Making Cheese from Raw Milk (Part I)

[@davidthegood]

I know this isn't gardening, but it is fun. We saved up five gallons of milk and I took it to my friend JD's place so he could turn it into cheese! See PART II @CastraIsidoreFarm here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4TdfIeZjLx_qM0 Worthwhile books on cheesemaking: American Farmstead Cheese: amzn.to/426tnWa Home Cheese Making: amzn.to/3vSRV8P The Art of Natural Cheesemaking: amzn.to/48UimcQ Thank you for watching! Join our Patreon community here for more exclusive content: www.patreon.com/davidthegood

[@TheWickerShireProject]

All Health skill survival related. Grow food, raise animals make CHEESE! Dave if your not not under contract, I'd contact Joe from Grow Big TV the garden community is awesome there. Would love to see you interviewed. They had a few big names on there already You probably know everyone. Guys can pick a topic " How I started, Biggest problems with store foods vs gardening, or just your experiences and what boils your eggs modern day" You're a GEM of a human and we love you. Think about.

[@beeneverywhereman]

This is sustainability. It's an extension for many who appreciate gardening because it allows you to produce for yourself. Very useful and interesting. Thank you. This is something we also personally aspire to.

[@t3dwards13]

Lmao!!! I was waiting for part two to be released before I watched this!!! Thankfully I couldn't wait any longer!

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

I just made mozzarella the TRUE Italian way! No store-bought milk, no lemon juice, no packaged enzymes. . . . If you have not read David's Asher's book, The Art of Natural Cheesemaking, you gotta, David! It's right up your alley! It's like the "Compost Everything" of the cheese world. Also, going to your friend's house to make cheese is more historcial! Not everyone had a cheesemaking setup. Sometimes people would bring their milk to their friend's house so he could make a bunch of big batches of it. In return he would get part of the cheese, or he'd trade them for bread or something. People (for the most part) didn't survive by doing everything themselves on a homestead, but they made little villages where one person would have a huge hot oven, everyone would bring their dough for him to bake, and another would have a cheese cauldron and presses, and folks would bring their milk for him to make cheese!

[@davidthegood]

That is awesome. I actually linked that book in the description - I own it. I like the community of working together.

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

That is just super cool! Maybe one day in a better world raw milk will be legal everywhere and people will actually read the descriptions of videos. :p@@davidthegood

[@WilliamMiller-nr5gb]

When the Good baseball team comes into its prime.... 3 gallons a day won't be enough! 😂☺️♥️🙏

[@Mylittletropicalfarm]

Great Video. I am a cheesemaker (and hoping to have a dairy cow within the next year). My only comment is most cheese recipes say don't mix the rennet for more than 1 minute because it will already start to make curds and may mess with the curd formation. But it does look like it is going to come out great!! Thanks for all you do - definitely helping me on my tropical farm.

[@matthewellisor5835]

And may your cheese not be green

[@davidthegood]

Unless you're on the moon.

[@riosfamilygarden]

Good Morning David The Good. I absolutely love your channel and all the knowledge you share with everyone. Thank you so much for that and great video 😊 Blessings to you and your family 🙏🏾🌱💚

[@davidthegood]

Thank you very much. Blessings to you as well.

[@Trippy_J]

Super chill

[@GrandmomZoo]

I love the tea kettle! 😊

[@interpreting4HIM]

Reading Grocery Row Gardening. I know more about you and your family now than I did when we met last year during Antiques in the Garden for KZbinrs meet and greet in Jemison, Alabama at Petals from the Past. Since then my husband and I have moved to the country just under 30 minutes from Petals. We actually live 10 miles away from Jason and Brooke Smith at Cog40. We don’t get to see them or even talk since they are so busy. I’ll be a vender I guess you’d say, at the Antique in the Gardens in April. I’ll have my own booth in the Barn. Basically I’m selling a mixture of things this year. Several vintage pieces, jewelry, clothes, dishes, maybe some coins, etc…. Not sure if you plan to stop by this year, but if you do I’d like to talk before you leave. The name of my booth should be HIDDEN BUT YET SEEN treasures. Bernadette from Verbena Alabama 😊

[@TheWickerShireProject]

Reminds me of brewing beer or wine making. Great Topic! So many want and need this old school skill.

