Pasteurizing Goat Milk And Keeping It Fresh

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HomeHome, Auto, & Hobbies ArticlesHobby Farming ArticlesGoats ArticlesPasteurizing Goat Milk and Keeping It FreshByCheryl K. Smith Updated2021-06-14 21:43:26From the bookRaising Goats For DummiesShare

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Download E-BookRaising Goats For Dummies Explore Book Raising Goats For Dummies Explore BookBuy NowBuy on AmazonBuy on WileySubscribe on PerlegoDownload E-BookRaising Goats For DummiesExplore Book Raising Goats For DummiesExplore BookBuy NowBuy on AmazonBuy on WileySubscribe on PerlegoIf you're raising and milking goats as part of a green lifestyle, you'll want to keep your milk fresh and to pasteurize it. The best way to keep milk fresh is to drink it as soon as possible. But even before that, whether you pasteurize your milk or drink it raw, you need to start out with the best quality possible.

Starting with good milk means keeping it free of bad bacteria and other contaminants when you milk. To do this, you need to

• Make sure that the goat and her udder are clean.

• Milk in a clean environment; make sure your hands and equipment are clean.

• Strain the milk into a glass or stainless steel storage container right after milking.

• Chill the milk as soon as possible after milking to inhibit the growth of bacteria that contribute to spoilage.

• Keep the milk out of direct sunlight or fluorescent lights, which can lead to off-flavors and loss of nutrients.

Pasteurization extends milk's shelf life and is also the only way that you can make milk from a goat with a chronic disease safe for feeding to kids.

Unfortunately, pasteurization also destroys good organisms rather than just targeting the bad ones. And it changes the flavor of the milk, and of cheese made from pasteurized milk.

Many people prefer their goat milk raw if they know that their goats are healthy. If you plan to drink raw goat milk, don't use antibiotics or other drugs on your milkers, and handle the milk carefully. If you have milk from a goat with CAEV but want to feed it to bottle babies, you must pasteurize it.

To pasteurize milk, follow these steps:

1. Put milk in a double boiler or in jars in a pasteurizer or canner and heat to 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds.

2. Cool the milk as quickly as possible, but make sure not to put the hot jars in cold water or they will break.

3. Store the milk in the refrigerator.

About This Article

This article is from the book: 

Raising Goats For Dummies

About the book author:

Cheryl K. Smith has raised a small herd of Nigerian Dwarf and Oberian dairy goats under the herd name Mystic Acres since 1998. She is the owner of karmadillo Press and is the author of Goat Health Care, Goat Midwifery, The Best of Ruminations Goat Milk and Cheese Recipes, and Raising Goats: Some Essentials.

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