making goat cheese with fresh milk

[NewChickenMom]

anyone else make cheese form their own goats milk??

tonight was my first attempt at making some chevre. we'll see how it turns out in the morning.

also, anyone know where to find a good, cheap hard cheese press? the cheapest one i've found is from grape and granary for around $70

 

[ozark hen]

you need to contact Miss Prissy, she is the queen of cheese making around here, and every thing else. Now I am telling you gospel!! Go look under eggs, chicken, etc. recipes.

 

[Cara]

There is a very nice gentleman on Ebay who makes affordable cheese presses. He and his retired father make them by hand:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ECONOMY-CHEESE-...54153677QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0

 

[FrenchHen]

There's also a method using a coffee can and bricks if you want super economy.

 

[AK_Button_Mama]

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I Made mine out of pvc pip and a old piece of wood wraped in plactic wrap. drilled holes in the side....use a old spagetti jar and bunggie cords for weight and aplate ont he bottom

good luck!

 

[MullersLaneFarm]

no cheese from goat's milk for me



I have a Jersey cow!

Yes, I make cheeses. For a cheese press, I started with a simple straight sided can, both ends cut out, with holes drilled into it. Drill the holes from the inside out!!!

For a weight, a piece of wood with full vegetable cans on top.

Then I realized I could use my old sausage making press.

I have a cheese making page on our website.

 

[NewChickenMom]

my chevre has a horrible vinegar-like aftertaste!!!

what did i do wrong??

 

[MullersLaneFarm]

What was your recipe???

Did you use a chevre culture, or did you make a queso blanco, using milk and vinegar?

 

[NewChickenMom]

i used chevre starter. heated milk in water bath to 86 degrees, added starter, slight whisking, then let it set for 11.5 hours and then drained in butter muslin for about 10 hours.

my boyfriend said it tastes awesome and he loves it, so i dont know if thats how its supposed to taste or he's just buttering me up

 

[MrsCountryChick]

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Even worse before I got my Doe in milk we bought a very 'small' size piece of goat cheese from Giant Eagle & it was $4.99 & it tasted of a vinegar-y flavor, ewwww!

After we tasted it at home I looked at the ingredients & it was a basic Chevre with vinegar to culture it. Thank Goodness it didn't influence our purchase of our Doe.