Kelly's CrockPot Yogurt

While I am the one that made this batch of yogurt it is based on recipes I found online. Overall it seems all crockpot yogurt is made pretty much the same.

Needs:
1/2 Gallon whole milk (pasturized)
1 cup plain greek yogurt
Crockpot
blanket/towel (to wrap entire crockpot)
thermometer
fruit/flavoring as desired

Procedure:
1. Pour the entire amount of milk into the crockpot. Turn to low and allow the milk to warm for 2 hrs and 45 minutes.
2. After this time is up allow the milk to sit as is in the crockpot for 3 hours. (Check temperature - needs to be 110-115 degrees).
3. If the milk is at the right temperature remove 1/2 cup of the warm milk and mix 1 cup of greek yogurt into it.
4. Once this is mixed, gently mix the culture into the crockpot. Wrap the entire crockpot with a heavy towel. (I used a fleece blanket) and let it sit 8-12 hours. I allowed mine to sit overnight.
5. After the time is up dump the yogurt into a colander lined with paper towels. This allows the whey to separate from the curds. It is suggested to allow this to happen for 2-3 hours but I think I let mine sit longer.

Once you are confident and happy with the thickness of the yogurt put into containers as desired. At this point you can mix in flavoring or fruit as you desire. I found it is not recommended to add the fruit to yogurt until you are going to eat it as it will make the yogurt a more runny consistency.