Why does goat milk smell

We also share information about how you use our website with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. You can find out more in our Privacy Policy. Picky about food For goats, the feed plays an even greater role. Le petit chevrier Le Noir. To the product. Le petit chevrier Camembert. Various goat's milk products yogurt, milk, drinks in organic quality, www. Emmi Stories. Studies have shown that adults cannot survive by just drinking milk alone.

However the opposite is true for babies as their only source of food in the early months is milk, especially human milk. In fact, research has shown that for adults, drinking too much milk can do more harm than good. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Helpful tips Does goat milk have an odor? Helpful tips.

Ben Davis March 9, Does goat milk have an odor? How do you know if goat milk is bad? Why do goats smell so bad? What is the best milk goat? We have been getting raw cows milk and an organic eggs from this farm for 2 years and they recently started offering raw goats milk as well. I decided to buy a quart to try again.

Tasted just like store bought cows milk to me and even better yet, no after tasted like with the raw cows milk…the after tasted with the raw cows milk has kept me from fully embracing raw milk till now.

So many people will tell you the store-bought stuff is awful. It goes through a lot on its way to the store. Fresh will always be better. I cook with it even and it seems to cook better than cows milk as well. Adds a sweeter flavor to everything. I have a milking question. I have recently adopted a mom and her two young kids. This morning we simply gave up after 45 min of trying to entice her.

I could sure use some advice. If anyone can help email or rewind here [email protected] thanks. I used to have issues with the goat milk tasting off, especially during heat cycles.

However, since using a premium, loose, free choice mineral and free choice kelp I have NO taste issues. My handling has not changed…if anything I am less careful. And the milk keeps longer in the fridge as well. There is also no issue from the buck being with the does.

We set milk out on the counter to separate for several days to make sour cream and still no off, or goaty taste. Mastitis can also make the milk taste off. Happy herding! It is to small for a cow but we could sustain a goat or two.

My mom had goats whhe my girls were little and I kept trying to like it, but I found it violently distasteful most of the time. Once I tasted the very fresh milk and it was fine, and another time I had some very cold and it was fine but for the rest of the 3 years we had goats I could not get past the smell of it to taste it. We had 2 LaMancha females and one female kid. My mom insisted the milk must settle at room temperature and cool it slowly for the best milk, after reading your article I see that is probably what made the flavor so strong, but mom loved the strong flavor so I just did without.

The sweetfeed had the same scent as the flavor I found so intrusive from the milk, I always wondered if free ranging goats might have a more mild milk depending on their grazing source. I clean the goat well and then for added protection I have a screen over the milk bucket. Nothing falls in the milk! Then I strain with a milk filter.

It is all about handling from beginning to end. I used to be VERY sensitive to goatyness in the milk, but now a slight taste is not offensive to me. Store bought goat cheese….. People generally have their first experience with goat milk from a carton…. Do a morning and afternoon milk and taste the difference. The afternoon milk will taste like whatever is eaten throughout the day. And, unlike cows milk, goats milk does taste its best on day one and two, and by day 3, I prefer to use it for cooking only, as it does tend to taste a bit goaty.

I used to raise good quality Alpines years ago. Years later, just out of curiosity, I tried a can of goat milk from the store. No wonder people have a bad impression of goat milk. The can promptly got poured down the drain. One day I happened to look out the barn window and there he was walking very slow, being careful not to spill any, but taking sips of warm goat milk while he was walking.

I made rice pudding for breakfast. If I had never had boy goats I would not have recognized it. I wondered if I could mate him. This has been really helpful! My experience with goat milk was the goaty taste until I bought some from a backyard producer Massachusetts who insisted on careful handling of the milk and keeping it COLD.

Thanks, Jill, for the helpful tips. If someone came by the farm and said that I would probably start laughing and go get them a quart to take home. I am so happy to have found your blog. I like that you start out saying you are a follower of Jesus.

I am 54 years old and finally getting my dream of a farm. We just now finally decided not to sell our place on 82 acres but stay. WE have gardens first. Chickens now. My next dream goal is some meat goats and a milking goat…then some sheep and Llamas. A horse or two…and probably one cow. I am allergic to beef and am more of a fish person…No pond in my future- just a swimming pool to get into after morning chores. I appreciate your article on goat raw milk.

