How to make money making homemade yogurt

The demand for yoghurt in Kenya has been steadily increasing since 2009. Despite this, the market is still in short supply. This is an area where, if invested well, money and monthly profits can be generated. The best thing about yogurt is that it can be easily made at home.

There are many ways to make yogurt at home. If you want to make money with homemade yogurt, you should consider the different options to find the right product. Starting at home does not need much capital contrary to belief, with as little as 15,000 Kshs you can start with the first production. You will need to invest in good cookware such as high-quality pans and airtight containers to store your yogurt. For the packaging, you can start with the disposable plastic cups sold in supermarkets that cost Kshs 250. A fridge would play an important role in preserving the yogurt.

There are two main ingredients used to make yogurt. Raw fresh milk and yogurt extract. Fresh milk used to avoid infection. A liter of milk is Kshs 40 on the farm; You don’t need to buy a lot of milk because one liter of milk can produce one liter of yogurt which can be sold for Kshs 220. As for the extract, any kind of plain yogurt from supermarkets can be used, after which the leftover yogurt from your first batch must be used for the next production. Other things needed include an oven or any other heat source that can be used to keep the yogurt warm, a whisk, a thermometer that can measure up to 50.

You need to make sure your hands are clean first in addition to your suffy and storage containers. Pour your milk into your boiling pot and stir continuously using the whisk to prevent the milk from spilling out of the pot as is often the case when milk boils. When the milk has reached 85Ëšc, you can let it cool down to around 45Ëšc before adding the yoghurt extract, preferably three tablespoons. This specific temperature must be reached because it allows the activation of bacteria in the extract to act on the fresh milk. Stir the extract into your milk. You can then pour the milk into your storage containers. Yogurt tends to set better in small containers than large ones. Pour the yogurt into the airtight containers and place in a large bowl of hot water that reaches the same height as the yogurt in the containers. This helps keep temperatures stable and prevent burns.

The yoghurt should then be kept in the oven for 2-4 hours at around 49ºC until the culture process has taken place and the desired flavor has been achieved. If you do not have an oven, a small cooler with added warm water can be used to maintain temperatures for the culture to take place. At this point it needs to be kept in the fridge to allow it to settle as it is still too runny. Let it sit for 4-6 hours and then it’s ready to eat at the right thickness.

The next step would be to put your product on the market to make money. Start by packing them into 250ml glasses and sell them for Kshs 55. You can decide to walk around with your product or advertise it to your neighbors who will in turn tell others and

You will constantly have a flow of customers. If you make 10 liters of yogurt in one day and sell it all at Kshs 220 per liter, you will make a profit of more than Kshs 1000 in one day. In a month you will have earnings of up to Kshs 25,000 minus the expenses to reinvest in your business. You can expand your market by delivering your product to neighboring kindergarten schools and local stores around you.