Hi, I'm Jim from Clarinda, Iowa. I have a 5 goat herd of Alpine goats, milking 2 does, and have been playing with cheesemaking for a little over a year. I haven't gotten into aged cheeses, yet, as I haven't had a good place to allow them to cure. I frequently make chevre and cheese curds. I've built a temperature controller (originally to play with sous vide cooking), but intend to re-purpose it to control the temperature in a small refrigerator, to use as a cheese cave. I also make cajeta (goat milk caramel sauce) with the milk. I haven't gotten into making goat milk soap, though I probably will next summer when I have 4 goats to milk. I'm about 90% done with building a dutch type cheese press (all the pieces are cut, I just have to get the hardware to assemble it.
Welcome to the forum, make sure to show some pix, some people get pretty persnikity if you don't share.
Have fun ask questions, I did mention, show some pix ;D
Welcome!! Always glad to hear we have another gatherer in the forum. You guys usually bring lots of great info with you!