Enter dry bean weight, pick method, bean type, and final use. The card shows milk yield in ml, okara (pulp) in grams, and grit level.
Why this exists
A home soy milk machine gets ~8 ml per gram of dry bean; a blender-with-strainer gets ~6 ml; raw blend gets ~5. Most recipes assume machine yield and produce thin, watery soy milk in a home blender. The okara (pulp) is also underestimated - good for pancakes.
Who this is for
Anyone who has tried soy milk at home and found it thin or gritty. People making tofu and confused by inconsistent yield. Vegans using okara for plant-based cooking.
How to read the result
Soy milk yield depends on extraction efficiency, not bean quality. A 100 g bag of beans will give different volumes depending on whether you soak, blend, and strain properly. The numbers here assume a 12-hour soak. Okara at 85% of dry weight is consistent across methods - what changes is whether it ends up in the milk or in the strainer.
Honest limitations
Old beans (over 1 year) extract less. If your beans have been in the pantry forever, expect 80% of the listed yield. Black soybean has more protein but less starch, so the milk is thinner.
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
What are the common mistakes when using Soy Milk Yield Estimator?
Most common mistakes come down to four habits: entering 20 when the field expects 0.2 because the field is a percentage; leaving a field blank and accepting the default without checking what it stands for; changing one input and reading a result that was calculated before the change; and quoting the output as an exact figure when the page describes it as a reference estimate. Press calculate again after any edit, and treat the number as a reference point rather than a final answer.
How do I read the result from Soy Milk Yield Estimator?
Read the final figure first, then come back to this section for the conditions behind it: Soy milk yield depends on extraction efficiency, not bean quality. A 100 g bag of beans will give different volumes depending on whether you soak, blend, and strain properly. The numbers here assume a 12-hour soak. Okara at 85% of dry weight is consistent acro Keep two things apart: the number itself, which comes from the values you typed, and the assumptions it depends on, which decide whether that number is meaningful. The page sets out what a higher or lower result means for your case, so check that direction as well as the magnitude.
Can I act on the Soy Milk Yield Estimator result directly?
Treat it as one reference sheet before you decide, rather than as the answer itself: Old beans (over 1 year) extract less. If your beans have been in the pantry forever, expect 80% of the listed yield. Black soybean has more protein but less starch, so the milk is thinner. The output describes a magnitude under the conditions you entered. It does not include what it actually costs to act, what might change while you act, or how the other side behaves. Before you commit, compare the result against reality and note which assumptions do not hold where you are.
What inputs does Soy Milk Yield Estimator need?
Soy Milk Yield Estimator takes 1 inputs: Dry soybeans (g). They are listed in the order they feed the calculation, so an earlier value can change a later one. Do not skip a field you do not recognise - work out what it means first, because a silently guessed value produces a number that looks reasonable and is not. Before typing anything, make sure every figure uses the same unit and the same time period.
What should I check before I run Soy Milk Yield Estimator?
Three checks pay for themselves. First, confirm the question you need answered is really inside the scope of this tool rather than a neighbouring one. Second, confirm that the figures you have are drawn from the same source and the same period - mixing monthly and annual numbers, or two different definitions of the same quantity, quietly distorts the result. Third, keep the key inputs written down, so that later you can tell which set of numbers produced a figure you are about to quote.
Why is mine gritty? Strainer too coarse or beans under-soaked.
Why is it foamy? Blending introduces air. Skim foam or use anti-foam (1 drop cooking oil).
Can I drink it raw? No. Boil 5 min minimum.