Milk tastes different

[Guest guest]

It's me again.

I know that purely grass fed beef is supposed to be the ultimate, but

I've tried it on several occassions from a couple of different

sources and I don't like the flavor - to me it tastes like fish-beef.

Is that normal? Does anyone else equate the taste to that? I know

it will taste diff, but does it tase bad to others too?

On a related note:

Last week I got my raw milk from a new farm. The guys was hesitant

at first, but in the end we have some mutal acquaintences where I

grew up. We had lots to talk about and he's a friendly fellow. Milk

is $3.25 a gallon. I've been to the farm and looked around. It is

not much different from the others I've ever visited. Smells like

poop, cows look fed and happy and clean and plump. The herd mix is a

couple of Jeseys, a couple Dutch Belted, 1-2 Gernsey and the rest

Hols. They milk about 25-35 a day - have +/-50 total. They pasture

most of the time, some hay sometimes (winter and drought) and some

grain while milking, but no hormones, antibiotics (if they give them

they're culled from the milking herd for a longer time than normal

before rejoining the milking population). Not sure about soy, forgot

to ask specifically. The milk was clean and the cream was thicker

than I got at my other farm, so I even made some butter this time.

BUUUUUUUUUUTTTTT it tastes like fish!!! All of it!! Smells like

fish!!! Just like the pastured beef!!!! My kids haven't said a thing,

but I can't even drink a glass of it plain. I've had to make kefir

and yogurt and ice cream with just about all 5 gals because I can't

stand the taste/smell! Am I nuts? The ice cream is even marginal for

me - thru the vanilla and chocolate chips and cocoa and half dozen

eggs I can still taste the fishy taste!! I am assuming it's because

he feeds the cows like the pastured beef cows I " ve eaten???? Any

thoughts on this??? I don't think I can buy fish-milk again. UGH!! So

frustrating! And the farm's only 20 minutes from my house! Thanks

for your thoughts..................

~wren