Making Goat's milk butter without a cream separator

For the last week or so, I've been experimenting making butter from my goat's milk. It's been a learning process, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. It was actually much easier than I imagined it was going to be. I do have a tabletop cream separator, but it's a big pain in the butt to clean, so for making small quantities of butter (or without large quantities of milk to put through it rather), I just can't justify getting it out and using it. So, here is the K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid) method. The butter has been delicious and -- bonus -- has nothing artificial added. I was a bit surprised at the amount of cream in a quart of my goat's milk. She's an Alpine, which aren't known especially for heavy fat (cream) content of their milk. (By contrast, if you have Nubian goats, you will likely have a much higher fat (cream) content to your milk.) I've also been freezing my excess milk after draining off the fat, as our goat is due at the end of May and I'll need to dry her off in a few weeks, so will be without a milk source for awhile. If you don't have a dairy animal, try this method with some store-bought cream. It's rather fun!

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[marshwoodgirl123]

can you completely clean the milk by just boiling it them putting it in the fridge?

[Michigansnowpony]

@marshwoodgirl123 Generally, you would strain the milk through some sort of filter to clear any debris that may have fallen in during the milking process (bits of hay, hair, etc.) then, you can pasteurize it on your stovetop to kill any bacteria present. I have another video which shows you how to do this. Boiling the milk gives it a cooked flavor which many people don't care for. Pasteurization holds the milk at a high temp for a set amount of time, but you don't let it boil / cook.

[HorseyHow2Channel]

how many goats do you have and what breeds

[Michigansnowpony]

@HorseyHow2Channel -- At the moment, four, with the littlest to be sold before Fall. All are Alpines.

[rebmahendy]

Okay, I see. Thank you for your response. I have to ask these types of questions so that I won't skip that step when I finally try this. I am the queen of short cuts;)

[Michigansnowpony]

@rebmahendy Haha -- me too (the queen of short cuts, that is). If I can't figure out the reason for something, I am very apt to dismiss it as unneccesary. Meanwhile, my husband seems very adept at incorporating extra steps into every project to safeguard his success. This tendency often drives me nuts when we try to do things "together". I have to admit, however, he seldom has disasters or "do-overs". ; ) Opposites attract as they say.

[maertzda]

A pastured Guernsey will produce orange butter.

[maertzda]

As far as I know, only goats make white butter. It may be that cafo'd cows produce white butter but that is because they don't have access to green grass and the omega 3's therein.

[MountainManD]

awsome video thanks so much ,,,,who cares if its pretty as long as its good ,,,mmmmm looks good to me

[ShotgunAndAShovel]

Apparently I need more goats. :| lol

[greenbean1981]

This is probably a stupid question, but does it taste like butter from the store?

[renagade12]

@Michigansnowpony

this is very coool thank you