Vanilla, strawberry, passion, and mango are just a few of the yogurt flavors that make our taste buds water just by thinking of them. If you are a diehard fan of the nutritious milk product, you must have wondered yourself how yogurt is made. So wonder no more because this article will not only educate you but also save you a lot of money since you will not have to buy it.
The yogurt-making process simply involves modifying the composition of milk,
pasteurizing it, fermenting at warm temperatures, cooling, adding fruit and/or flavor
and color packing.

What you will need.
1. Good quality milk- Quality milk guarantees quality yogurt
2. Thickener- Just as the name suggests it is for making the milk thick
3. Stabilizer and sugar- Yoghurt wouldn’t be yogurt without these.

Step 1
Add thickener, stabilizer, and sugar to the milk. (12.5-15kg sugar to 250L of milk) Hold
at 45-50 degrees for 45 minutes to hydrate the dry ingredients.
Step 2
Pasteurization- Pasteurize at 92-95 degrees for 5 min or 85 degrees for 30 minutes
Step 3
Cooling- Cool to 43-45 degrees
Step 4
Inoculate 1 sachet Chr Hansen cultures 50u into 250 liters milk
Step 5
Incubate at 43-45 degrees for 4-6 hours.
Step 6

Cool to 20 degrees in 30 minutes
Step 7
Add flavor and coloring then gently stir until smooth
Step 8
Fill and pack at 20 degrees
Step 9
Refrigerate for 10 -12 hours. Refrigeration helps to recover viscosity lost during stirring.
Step 10
Ensure refrigerated storage at 4-6 degrees to prevent post-acidification.

So there you have it. 10 steps to follow when making yogurt. Whether you are a farmer or an individual, following these steps should help you achieve the perfect yogurt. In case you do not have the required equipment, Techwin Limited a dairy equipment manufacturing company should be your one-stop shop for everything you need. The company is located at Homa Bay road, off Enterprise road, Industrial area deals with the manufacture, supply, and installation of pasteurizers, cooling tanks, fermentation tanks, transportation tanks, milk ATMs, and milking cans among many other dairy equipments. You can visit their website at www.techwin.co.ke or call them at 0743793878