We are in need of a reasonably priced (used or otherwise) cream seperator and butter churn. We recently bought two milk goats (a Lamancha and a Nubian) and are completely FLOODED with milk now- the Lamancha alone is producing almost 3/4 gal everyday. OR if anyone has homemade these items, please tell us how. I am unsure of how either is supposed to work so am stumped on how I would make one. Thanks!

-- Yvetta and Kevin Black in NC (vettsvet@AOL.com), September 09, 2001

Answers

Just saw a post on one of the goat talk lists by someone who is selling one. I forgot the list, think it was either ArkansasGoatHerder@yahoogroups or Okiegoats@yahoogroups. Might be on GoatMarket@yahoo too. If I see the info again I'll pass it on.

-- Bernice (geminigoats@yahoo.com), September 09, 2001.

Although there is no real substitute for a mechanical cream seperator may I suggest the following?

Find some sort of suitable food grade container such as a big plastic container that will hold a days worth of milk. Fit a tap (faucet?) to the bottom.

Fill the container and let stand in a cool place, I would expect all day and/or overnight. Open tap very slowly and allow milk to drip out, close the tap when milk turns creamy. What's left will be rather milky cream. Well according to my theory but to be truthful I have no knowledge at all of goats milk and at least it won't cost much to try it out, if you do please let us all know the result.

-- john hill (john@cnd.co.nz), September 09, 2001.

Someone on the forum said if you mix some raw cow milk in with raw goat milk it will help the cream rise. Something about the enzymes in the cow milk bonding with the fat particles in the goat milk.

John: I think at one time you said New Zealand produces a cream separator for a small-scale operation. If so, do you know if they are imported to the U.S.?

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), September 10, 2001.

Ken, I don't know if NZ has ever manufactured cream seperators.

What I earlier suggested was that cream seperators are frequently appearing in junk and antique shops. Although these machines might be old they are still serviceable with lots of life left in them and even at antique shop prices are much cheaper than new, typical price in NZ shops is US$100 to US$300. After I posted that info I have heard from two people who have made satisfactory purchases from antique shops and one chap emailed me to say that he had posted a notice in a local bar and got a serviceable machine from a farm for NZ$100, which equals about US$43!

-- john hill (john@cnd.co.nz), September 10, 2001.

From: jeanpnew@webtv.net Subject: Re: Friday Market

I have a brand new in the box never used milk/cream seperator for sale originall listed in the catolog $215 for $165 .

JEAN NE................................ ..............This is forwarded, Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), September 10, 2001.

Vicki:

If you don't get a buyer fairly soon, list it on eBay. It will probably sell very well there.

Ken Scharabok

-- Ken S. in WC TN (scharabo@aol.com), September 10, 2001.

Dear sir We take great pleasure in introducing ourselves as one of the pioneer manufacturer of Cream Separator Machine. We manufacture Cream Separators of different models with capacity ranging from 60 lt./hr. to 1000 lt./hr. both Hand & power driven. We are marketing these machine India as well as exporting to other countries For additional information required, we are always here to give the same with best of our efforts. Thanks & regards BRAHM SINHAL

-- (sinhal@del2.vsnl.net.in), February 23, 2002.