HiWowzers mulline, that looks like some nice fluid HP you have there! Can I pick your brain on how you did that? What did you add before volcano (I'd say cook, but that doesn't really hold true in this case) to force gel? Sugar, extra water,...? And what did you add after volcano to make it that fluid? Only yoghurt and extra water or do you have more tips? And how is the soap holding up in the shrinking and warping department? Your soap looks really amazing and I'm very curious how you did it, but of course it's all up to you how much and which information you're willing to share
ThanksI do! Its beautiful
Yes! I tried it a couple of years ago and it works like a charmI'm not as knowledgeable as BrewerGeorge is on this, but from my Google research into yogurt making, you can buy a non-dairy yogurt (Whole Foods has a good selection) and use that as a starter to make more non-dairy yogurt. So if you are looking for a non-dairy source, that might work.
Hmmm... Interesting! Do you have any idea if it is possible to know the concentration of the newly produced lactic acid? I have a hard time finding sodium lactate, so maybe adding lactic acid to the water before adding lye could be an alternative but it would be useful to know the concentration of LA to know how much extra lye to add to compensate for the lye neutralized by the lactic acid.FWIW, you can buy a Lactobacillus culture from a brewing store online and inoculate just about anything you want that has sugar to create your own non-dairy lactic acid. Or alternatively you could take a culture from naturally fermented sauerkraut or pickles and do the same thing.
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