Do you make butter from your goat milk?

[PotterWatch]

I am looking forward to my girls kidding and being able to make things with my fresh milk. I would really like to make butter, but I understand that is pretty difficult with goat milk because of the natural homogenization. I would like to buy a cream separator, but those are prohibitivly expensive for me right now. Is it feasible for me to skim enough cream from the milk of one goat to make butter? I imagine we will be drinking it too quickly for that, but you never know. So does anyone with goats make their own butter?

 

[Indiana hens]

Goat milk will fill you up faster than cows milk. My GF made butter in a pint jar. She thought that I would be thrilled to help shake the jar. WRONG! I got tricked into pumping a churn when I was a kid; not again. The butter was very creamy but she did not want salt in it. I suggest salt. She used straight milk. We have 1 goat that produces alot of milk and 1 with a tighter udder that produces very rich milk. Both are Nubians. Rich milk works just fine. I like the cheese and all my neighbors do too. 1/4 cup vinegar to 1 gallon of milk. Just takes a few minutes more than pasteurizing it. Good luck. I bet you get a waiting list for cheese!

 

[Sebrightmom]

I haven't yet, but plan on it. Here is a great site http://fiascofarm.com/goats/milk-goatvscow.htm . They talk about making butter from goat milk. I am working on making cheese. I am hoping to make some this weekend.

 

[greyfields]

We drink the milk and make chevre with all the spare. It's very very easy to make soft cheese.

 

[justusnak]

Hey greyfields.....can you share your recipe on makeing chevre!?? Sounds yummy!