[@ifyouloveChristyouwillobeyhim]

Yep it's very similar! In fact you can use kefir grains (a major resource in natural cheesemaking) to make hard cider by simply letting them soak in fresh apple juice for a few days!

[@lynnjasmine3216]

Thank you for sharing! Amazing how much work and science is behind cheese making.

[@KnittingFoole]

I just started dipping my toe into this arena by trying to make some Schmeirkase (spelling might be wrong) with some clabbered milk. Turned out ok. I haven't tried hard cheese yet, though.

[@kathleensanderson3082]

I've had dairy goats for forty years, and got pretty good with all of the 'easy' cheeses, like the ones you mentioned at the beginning of this video (I love the kefir cheeses). But I never had any luck with the hard aged cheeses, which made me sad because we really like cheddar and parmesan. I think it was because we didn't have a cheese 'cave.' I now have a small refrigerator that I plan to try using as a cheese 'cave,' and am just waiting for my goats to kid so I can start milking again.

[@Gonzalo_M]

Incredible video! Thanks for sharing this! I never saw any of this before! Just incredible!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. It is fascinating how the curds split!

[@Gonzalo_M]

@@davidthegood it's outstanding! Please share a video with an update once the cheese will be ready to eat. I would LOVE to see the end result and you guys testing it! 😁

[@JustSumGuy]

6 months later this apears in my recommend thx YT.

[@baddriversofcolga]

This was very satisfying to watch, though it reminds me why I probably haven't made cheese yet (it takes a lot of time!), but it sure would be satisfying to do it...

[@GrandmomZoo]

Do it DTJ do the cheese please, big time fancy proper cheese!!!!! New book?❤

[@davidthegood]

Thanks. It would take years for me to have enough cheese making experience to write a book!

[@thedevilandhertrumpets4268]

Very inspiring and amazing to see people really living and engaging with their food.

[@lisakruger5289]

I always learn the most interesting things from watching your channel. I had no idea how much time/effort went into making cheese. It gives me a whole new appreciation for cheese now! :)

[@rogerfranks6705]

Great content!

[@betty8173]

Well done. Did you use animal rennet, or vegetable rennet, please? Lol, I just watched part 2 and can only assume animal rennet, after seeing the lard well spread on the cheese. 2 months will seem long, but, oh, worth the wait!!

[@davidthegood]

This was with animal rennet.

[@dgblac0]

Great video.

[@freelivingtennessee]

Cheese is the best. I want a cow SO badly for this exact reason. I Need to make all the cheese. I very much wanna make all the Parmesans 😍 they’re so expensive in the stores

[@davidthegood]

Totally! Parmesan would be a game-changer.

[@brisay1844]

Awesome and informative. Thank you for this video.

[@koicaine1230]

I could use a Cow just for cheese, we always have about 6 or 7 different varieties that I use almost daily because I cook all of our meals from scratch, usually there is cheese involved like for Alfredo Sauce, Creamy Caesar dressing, White Queso etc.

[@GypsyBrokenwings]

Nice! Wish I could taste the finished project!

[@davidthegood]

We'll go back in 90 days and unwrap it!

[@takeitslowhomestead5218]

Thank you for this interesting and informative video! I’ve always wanted to try making cheese.

[@qualqui]

You're totally IRIE David, renowned author, gardener, guitarist, composter(especially our enemies,lol)dedicated father and loving husband and now you're David the Good Cheese Maker?!! 😂Thanks for providing the link to your friend's channel, cheese-making is interesting,something I would have thought to be boring, NOT! 😁

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@user-ic2ug8ys1z]

Cheese! 🧀 😃🌱🐢

[@rturner622]

If you ever stumble across an easy way, please share. I'm not too keen on details either. I make cheese all the time like in my South American place of ministry and my kids prefer it, but I'd love some thing cheddar-ish. I keep trying, but have a hard time with the details.

