Goat milk butter - what tools do I need?

[contadina]

From what I've read you need a separater to make butter from goats milk; and the only ones I've seen online are very expensive. Does anyone know how to DIY a separater or where I can obtain reasonably priced ones?

[Clara]

watching and waiting.......

[Wombat]

Hey C!

From what I have read, goats cream comes pre-homogenised and is very resistant to separation, so I suspect a separator may be a requirement

Nev

[contadina]

Yep that's what I'd heard too. We've a couple of milkers on the way to keep us in milk and cheese and it would be a shame not to make butter too but I'm a little shocked at the price of them. They're maybe a little cheaper over here, but as southern Italians don't do butter, I'm having no luck with a supplier.

So come on ishers: its Scrapheap Challenge time. Any ideas on how we could make a seperator...?

[MKG]

Take a look at this ...

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Modern-H ... rator.aspx

[contadina]

Excellent. Thanks MKG.

[possum]

your average food processor will do the job, just stick the cream in and process for half a min or so untill it separates

[contadina]

Have you tried this with goats milk possum, as I've read this works with cows but not goats milk? No harm in trying, obviously.