Introduction, and yogurt issue

[Fourthriver]

Greetings! I belonged to this forum several years ago but lost touch due to a move from Philadelphia to Vermont and the following adjustment. I'm glad to return to this forum now! And I do have a question. I've been fermenting a Bulgarian heirloom yogurt that I obtained from Cultures for Health several years ago. I currently use a Yogotherm yogurt maker, which has no power source. Last night I went to bed and neglected to remove the yogurt from the Yogotherm. As a result the yogurt sat there in the Yogotherm environment on the kitchen counter from about 2 pm yesterday until 7 am this morning, for a total of about 17 hours. I'm a bit concerned about the safety of the yogurt, and also about the continuing viability of the culture. Would anyone have advice on this? I'm culturing another small batch today to feed the culture, but the safety issue remains. Thanks for any advice or help with this!

[Christopher Weeks]

Welcome back!

You should post in the dairy ferments board where more people might see it.