Re: Making whey from raw milk-Mike

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Mike

Was 7 days too long to leave out? What is the average time for the milk to

become whey?

Jafa

Anton <bwp@...> wrote:

> I bought some raw milk in a qt bottle. Left it on my counter for

almost 6 days. The curds have separated, but the liquid still looks

white, like milk. When I made it before the liquid part turned to a

yellowy color.

>

> I'm wondering what I did wrong. The counter is about 62 F at

night. Before it was summer, so it was quite warmer. Also I left

the lid sealed. Maybe I should have opened it and place the lid over

the opening without sealing it.

>

> Any thoughts on this?

>

> Jafa

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whether it's open, closed, sealed, etc doesn't make any difference.

the white color probably just comes from small amounts of milk solids

dispersed in the whey. as long as there are distinct curds, then

just strain it like normal. if you're cloth is fine enough, a lot

of the white stuff will be strained out. also, even with the milk

solids, it would still be perfectly good whey, although i don't know

whether it would last for months and months like pure whey.

clabbered milk can come out different every time, so I wouldn't dwell

on it.

Mike

SE Pennsylvania

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> Mike

>

> Was 7 days too long to leave out? What is the average time for the

milk to become whey?

>

> Jafa

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i think 1-10 days is the general range depending on temp. i've left

clabbered milk sitting out for many weeks because i forget about it

or i'm too lazy to strain it (i make tons of whey for drinking, etc,

so there's always a lot sitting around). for the 60 degrees or so

temps you mentioned 7 days sounds pretty normal. after a few weeks

some white mold sometimes forms on the surface, but i still drink it

anyway, even though the flavor isn't as good. it's hard to go wrong

with good raw milk... i think i've left milk sit out for about 2

months before and drank it with no problems. i like unusual flavors

and i've gotten pretty reckless with food, eaten raw meat that's sat

in the fridge for months, etc,... if i'm on the ball i leave my kefir

and clabber near my wood stove and i get results like in the

summertime...

Mike

SE Pennsylvania