It's very easy to make yogurt cheese in your own kitchen by draining the whey from either commercial or homemade yogurt. Read the label, the yogurt must not have any gelatin in it. The yield of yogurt cheese after draining is approximately half of the amount of yogurt, therefore a 16 ounce carton of yogurt makes about 8 to 10 ounces of yogurt cheese. There are two basic methods: you can make a bag out of cheesecloth, or you can use a plastic mesh lined funnel that was specially designed for this purpose.