurt tended to slide off with it. So, seeing as how I don't have any idea where to buy cheese cloth, I had to improvise.
I draped a flour sack tea cloth over a measuring cup & let the whey drain out.
Once that had drained sufficiently I lifted my little yogurt sack to allow even more whey to drain. I also ever so gently gave it a squeezed to aid the draining process. Side note: I wasn't going for really thick yogurt, but if you were, put the cloth inside a strainer, inside a bowl, & let it drain overnight. In the morning you should have Greek style yogurt.
One unfortunate side effect from the method is the yogurt tends to stick to the cloth; however, if you use a spatula to scrape the towel you can remove most of the remnants. It's impossible to get all of the yogurt, but this gets you pretty darn close.
From there I funneled the yogurt into an old milk bottle. I once worked at a market where yogurt was sold this was & it has always stuck with me. I quite enjoy the yogurt being stored in glass & find pouring the yogurt to be much quicker than spooning it out of a tub.
In the end, I'm guessing that I really didn't save any money if you factor cost/hour. I'm not sure I'll be using 2% again, but if you ever find yourself in this situation I wanted to show you a remedy.
If you eat a lot of yogurt & haven't tried making your own, give it a whirl. It's easy, delicious, & quite a satisfying experience.
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