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hello blessed cheese makers. We gor three goats a few weeks ago and we are swiming in mik! We ge two gallons of milk a day. I am in a self imposed crash course in cheese makibng. I hae made a goat cheddar, a traditional cheddar, a basic hard cheese, a jack cheese, a Gouda and a Havarti, not to mentions the pounds and pounds of chevre I have made.It is a little overwhelming. It is so hard to wait all those months to see if you screwed up or not!
I hope to get a milk separator to make cream and butter. I guess I need to start freezing the milk, I understand that goat milk freezes quite well. The milk is sooo good. It is mith that goats milk has a goatie flavor, certainly not if it is fresh and the does haven't been running with the bucks.
Question, my jack cheese is aging in the basement, it is coated with olive oil every few days. It has developed a bit of mold. Why is it so?
I hope to get a milk separator to make cream and butter. I guess I need to start freezing the milk, I understand that goat milk freezes quite well. The milk is sooo good. It is mith that goats milk has a goatie flavor, certainly not if it is fresh and the does haven't been running with the bucks.
Question, my jack cheese is aging in the basement, it is coated with olive oil every few days. It has developed a bit of mold. Why is it so?
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Re: goats
Sat, May 2, 2009 - 5:54 AMCause mold likes cheese.
Try wiping it with a clean rag soaked in vinegar every few days as well. -
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Re: goats
Sun, May 3, 2009 - 8:50 PMWow Amanda that is quite a bit of milk. how lucky. It is true mold does like cheese. So you can wipe it down with vinegar or a salt brine and/or you can let the mold develop, just brush off anything that is getting long. If you have the right temperatures and good humidity, then it will stay moist and the mold will actually protect it. This is how traditional cheese was aged. I have had cheese that was super moldy on the outside and you cut into it, and it is beautiful. You can also let a rind develop on your cheese and then wax it, which will also minimize the mold.
Another thing to do with goat milk, is make goat milk soap...it is quite good. Frozen goat milk works really well, so you could freeze a bunch and make soap later.
Keep us posted.
Blessings
Linda
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