Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Thanks. We currently go every 2 weeks. I was hoping we could continue to do so until hotter weather. We did have a warm up, where the cows could go back on grass for a few days . . . I'll check to see what he is feeding. THANKS. My best guess would be fermented feed. Now that most of the country is out of grass, your farmer may be feeding baled forages or corn silage.This is not the fault of the farmer or his management practices, just the nature of the seasons. You may need to make more frquent trips to the farm for fresher milk until the grass starts growing again.Broadrun Farms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 > > Ok, I know that is not an accurate description, but our milk is tasting . . > . a bit 'goaty'. My best guess would be fermented feed. Now that most of the country is out of grass, your farmer may be feeding baled forages or corn silage. This is not the fault of the farmer or his management practices, just the nature of the seasons. You may need to make more frquent trips to the farm for fresher milk until the grass starts growing again. Broadrun Farms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Ellen, If it were a goat, I'd say first to check for worm load. That is the sometimes the first indication that something is wrong. Then check your feed. Carol In Fl > > Ok, I know that is not an accurate description, but our milk is tasting . . > . a bit 'goaty'. > > This is raw cow's milk that was bottled 01/01, into several qts and > several gallons. > > We drank the qts first, as they are easiest to pour and they were the usual > wonderful. The fridge they were stored in is not as cold as where the > gallons were stored. > > When I tapped the first gallon, it has . . . an aftertaste. The fridge > was a little too cold, and there are some ice crystals in the milk. > > Previously, we have drunk milk that is more than 10 days old . . . with no > aftertaste. About 13 days, we sometimes get a bit if tartness. Not a bad > taste, just not as sweet as the fresher milk. > > I tapped a second gallon, and it, too, had some crystals and has the . . . > off flavor. > > It is not a totally awful taste, but it does have some . . . barnyard . . > . goaty, musky . . . not great aftertaste. The milk itself does not have > a bad flavor, but there is a definite aftertaste. > > Can it be the ice crystals? We are persnicky about sterilizing our jars. > I could blame improper sanitizing if it was only one jar . . . > > Any suggestions? > > Ellen Schwab > 43748 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 How clean is the milking equipment? Is there any buildup that is getting bacteria into the milk? I've heard comments in the past about bacteria shortening storage life of the milk. Does your farmer have tests from a milk plant? Ask what his plate count, PI, LPC counts are if they are being tested.Is the milk being cooled quickly and kept cold? It's possible it could be corn silage, or molds in the feed, but I've fed baleage for years with no problems. Good milk should easily keep two to three weeks with no problems if stored in glass and kept cold. Cheyenne > > Thanks. We currently go every 2 weeks. I was hoping we could continue to > do so until hotter weather. We did have a warm up, where the cows > could go back on grass for a few days . . . I'll check to see what he is > feeding. > > THANKS. > > > In a message dated 1/8/2011 3:50:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > broadrun@... writes: > > > My best guess would be fermented feed. Now that most of the country is out > of grass, your farmer may be feeding baled forages or corn silage. > This is not the fault of the farmer or his management practices, just the > nature of the seasons. You may need to make more frquent trips to the farm > for fresher milk until the grass starts growing again. > > Broadrun Farms > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 We think there must be a . . . filling problem/contamination. Our gallon jugs are all bad, but we just opened another none gallon and it's fine. Makes me wonder if someone dropped a funnel . . . It does taste barnyardy, and got stronger and stronger. We'll check with the co-op coordinator. We do keep it in glass, and very cold. THANKS. THANKS! Ellen How clean is the milking equipment? Is there any buildup that is getting bacteria into the milk? I've heard comments in the past about bacteria shortening storage life of the milk. Does your farmer have tests from a milk plant? Ask what his plate count, PI, LPC counts are if they are being tested.Is the milk being cooled quickly and kept cold?It's possible it could be corn silage, or molds in the feed, but I've fed baleage for years with no problems. Good milk should easily keep two to three weeks with no problems if stored in glass and kept cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 Definitely a contamination issue. A barny smell is all about contamination. Now a cowy/pasture taste can be about feed but really this time of year that is highly unlikely as most cows are on hay even if they are out to pasture and most of the weedy things that cause off flavors are not up yet. Could also be someone has a subclinical mastitis and they dont know about it yet. aliza > > We think there must be a . . . filling problem/contamination. Our gallon > jugs are all bad, but we just opened another none gallon and it's fine. > Makes me wonder if someone dropped a funnel . . . > > It does taste barnyardy, and got stronger and stronger. > > We'll check with the co-op coordinator. > > We do keep it in glass, and very cold. THANKS. > > THANKS! > Ellen > > > > > In a message dated 1/9/2011 12:49:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > ckfarm@... writes: > > How clean is the milking equipment? Is there any buildup that is getting > bacteria into the milk? I've heard comments in the past about bacteria > shortening storage life of the milk. Does your farmer have tests from a milk > plant? Ask what his plate count, PI, LPC counts are if they are being > tested.Is the milk being cooled quickly and kept cold? > > It's possible it could be corn silage, or molds in the feed, but I've fed > baleage for years with no problems. Good milk should easily keep two to > three weeks with no problems if stored in glass and kept cold. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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