milk vending machine
- Thread starter farmer notsurewhattodo
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ollie989898
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On this grey and dull day I can't help but say I find this thread quite inspiring. Maybe we should make another thread so people can showcase their direct sales/milk bar/vending machine or farm shop enterprises?
dinderleat
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- Location
- Wells
You gonna keep pigs to get rid of the left overs as well?!
not planning on that much, but maybe enough for our selves and family which is a fair bit I suppose- Location
- Shropshire
A Big Cheese Making Kit is an easy way to start. They are all soft cheeses but it's very satisfying and the recipes work. https://www.bigcheesemakingkit.com/
- Location
- Derbyshire
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- Location
- Derbyshire
dinderleat
Member
- Location
- Wells
Have you bought much kit to make it or just the basics
loving the tie in with the earthenware, that's a ready made Christmas hamper right there
.- Location
- Northumberland
Charles Waite got some cheese kit available if you were looking for anything.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Yes, would like to make it on a bigger scale but not got the time or money to do so at the moment.
dinderleat
Member
- Location
- Wells
Love to see some pictures of your cheese making kit.
Neighbour always used to make caphilly in the spring.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Here was my attempt at a Caerphilly this spring
Nice and easy one to make with a small kit
- Location
- Derbyshire
I have some small scale cheese kit - really basic stuff. The Staffordshire cheese pictured though is made for us by a local cheesemaker
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
All I've done so far is very basic stuff, I've a small cheese vat that I picked up second hand which holds around 25 litres of milk, it has a heated water jacket to control the milk temp, however I found doind a bigger amount (100 litres) straight after milking keeps its warmth well enough to culture.
In a fit of madness I bought a 500 litre cheese vat, the aim is when I've worked through my current 'to do' list, I'm going to build or convert something into a cheese room and do it properly.
- Location
- Wormingford, Essex
Having spoken to both our previous and now current DHIs about pasteurisation, both advised (for a batch pasteuriser) to take the pipe out of the bulk tank and pump the milk straight out of the parlour and into the pasteuriser, obviously turning the plate cooler off too. Silly to use energy cooling the milk to then use more to heat it back up.
Whitewalker
Member
- Location
- Northumberland
Lot to be said for Keeping it simple
Whitewalker
Member
Inspiring
- Location
- Derbyshire
A simple take off point, after the filter and before the plate cooler is ideal for small amounts.
We use this for taking 50 litres off. Nice and easy to keep clean.
We use this for taking 50 litres off. Nice and easy to keep clean.
- Location
- Derbyshire
Alternatively, for larger amounts I adapted a milk pump to connect straight to bulk tank outlet and used food grade 1" flexi hose to take it where its needed