[@debrabeghtol4332]

I'm worried about the driver of the car. This 🌎 is a 😳 place. ❤🙏😀 I try.

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

Thank you for sharing. You certainly enjoy what you do, However does the cow?. What happens to the male calves who never make milk? How do the cows get pregnant? AI?. What does the calf drink for 9 months?. Will the cows get to live when their milk production drops?. Important questions from an 'ex' dairy fan..

[@davidthegood]

We raise our own cows. Natural breeding. We give calves momma's milk.

[@davidthegood]

Home dairy = best dairy

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

@@davidthegood Are the cows impregnated every year? How long do the cows live? What happens to the male calves? How many pregnant cows are sent to slaughter?...you get the idea

[@rachelgoodkind6545]

@@davidthegood Mom makes milk for her calf, your mom made milk for you her baby---

[@gratefulstef4656]

I can tell you how we do it on our ranch. We have a bull. The cows get bred when it naturally occurs. The calves get mamas milk. Cows make more than enough for humans too. Calves get raised until 30-32 months and they are humanely slaughtered and don't know it's even coming. Mama cows live good long lives looking forward to getting alfalfa while getting milked and grazing pastures all day long. It's a good life for all of them. And very different than commercial methods.

[@emilybh6255]

I was a huge cheese person and giant fan of dairy. However, don't kid yourself that it is a "wholesome" food (except for baby cows, sheep and goats) . I didn't know what it was like to have regular eliminations and not be constipated until I gave it up in my 30s on the recommendation of a naturopathic doctor! After giving it up I also doubled my energy and reduced the amount of mucus in my body. I still like it but If anything I have it once in a while a few times a yearas a treat and that is all. It is terribly hard to digest and is extremely obstructive inside the GI tract and extremely constipating as I learned over 30 years as a regular daily consumer of cheese! It is also extremely mucus forming. My nose was constantly running, Any kids who are candidates for having tubes put in their ears can avoid that procedure if they simply give up dairy including yogurt. Certainly anyone with asthma or respiratory issues should give it up. It is at the top of the list of foods to avoid for those diagnosed with any serious illness especially cancer or heart disease!. Any of the supposed "benefits" are nothing but propaganda. "Milk does *not* do a body good". Indirectly it helps Big Pharma and Big Medica though and it helps Big Agra of course. "Dairy is NOT a good calcium source as its protein actually leeches the existing calcium in our bones out! Also all the hype about protein is jut that- hype.. Human breast milk contains just 6 percent protein which can be found in fruit and vegetables. That is all we need. Don't take my word for it. Now even mainstream medical doctors are finally beginning to recognize this. As much as we don't want to face it, what we put in our bodies *does* greatly impact our health.

[@davidthegood]

Raw milk is the good stuff.

[@emilybh6255]

@@davidthegood I'll give you that it is better than homogenized but it is STILL dairy and very obstructive to the GI tract and is very disturbing to the GI system and the entire body by virtue of all the mucus created by the body to protect the rest of the cells of the body from it. Just look at how hard it is to clean cooked dairy off of a pan it was cooked in. Imagine your GI tract surface like that pan.Compare that to how easy it is to clean a pan you steamed or boiled or poached vegetables in. It is like night and day. Even raw dairy is nowhere near as healthful as raw fruit and raw vegetables or as a distant runner up to raw steamed or boiled veg.

[@gratefulstef4656]

Wrong. RAW milk is awesome and has reversed my tummy issues. It has helped me so much!! It has helped my own momma tremendously as well. She was suffering so much with her stomach. Now, as long as she drinks raw milk every day, she has ZERO issues. So you do you, and let everyone else live their lives.

[@gratefulstef4656]

I also bet you are solely talking about pasteurized milk. So unless you have tried RAW milk, you have no business in this discussion as this is about RAW milk...a completely different food.

[@gratefulstef4656]

Lastly, you are likening a burned pan with your stomach. Truly a very bad comparison. No one is burning milk in your stomach. Laughable.