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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: egglady on July 20, 2011, 06:37:38 pm

Title: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: egglady on July 20, 2011, 06:37:38 pm: I've made yoghurt lots of times so am familiar with the process, but up till now I've only used shop bought stuff.

Now we have our own milk supply, i thought I'd give it a go tonight.

Can anyone tell me if i have to pasteurise the milk first or can i just heat it to boiling and then leave to cool......oh i just realised that is kind of pasteurising d'uh!!

so is that all i need to do?
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Skirza on July 20, 2011, 06:52:56 pm: I bring mine to the boil simply because it said somewhere that it makes goats milk yoghurt thicker :-\
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: SallyintNorth on July 20, 2011, 06:58:14 pm: Note that I only have experience with cows milk; goats milk may be different to cows in some respects - goat people please shout up!

The theory is that if you don't pasteurise then you may get other-than-the-desired bacteria, so most people advise you to pasteurise.

My own experience is that when I am making a batch of starter to freeze then I definitely pasteurise first. If I am making a batch of 'end product' that will not be frozen and will be eaten quickly just by us then I don't necessarily bother to pasteurise. The whole thing about yoghurt (and cheese) cultures is that they are very competitive bacteria - by innoculating with a good dollop of nice, warm, active culture, the ones you want will most likely out-grow anything else that's likely to be in there.

Sometimes you get happy accidents when batches are allowed to 'mature'... :yum: And sometimes the pig gets a treat... :D

If you are happier pasteurising, you won't do any harm. But don't boil, boiling will denature the proteins. To pasteurise it is necessary only to heat to 68 deg C and hold for 30 mins, or to 72 deg C and hold for 30 seconds.

Enjoy! Let us know how you get on! :yum: :yum:
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Crofter on July 21, 2011, 02:12:02 pm: Egglady, how did you get on? We find that goats yogurt tends to be thinner than yogurt made with cows milk. You can strain it though to get a thicker "greek" type yogurt.

Dave
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: egglady on July 21, 2011, 02:13:49 pm: Dave you know how it is.....once I'd finished chopping 3 kilos of onions to put in the freezer i couldnt be bothered...plus my eyes were streaming so i couldnt even see what i was doing.......that's my excuse anyways

aiming for tonight.....
made fabby custard instead though :)
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Anke on July 21, 2011, 03:22:43 pm: I just heat the milk until it feels just about a bit warm, put in some shop-bought (cowsmilk) yoghurt, and off it goes into the yoghurt maker. never bothered with pasteurisation, and yoghurt is always nice, but definitely more runny than the shop-bought stuff. I do however find that after two or three times using the last bit in the pot for the next batch I am better off buying another wee yoghurt pot. Yeo valley is best (for us).
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Crofter on July 21, 2011, 04:23:52 pm: We sometimes use a small (170g) tin of evaporated milk and make it up to 1 litre with goats milk. OK so it's not strictly goat yogurt but it's lovely and thick and creamy. ;D

Dave
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: egglady on July 21, 2011, 07:46:12 pm: top tips...many ta's :)
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 22, 2011, 07:41:11 am: We started making goats yoghurt only a fortnight ago and we've had some good results. My mum gets most benefit as she loves it with honey and because she has MS and is quite poorly, I like the fact that this is probiotic and good for her health wise too.
children not too keen but will keep working on them ;)
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Skirza on July 22, 2011, 08:04:59 am: Quote from: plumseverywhere on July 22, 2011, 07:41:11 am
We started making goats yoghurt only a fortnight ago and we've had some good results. My mum gets most benefit as she loves it with honey and because she has MS and is quite poorly, I like the fact that this is probiotic and good for her health wise too.
children not too keen but will keep working on them ;)

Try mixing some milk shake powder into the yoghurt before you chill it...I know it's full of sugar but the kids love it ;)
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 22, 2011, 08:17:18 am: I tried with some nesquik (chocolate) powder but still they grizzled (apart from India who will try anything!) have tried adding melted chocolate, liquid milkshake and tried large sprinkles.
Maybe I needed to add more milkshake powder than I did? it was possibly a bit weak.
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: katie on July 22, 2011, 08:29:25 am: or get some different kids! ;D
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: plumseverywhere on July 22, 2011, 09:17:47 am: I like your thinking Katie!
Title: Re: going to make som goats milk yoghurt tonight....
Post by: Anke on July 22, 2011, 12:54:45 pm: Mine like it as a banana "milk" (- yoghurt) shake, but I do add some sugar. Also the same for any fresh fruits like strawberries, etc. Initially I sold it to them as here is a milkshake, just didn't mention the yoghurt in it.

But my younger daughter has developed the strangest breakfast habits: She loves oats (just raw rolled oats) with goatsmilk yoghurt. No sugar, nothing added! Well it could be worse....