CheeseForum.org ยป Forum

GENERAL BOARDS => Geographic Type Posts => United Kingdom => Topic started by: dc-k on March 19, 2018, 01:53:23 PM

Title: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: dc-k on March 19, 2018, 01:53:23 PM
Looking to try making some goats' milk based cheeses. Could anyone recommend a supplier in South East England, ideally Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire.
Title: Re: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: Lloyd on March 19, 2018, 06:58:50 PM
Not sure what sort of quantity you are after.  If small quantities, most supermarkets do stock it.  Unfortunately pasteurised, and also probably homogenised as well. And its not cheap. In fact, why am I even suggesting it?
Title: Re: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: dc-k on March 21, 2018, 07:45:12 PM
in terms of quality I'll settle for usable for cheese, I'm happy with pasteurised but l assume homogenised won't coagulate... I haven't found a supermarket alternative which isn't homogenised
Title: Re: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: Gregore on March 22, 2018, 03:37:27 AM
Yes homogenized will set a curd ,  I use it all the time .
Title: Re: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: Lloyd on March 22, 2018, 07:33:55 PM
There might be some useful contacts on here:  https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/services/contacts/ (https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/services/contacts/).  I note that there is a Beds and Herts Goat Society.

The only goat farm I know in the area is Wobbly Bottom (Hitchin). They make cheese; don't know if they would supply you with milk.
Title: Re: Anywhere to get goats' milk in Bucks, Berks, Herts or Oxon?
Post by: dc-k on March 22, 2018, 08:07:51 PM
Quote from: Lloyd on March 22, 2018, 07:33:55 PM
There might be some useful contacts on here:  https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/services/contacts/ (https://www.britishgoatsociety.com/services/contacts/).  I note that there is a Beds and Herts Goat Society.

The only goat farm I know in the area is Wobbly Bottom (Hitchin). They make cheese; don't know if they would supply you with milk.

Thanks

Wobbly bottom make great cheese, we buy them at our local market, but never seen milk on the stall, I'll ask next time I see them