Home Milking

Being clean is super important..once goat milk hits the air the natural bacteria begins to multiply..which causes the goatie flavor..this is what we do...we use a vinegar and water wash to wash the udders super well and dry them completely..we wash and dry our hands very well between each goat..we milk in a clean stainless steel bucket...we have 1 quart mason jar with lids in frig...in the barn..we strain using a strainer and milk filter from Hoeggers directly in the jar and set this in the freezer...a better idea is setting it in a ice water bath..to cool to 40 degrees as fast as you can..which we will do when weather gets warmer...our milk taste clean and sweet...

Yep be very clean and chill quickly and you will have good tasting milk. Try to keep any hair, dirt etcetera to a minimum. Strain as quickly as you can after milking. I drank some of my milk from last weeks today and its still good. I have found the quickest way to cool milk is take a bit of previous milk and fill the bottom of your jar/bottle/jug 1/4-1/5 of the way and freeze it. Once you milk again just pour the new milk in with the frozen and shake until it thaws. Your milk should be refrigerator temps in a mater of a minuet or two. If milk is frozen for too long it will clump when its thawed. There is nothing wrong with it but its just not a smooth so I use the frozen milk within 12-24 hours of it freezing.

I just strain and put the jars at the back of my refrigerator and my milk lasts just fine.

thanks for the help! =D

happybleats said:

Being clean is super important..once goat milk hits the air the natural bacteria begins to multiply..which causes the goatie flavor..this is what we do...we use a vinegar and water wash to wash the udders super well and dry them completely..we wash and dry our hands very well between each goat..we milk in a clean stainless steel bucket...we have 1 quart mason jar with lids in frig...in the barn..we strain using a strainer and milk filter from Hoeggers directly in the jar and set this in the freezer...a better idea is setting it in a ice water bath..to cool to 40 degrees as fast as you can..which we will do when weather gets warmer...our milk taste clean and sweet...

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This is what we do as well :thumb: