Re: Question about cow milk versus goat milk

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Goats milk has a very soft curd compared to cows milk. Most breeds of goats

have less milk solids so your kefir will be much thinner. You still go by

taste to see if it is done because you will be waiting forever for it to get

thick.

Marilyn

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Claude Lessard - Au Chatelet Great

Danes <auchateletgreatdanes@...> wrote:

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> I have some grains now for 2 weeks. Since I have them, I have made kefir

> with cow milk (2%). Yesterday, I have tried goat milk. But the " milk "

> doesn " t look like kefir and we are close to 24 hours ....... any idea why

> ????

>

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Wow! Thanks! This is very interesting information! I am glad I have asked! See,

my danes always get crazy when I add some goat milk to their diet ..... so this

is why I have tried goat milk with my kefir grains.

Please don't laugh, but how should it taste ???? I guess the taste of kefir made

with goat milk is different ... so how to know that it is ready otherwise that

my grains have been sitting for 24 hours?

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@...: marilynjarz@...: Sat, 6 Dec

2008 17:36:54 -0500Subject: Re: Question about cow milk

versus goat milk

Goats milk has a very soft curd compared to cows milk. Most breeds of goatshave

less milk solids so your kefir will be much thinner. You still go bytaste to see

if it is done because you will be waiting forever for it to getthick.MarilynOn

Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM, Claude Lessard - Au Chatelet GreatDanes

<auchateletgreatdanes@...> wrote:>> I have some grains now for 2 weeks.

Since I have them, I have made kefir> with cow milk (2%). Yesterday, I have

tried goat milk. But the " milk " > doesn " t look like kefir and we are close to 24

hours ....... any idea why> ????>> Claude Au Chatelet GREAT DANES/DANOIS

New web site:> www.auchatelet.comAdministrateure du forum " Passionnement

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Kefir should taste pleasantly tart.

Kefir only tastes as good as the milk you start with. If the goat milk is

pasteurized, it will have a " goaty " taste because the fat has been damaged

by heat. Your kefir will have a tart " goaty " flavor that a lot of people

don't like. I can't stand it. Even raw goat milk could taste goaty if it

wasn't cooled properly or the goats have a mineral deficiency.

Different breeds of goats make the kefir of different consistencies.

Standard size Swiss breeds make thin kefir, but it still can be very smooth

and have a nice feel to it going down. I happen to raise Nigerian Dwarf

goats and their crosses. I call them little goats. They have a very high

butterfat and high milk solids, right on par with sheep milk. The milk is

delicious and kefir made from it is superior to anything I've ever had.

Marilyn,

who would appreciate it if you signed every post

On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Claude Lessard - Au Chatelet Great

Danes <auchateletgreatdanes@...> wrote:

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> Wow! Thanks! This is very interesting information! I am glad I have asked!

> See, my danes always get crazy when I add some goat milk to their diet .....

> so this is why I have tried goat milk with my kefir grains.

>

> Please don't laugh, but how should it taste ???? I guess the taste of kefir

> made with goat milk is different ... so how to know that it is ready

> otherwise that my grains have been sitting for 24 hours?

>

>

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I don't understand as my signature is a the bottom of every email I sent from my

hotmail account ..... I have to find out why it is not showing on your list but

shows on every great dane mailing lists I belong too

Claude

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