I remember when we first got some goats on the homestead and the first time milking them as if it was just yesterday. Since then we have built this diy two storey goat house, the diy goat play hive as well as the diy goat milking stand. After milking the goats, what do you do with the extra milk? Well you may want to learn how to pasteurize goat milk, for those situations.
There are many benefits to drinking raw goats milk. however just like its cousin cow’s milk it is not a good idea to keep drinking it raw after a few days. That is when you can consider using the method below to extend the shelf life of your milk. When you do this though, you can expect the milk to taste different as well as any other products that you make using it, such as cheese.
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Here’s What You’ll Need:
- raw goat milk
- canning jars
- double boiler or water bath canner
- pasteurizer (optional)
The process as stated above is pretty simple. After milking your goats, you can easily pasteurize the extra milk. I just use my water bath canner and some canning jars, but if you have a double boiler or pasteurizer you can use those instead. It is just a matter of heating the milk to 165 degrees F for 15 seconds. Then immediately cooling it as fast as possible. When cool you can store the milk in your fridge.
You can get more information on the Dummies website, here…
You can watch the video below on How To Pasteurize Raw Goat Milk…
You can watch the video below on Stove top pasteurization of goat’s milk…
You can watch the video below on How To Process Goats Milk…
