Comments on: Making Whey http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/ Did You Know They Don't Have to Come From the Store? Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:28:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 admin Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:17:33 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-2844 Hi Angel, You don't need the cream so I wouldn't add them back in. In fact I usually pour the cream off the top of the milk before doing this so that it doesn't go to waste. Some people eat the creamy curds, mixing in herbs but I would rather just give the butterfat to my little guy who wouldn't eat that kind of cheese anyway. Just be sure you have airflow to what is on the counter so cover with a paper towel and rubber band but no screw type lid. If you don't want to eat the curds you can add them to your compost - they are loaded with enzymes, or feed to chickens if you have them. Hi Angel,

You don’t need the cream so I wouldn’t add them back in. In fact I usually pour the cream off the top of the milk before doing this so that it doesn’t go to waste. Some people eat the creamy curds, mixing in herbs but I would rather just give the butterfat to my little guy who wouldn’t eat that kind of cheese anyway.

Just be sure you have airflow to what is on the counter so cover with a paper towel and rubber band but no screw type lid.

If you don’t want to eat the curds you can add them to your compost – they are loaded with enzymes, or feed to chickens if you have them.

]]> By: Angel http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Angel Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:59:27 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-2843 Okay I think I made the same mistake as Kerri. I actually attempted to scrape off the "curds" which was actually just cream at this point now that I see the picture. (worth a thousand words) I placed them in the fridge (just read this and took them back out to get them to room temp again) If I add them back in to the "whey" (which is probably just still warm milk) after they have reached room temp will that work? or should I start over? I could also add a couple of tbls of yoghurt. Any thought on this? Ack! Okay I think I made the same mistake as Kerri. I actually attempted to scrape off the “curds” which was actually just cream at this point now that I see the picture. (worth a thousand words) I placed them in the fridge (just read this and took them back out to get them to room temp again) If I add them back in to the “whey” (which is probably just still warm milk) after they have reached room temp will that work? or should I start over? I could also add a couple of tbls of yoghurt. Any thought on this? Ack!

]]> By: Kerri http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Kerri Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:27:06 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-965 thanks, I'll try this! thanks, I’ll try this!

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-964 admin Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:34:39 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-964 Hi Kerri, I would take the lid off and wait another 24 hours. It shouldn't smell moldy but it won't smell like roses either. If it smells moldy or putrid I would throw it out and start over. If you have any yogurt or buttermilk on hand and you add 1 T to it that should speed up the process significantly. Hope that helps! Hi Kerri,

I would take the lid off and wait another 24 hours. It shouldn’t smell moldy but it won’t smell like roses either. If it smells moldy or putrid I would throw it out and start over. If you have any yogurt or buttermilk on hand and you add 1 T to it that should speed up the process significantly. Hope that helps!

]]> By: Kerri http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-963 Kerri Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:59:38 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-963 Hi...thanks for this post. Makes more sense now seeing the picture. I've had a 1/2 gallon of raw cows milk in a glass jar sitting in a cupboard for 5 days now waiting for it to separate. Not knowing what it was supposed to look like, I tried to strain it today and then realized it hadn't separated nearly enough. I think my mistake was leaving the lid on. Is the milk no good now? It doesn't smell so great. Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Hi…thanks for this post. Makes more sense now seeing the picture. I’ve had a 1/2 gallon of raw cows milk in a glass jar sitting in a cupboard for 5 days now waiting for it to separate. Not knowing what it was supposed to look like, I tried to strain it today and then realized it hadn’t separated nearly enough. I think my mistake was leaving the lid on. Is the milk no good now? It doesn’t smell so great. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

]]> By: Lacto-fermented Orange Marmelade http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/03/09/making-whey/comment-page-1/#comment-762 Lacto-fermented Orange Marmelade Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:28:32 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=1151#comment-762 [...] I used my whey for the first time - to make some traditional style marmalade. The really nice thing about [...] [...] I used my whey for the first time – to make some traditional style marmalade. The really nice thing about [...]

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