I hope to be able to give it to my grandson and daughter. My wife and I have only been drinking goats milk for the last five years and not experienced any issues. You need to cool quickly, and mind the odors the milk could be exposed to, I love Goats Milk, and all the cheeses and butter. Yes we bought a cream separator. We were not sure it would be worth it, but the butter and Ice cream have been nice.

We were milking three nannies until this spring, so were getting four plus gallons of milk a day. We sold one of the girls this spring and use some of the milk for the pigs as it was getting to be way too much. Last year I had to make hard cheese just about every day 4 gallons of milk just to keep up. The only break I got was when Janice made butter or cottage cheese. Last fall after we weaned, I was drowning in milk! We never EVER have bad tasting milk.

While we handle ours just like you do we take it one step further. We keep all of our mason jars in our freezer. The milk goes directly from the milking pail into a filter directly into a frozen jar then into the fridge. Perfect tasting milk every single time. I keep my jars in the freezer, too!

Helps to chill the milk faster. We have one doe and one buck right now. She had triplet boys, so we hope to sell them and buy another doe.

My goal is to have 3 does. I keep my buck in a different area from my doe. We LOVE goats milk. We drink ours raw and I make cheese and anything else that uses milk!

I even converted our feed guy. He had some goats milk once that tasted awful. I talked him into trying ours with a bowl of chocolate cobbler. He cautiously tasted the milk and loved it.

I explained to him about all the things that can make the milk taste bad. He asked me to bring some more , so his helpers could try it. I took him a mason jar of milk and it was so funny… they were passing it around helpers and customers like it was a jar of shine, lol!

Everyone loved it. I made quite a few converts that day! I have to agree with others about cooling it quickly. My milk does not taste goaty even after several days as long as I put it in the freezer for 30 minutes right after milking, then after 30 minutes I put in refrigerator.

Tastes great! Just not those brands. I would like to have a couple goats from a dwarf breed for milk, but would hate to buy them and set them up here, only to discover that they produce goaty milk that no one will drink. What dwarf breeds do you recommend for the best tasting milk? In a fit of pregnancy-induced idiocy, I bought some ultra-pasteurized goat milk at the store and was about half-way through the glass and it was a BIG glass before I realized, a it was horrible, and b it was about to make a second appearance.

Needless to say, even six years later, I am NOT a fan of goat milk. All I can taste is creamy goat! Goats milk from a Nubian, Alpine, Saanen, Nigerian, LaMancha, Sable, and even an Oberhasli, all tasts pretty much just like regular old milk as long as the goat is healthy, not eating anything offensive ie onions, etc , and is handled correctly.

Mind you they are the oldest recognized registered goat breed. Their milk is prized for some types of cheese. My eldest son, who was lactose intolerant as a baby, refused to drink anything else! We just got goats a couple of months ago a milking Nubian and her two kids and I was definitely in the same position about the milk. Great post! Every single one of them liked it, and said it just tasted like MILK! Brought a smile to my face! My heart is smiling as I read through your post!! Miss having it.

They are a joy to have. There are so many wonderful things you can make with the milk. A couple of our favorites were ice cream and fudge. I never tried a hand at goat milk soap, but sure love using it. Have fun! I love feta. I would love to taste the milk it comes from.

Thanks — I going to check it out. Just wanted to say that I was raised on goats milk. My mother had a heard of French Alpine goats and sold the milk to people with allergies etc. When I came home I got 2 quarts of milk out of the fridge one under each arm and was frantic for real milk… This is a funny family story that they tell at the holiday table sometimes.

Goat milk is sweeter and richer than cow milk. I took goats to the fair as did my brother before it was popular or acceptable…and got grand champion every year. Keep on doing what your doing!! Yes yes and yes! One was fine and one was funky. Cooling down your milk quickly will keep the bacteria from funkifying it up as fast too.

As for the male goat. We put our mama in with him to breed a couple days a week for the day and her milk never got bucky. That one could be a hit or miss. No one can ever tell I used goat milk. Only bad thing is that she is done for the season until she gives birth.