Finest Kind

31/08/2026

Congratulations to our Yoghurt Kit Competition Winner Nasreen Adam !!!
We'll be contacting you shortly with all the details. Well done and happy yoghurt making! 🥳🤩🥳

29/08/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Monana Mojeri Makola, Ngwazitech PN, Fiona Mugovera, Esnath Divasoni, Syanjibu Pearl, Oreneile Ruth Palai, Kapambwe Kalulu, Rudolph Els, Rido Mfokeng, Nelly Motshegare, Florence Dushimemariya Kambowe, Lerato Modisakeng, Cleopatra Danga, Susan Fourie, Chimidza Chimidza, Thokozani Kuthakwaanansi, Jenipher Madise Kaduya, Tonny Manjate, Maureen De Diligent Madameaselle, Jean-Mari Loubser, Tendani Mosweunyane, Blessing Bulletz, Faith Nakazwe, Kuku Mufaz, Pena Kediseng, Ronald Gumbu, Yandula Chirwa Hunga, Limion Gurajena, Tafadzwa Jnr Chitsanga, Calvin Kudakwashe Majuru, Catherine Milambo Mwansa, Prince Rolland Moyo-Phakathi, Taimiw Shivute, Benvindo O Tikelly, Pako Modimoeng, Kesego Galegane, Loago Lone Moalosi, Lesoke Masilo, Sorie Lanfia Kabba, Leatile Letty Obopeng, Tendai Govati, Valdimiro Sincer Djefa, Sibongile Xaba, Barbara Reid, Anne-marie Scott, Moses Funyufunyu, Vuvu Booi, Spiwe Gundu, Tafadzwa Mudoro, Du Du

23/08/2026

What's in a Finest Kind Cheese Kit?

06/08/2026

So true! ✨

Making yogurt at home.
So easy, tastes great, and reduces the use of plastic.
https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/product/yogurt-made-simple/

23/06/2026

What do you prefer in your salad?

Homemade halloumi or fresh authentic feta?

Why not test it out for yourself, make both and compare. Both of these cheeses are beginner friendly and easy to make at home.

Learn how to make these cheeses and more with our Beginner Friendly Cheese Kit, available for purchase online.

www.finestkind.co.za/product-category/cheese/cheese-kits/

18/06/2026

Have you ever had vegan yoghurt? What about making it at home?

We’ve got a kit for that!

Makes one liter yoghurt with 1 liter of almond, coconut or soy milk. Enough culture in the kit to make 100 liters yoghurt. Free manual included with easy recipes. Pro-Biotics are proven good for balancing gut flora and activating the immune system amongst many other benefits.

For more information and to purchase your kit, visit our website!

www.finestkind.co.za/product/vegan-probiotic-beginner-yoghurt-kit/

16/06/2026

Make your own Gouda at home!

🧀 Basic principles behind dairy products, composition of cheese and the role of bacteria

🧀 Making traditional Dutch Gouda at home
🧀 Good and bad micro-organisms

🧀 Sustainable living and do-it-yourself tecniques

Get started today with our online Gouda Making Course.

Learn more today. Receive 20% off with this code:
FREE_10LGOUDA_JULY

https://www.udemy.com/course/finest-kind-gouda-course/

11/06/2026

Making your own cheese and yoghurt products is not only easy but cost effective too. And it’s never been simpler than with the Finest Kind Cheese Kits.

All available to purchase online, these kits are an easy guide to a cheesier world. Start your cheese journey today, what are you waiting for?

www.finestkind.co.za/product-category/cheese/cheese-kits/

09/06/2026

Feta cheese is a popular and easy cheese to make for the beginner. But, as with every cheese, there are some “tricks” to making feta to your liking. The traditional Greek feta is made from sheep milk or a mixture of sheep and goat milk, but here in South Africa, the cheese is mostly made from cow’s milk. The cheese originates from the hot countries of the Middle East.

It is an ancient cheese dating back to 8 BC and, as you can imagine, there were no fridges or cellars at the time. Therefore the best way to store the cheese was to put it in a brine and bury it in the sand. Hence, we call it a brined cheese. It is traditionally a crumbly cheese used for salads and the delicious phyllo pastry spanakopita with its filling of spinach and feta. To make Feta is a very simple process. Simply add culture and some rennet – no pressing required. Let it drain for a few days and then place it in the brine where it can keep for up to a year.

Learn all the tricks of the trade with Finest Kind.

Blog: Making feta just became easier with Finest Kind.

www.finestkind.co.za/making-feta-just-became-easier-with-finest-kind/

Cheese Kit: Beginner Cheese Kit

www.finestkind.co.za/product/beginner_cheese_kit/

04/06/2026

Try out this all round creamy yoghurt culture for set, stirred or drinking yoghurt.

Quality ingredients result in quality products. Finest Kind sells a wide range of quality cultures for the production of set, stirred, vegan and probiotic yoghurts. But here we we are focusing on a culture that has a wide range of applications, the YFL-811 yoghurt culture. The YFL-811 is suitable for the production of set, stirred and drinking yoghurt and produces a mild, highly viscous product with a creamy flavour . It is particularly suited to the South African climate as it has very low post acidification.

It is kosher ( Excl. passover) and Halal certified. It does not contain GMO’s and does not contain GM labeled raw materials.

The packet contains a mixture of Streptococcus thermophilis and Lactobacillus
delbrueckii subsp.bulgaricus. These organisms ferment the lactose in milk and produce lactic acid, and the flavour compounds such as acetaldehyde, acetone and acetoin.
Acetaldehyde is directly associated with the typical flavour and aroma of plain yoghurt.
Due to the lactic acid production the yoghurt becomes steadily more acid.
Rearrangement and aggregation of the proteins ( casein) occurs at a pH of 4.5 giving the yoghurt its firm, gel like texture. It is important that the milk is not disturbed when these aggregates form. Other metabolites produced by the bacteria that contribute to the texture of the yoghurt are the exopolysaccharides ( sugars) . They also contribute to the ” ropiness” of the yoghurt.

In summary the texture of the yoghurt is influenced by the choice of starter culture, the processing of the milk ( heated and cooled), protein and fat level in the milk, and addition of stabilizers.

www.finestkind.co.za/product-category/yoghurt/