Wired Cow
Hi, Cow People
Here is some South African Cow Wire Art I bought on the side of the road. Yes, we have everything right here in Africa. 🙂
Kind Regards,
Leon the Milkman
Goat Milk Composition
Hi,
Milk composition differ hugely from one individual animal and one species to the next. However I have found goat milk in our region to have lower solids than cow milk.
Usually in the range of 3.5% Fat, 3% Protein and 4.5% Lactose.
I think some of the beneficial differences between cow milk and goat milk can be attributed to different proteins and fatty acids in the goat milk.
Like the medium chain triglycerides in goat milk that do not follow the same metabolic pathways as other fats in the diet, but are absorbed more easily.
Till later,
Leon the MilkmanÂÂ
Gouda – Sweetmilk Cheese?
Hi, Cheese Fans
Gouda cheese is a sweetmilk cheese. What does that mean?
Well, during the cheese making process some of the whey is removed and substituted with water. This removes lactose and thus in effect some of the acid forming capacity of the whey, because the lactose is converted to acid by the bacteria that you add.
Therefore you end up with “sweeter milk” and therefore sweeter cheese.
Sweet isn’t it!
Leon the Milkman
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NOT Big in Japan?
Hi, Milkfans
If you love milk, your jaw will hit the floor when you read about this situation in Japan.
Click the link below:
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20060418TDY03005.htm
Bye for now,
Leon the Milkman
P.S. This following link goes more indepth for professionals: Japan Milk Report 2002
Quick Casein Test
Hi, Cheese People
If you have a automated milk composition analyzer it would be possible to get a quick indication of casein by putting the milk through and then setting it with rennet. Take some of the whey and put it through the analyzer as well. Since the rennet binds the casein, by doing a subtraction of the whey protein from the whole milk, you should get the casein value.
Of course some of the more modern analyzers can do the casein automatically, anyway, but this method should help the other guys out there.
Regards,
Leon the Milkman
Freezing point of goat’s milk
Hi,
The freezing point of goat milk as determined by the method: Determination of the Freezing Point of Milk – Modified Hortvet Method, shall not be higher than -0.517 degrees Celsius ( that means closer to zero ).
Freezing point is used to determine if water was added to the milk. For cow milk this cut-off value is -0.512 degrees Celsius.
Talk later,
Leon the Milkman
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New CombiFoss
Hi, Milk People
This week I got my new Combifoss system. It will test for milk solids, added water and SCC.
Will tell you later if I could figure it out.
Kind regards,
Leon the Milkman
Namibia Dairy Visit
Hi, Milkfans
Had a visit from my good friend, Pieter Engelbrecht, yesterday.
He is Quality Control Manager at Namibia Dairies these days, but still as down to earth as always. Missing you here in South Africa, Pieter. We need more people like you in this world!
Leon
Milk Route
Here is a recording of some early birds on my milk route 😉
[audio:Few Birds Singing.mp3]
Milk Paint
Hi, Milkfans
Yes, you read that right!
You can paint you house with milk. Or your furniture for that matter. Milk Paint was used quite a lot in history. It is in vogue again as a child friendly paint – it can be chewed off the building blocks without poisoning the child.
It consists mainly of skim milk, alkaline, end some color. The alkaline, like sodium hydroxide denatures the milk protein and fixes it, while being neutralized in the process – well you can read more, as well as get contact details for suppliers at www.Dairy-Info.org
Kind Regards,
Leon the Milkman
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