how do you seperate cream from goats milk without a sperator?

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), March 29, 2000 Answers You have to let it sit, preferrably in a covered container, in the refrigerator. It will take longer to do this than cows milk, because the cream particles are smaller, but if you keep it good and cold, you should be able to avoid a goaty taste. Also a fast chilldown after milking will help things move a little faster.

-- Connie (connie@lunehaven.com), March 29, 2000.

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Hi stan, I agree with connie, a fast cool down after milking is essential. I milk the girls then bring it in the house, strain, then put in a glass jar and place in freezer for about 20 mins. then refridgeriate. i then move the milk into a shallow pan and wait overnite or if in am til later that day. i skim off cream and put cream in jar. then I refrig. cream and add til I get enough to do butter or whatever. hope this helps.

bernice

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), March 29, 2000.

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Before I got a separator I chilled the milk and let it set as suggested by the others . It seemed to work better however when I used a pan shallow pan that exposed a lot of the milk's surface, like a cake pan.

-- Marci (ajourend@libby.org), March 30, 2000.

-- Chamoisee (chamoisee@yahoo.com), June 24, 2001