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Cottage Cheese Yield?

Started by GortKlaatu, October 10, 2017, 09:10:06 PM

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GortKlaatu

My yield on cottage cheese is about 1/2 of what I get from most other cheeses per gallon of milk.
Is that what you all have found, or is there something that I'm doing that's causing a poor yield?

Somewhere, some long time ago, milk decided to reach toward immortality... and to call itself cheese.

awakephd

I haven't made cottage cheese, but my gut says this doesn't sound right. (And believe me, I have a considerable gut ... !)

What recipe / procedure are you using for the make?
-- Andy

GortKlaatu

Thanks for the response.  My gut was off on this, too.  Hence, my question.  I was certain I should have gotten more.  But I will say that when I weighed it, it turned out that I actually got more than it looked like--4 3/4 pounds from 6 gallons of milk



Somewhere, some long time ago, milk decided to reach toward immortality... and to call itself cheese.

GortKlaatu

Andy, I was using Jim Wallace's from cheesemaking.com 

Somewhere, some long time ago, milk decided to reach toward immortality... and to call itself cheese.

AnnDee

Usually I will get at least 6 pounds from 6 gals (24L), most of the time I much more. Adjust your acid and temperature.

GortKlaatu

Ann
That's what I was expecting--at least 1 pound per gallon.
Somewhere, some long time ago, milk decided to reach toward immortality... and to call itself cheese.