Now that my wether is gone/weaned

[Rechellef]

...I have been swimming in the white stuff. My doe Sugar has always been my best milker. She has a beautiful udder, nice teats, and was a decent producer even with her son on her 24/7. However, I never knew HOW good a producer she was until she didn't have a kid on her as I bought her and her son together. Lately, she has been giving me 3+ quarts in the a.m. and 2+ quarts in the p.m. The best part is - her milk tastes the best too, so I am thrilled. By chance, a native american couple my DH knows is interested in some goat milk too and I need to share some of her abundance with someone. Heck, I am running out of room in the fridge and really need to make some more cheese and Cajeta.

[houndlover]

Have you made hard cheese yet? Obviously more labor intensive, but so worth it in the end. Uses up a lot of milk too.

[Rechellef]

Originally Posted by houndlover

Have you made hard cheese yet? Obviously more labor intensive, but so worth it in the end. Uses up a lot of milk too.

I have to make my mesophilic starter first. I also lack a cheese press. Is there any way to get around a cheese press?

[April]

For a cheese press I use a tupperware cannister (the small one from the set) that I drilled holes in. Then I put a lid (like a gallon milk jar lid) on top of the cheese as a follower. Then a salsa jar on top of that to hold the weights. The weights I use are weights from the end of a barbell/dumbell set.

Redneck engineering!