Author Topic: Butter floats on milk  (Read 1659 times)

AnnDee

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Butter floats on milk
« on: December 15, 2016, 11:33:33 PM »
Anyone knows why whenever I start to heat my milk, butter start to float on top?
I stir it very gently. The milk is cold (the milking machine cool it straight away and I put ice pack on the cooler box when I transport the milk) and it is raw cow's milk.
Will I end up with less creamy cheese?

MrsKK

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Re: Butter floats on milk
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2016, 10:06:15 PM »
I get that sometimes when making cheese, too.  It always eventually re-incorporates into the curd and I've always been happy with the cheeses I make.

I also use raw milk, from my own cow.

AnnDee

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Re: Butter floats on milk
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2016, 02:52:15 AM »
Thank you Karen, I hope I will get as good result as yours too.

nosphalot

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Re: Butter floats on milk
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2016, 08:32:00 PM »
I don't use raw milk, but when I did a make recently with a good deal of heavy cream I got a butter like foam that formed on the surface. Perhaps it's a product of the culture lowering the pH or even the gentle heating. Be curious to know the answer.