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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: mariegold on May 11, 2014, 10:12:13 am

Title: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: mariegold on May 11, 2014, 10:12:13 am

Hi all,

Just wondering how long its ok to freeze fresh goats milk and non pasteurized goats cheese for please? Cant find any previous posts on the subject! Thank you  :)

Title: Re: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 11, 2014, 07:36:14 pm

Hi Mariegold

It freezes really well but not for too long. It does separate after some time (can't remember exact timing, about 4 months or so?)  I use mine in soap so its not such an issue but for consumption it might not be so good.

Lisa

Title: Re: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: benkt on May 11, 2014, 09:42:17 pm

I often freeze mine - either because I don't have enough for a batch of cheese or I have far too much for just one batch of cheese. It can separate after a few months but the when I've tried to use it, I can never taste much difference in the final cheese - to be on the safe side, I aim to use mine within three months of freezing.

Title: Re: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: mariegold on May 12, 2014, 08:07:34 am

Thanks both!
Despite a shaky start I now seem to have lots and lots of milk. Have been making cheese and giving some to friends but still lots left so I am about to venture into butter making. Might order one of those separator/churn devices from Ukraine. Fun  :excited:

Title: Re: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: plumseverywhere on May 12, 2014, 08:51:53 am

very addictive!!  enjoy  :)

Title: Re: Freezing goats milk and cheese
Post by: Anke on May 13, 2014, 05:04:59 pm

Quote from: mariegold on May 12, 2014, 08:07:34 am

Thanks both!
Despite a shaky start I now seem to have lots and lots of milk. Have been making cheese and giving some to friends but still lots left so I am about to venture into butter making. Might order one of those separator/churn devices from Ukraine. Fun  :excited:

Cream separator - brilliant. We use ours regularly and I make lots of icecream in the autumn (preferably when I have some pigs to drink up the skimmed milk). We have found it works best with a maximum of 10litres of milk, any more and it tends to clog up. Much less than that and not worth doing, but I save milk up for it over maybe two/three days. (I do have 7 milkers though).

I have made butter in the past too, but my family finds it a bit "goaty", so now I concentrate on icecream.

I don't pasteurise my milk or cream.