pasteurization

[2happymamas]

For those of you who pasteurize your milk, how often do you do it? We are getting two mini-nubians and would like to know if it should be done after each milking, daily, every other day, etc.

[SJSFarm]

I do it immediately after milking. When mine were not milking, I purchased some raw from a local dairy and pasteurized it when I go home.

YUCK! That was nasty milk after 2 days. I think the problem was cooling it then heating it again. Give it a try if you want, if it works for you, great.

I heat to 165 in a water bath and quick cool in ice bath. Of course yesterday I got distracted and the milk was 185, so I just made cheese!

I have also found that the cream separates better with pasteurized.

[Alice In TX/MO]

Absolutely correct. You do not want to chill, heat, and rechill.

Milk, filter, pasteurize, chill.