skiming milk

[hopalong]

have one jersey cow I am milking.... getting about 1gal a milking..m nit really worth setting up my separator for and cleaning it so I have been using a big spoon to get the cream.. LOTS of work little results.. any help???

 

[dun]

How long do you leave it set before skimming the cream?

 

[hopalong]

2 3 days usually

 

[dun]

If that dfoesn;t get you at least an inch of cream you need to try something else. I always put it in a large open pan so there was more surface area.

 

[snake67]

have one jersey cow I am milking.... getting about 1gal a milking..m nit really worth setting up my separator for and cleaning it so I have been using a big spoon to get the cream.. LOTS of work little results.. any help???

Here is what we did when I was a kid.

Siphon it from the bottom into a new jug and leave the top three inches in the original pail

Solves the problem

Bez

 

[regolith]

If that dfoesn;t get you at least an inch of cream you need to try something else. I always put it in a large open pan so there was more surface area.

Like maybe a new cow?
Sounds like a good method to me, if the cream isn't there I'd suspect she's not giving it.

 

[hopalong]

Am getting plenty of cream. just looking for a better way to skim it.. without getting a separator dirty...

 

[cowmilker]

Use a ladle.

 

[clayman]

we bought a cheap ice tea dispenser at walmart that has a spigot on the bottom. we drain the skim milk off the bottom and presto what is left is cream

 

[milk]

What a good idea. I like cheap, practical solutions to everyday problems.