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[elijahboy]

pls tell me what the heck is whey and how do you make it

i did do a dearch first and there were only 2 topics and neither said exactley what whey was

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Sorry, the phrasing gets a giggle from me Its almost exactly what DH said when I was talking about lacto-fermenting. (Using whey to ferment stuff)
Whey is the liquid that comes from cheese making or what drains out of the yogurt when you strain it.
Ever open up a container of real yogurt (not go-gurt or something like that with a lot of additives) and you have all this cloudy liquid stuff on top? That is the whey.

 

[elijahboy]

not really a yogurt eater but when i make my own i will eat it more often


is it the same as the milky liquid on top of sour cream

 

[freemotion]

That would probably work, but they add so much junk to sour cream and yogurt without labelling it, I would only use whole milk yogurt or full-fat sour cream. Watch out for pectin....not a bad thing for you, but it will prevent the whey from separating out.

If you know someone who makes kefir, the whey from strained kefir is MARVELOUS for lacto-fermenting. Also, if you know a home cheesemaker, the whey from a mesophilic-process (body temp or less) cheese will work, too, and they probably throw it out, they get so much of it. I know I do!

eta: NOT a cheese with added mold, though!

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

Also, if you know a home cheesemaker, the whey from a mesophilic-process (body temp or less) cheese will work, too, and they probably throw it out, they get so much of it. I know I do!

dontcha give it to your chickens? dogs?

my hens push each other down getting to the whey! i pour it over the dog food

and its good for jokes:

me holding up a container of whey: honey look! - whey!
him: no way
me: way!

it just keeps getting funnier.....

 

[freemotion]

My chickens are so sick of whey! They hold out for my cheese mistakes and the rare soured milk. They loved it at first, now they come running, take a look, and go, "No way! I'll take a nice fat grasshopper instead, thank you very much." They free-range in a huge pasture, so they are a bit picky.

The compost pile gets most of my whey now. I dump the whey from the mold-ripened cheese down the drain, though.

The dog has to get let out several times during the night if he gets whey or too much fresh cheese, he is a little guy, and no help. Next year, hopefully.....two pigs to fatten and the year after, two goats to milk!

 

[big brown horse]

and its good for jokes:

me holding up a container of whey: honey look! - whey!
him: no way
me: way!

it just keeps getting funnier.....

It does keep getting funnier!! My kind of humor!

 

[freemotion]

It gets WAY out of control here, especially after a four-gallon batch of cheese. I go out of my way to use it, but everyone is way sick of it. Sometimes it sloshes out of the bucket on my way to the compost pile, where I climb all the way to the top before pouring it out. I wait for the chickens, but they are lightweights when it comes to whey. Besides, they weighed in on the matter of whey, and said no way, they are sick to death of whey.

 

[big brown horse]

It gets WAY out of control here, especially after a four-gallon batch of cheese. I go out of my way to use it, but everyone is way sick of it. Sometimes it sloshes out of the bucket on my way to the compost pile, where I climb all the way to the top before pouring it out. I wait for the chickens, but they are lightweights when it comes to whey. Besides, they weighed in on the matter of whey, and said no way, they are sick to death of whey.

Stop you are killin me!!

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

just wait - your pigs will go HOG WILD for the whey!