Scent Cellar Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 On the way to town the other day I stopped off at a local farm that raises goats and took them a few bars of my goatsmilk soap so they could see another product of their labors. This morning they stopped by our house and brought me 2 gallons of fresh goatsmilk .. I was surprised to see that it is much lighter than the canned goats milk that I have been using even when it's diluted with the water. Now I better get busy and bag it for freezing. Can I expect lighter bars ?? Hoping so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Sure you can share! Got a cooler, some ice, and a car? Missouri's not too far away! I sense a road trip for ya coming on ... Let us know how the finished soap comes out! Post pics! I am making a batch of GM soap this weekend too, but I'm not so lucky as you to get some fresh GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 I won't even need a cooler for this today as the weather is so darn cold ..but our gas prices took a 15 cent a gallon hike almost overnight so it might be awhile before the road trip happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Sure you can,get some dry ice,and my address LOL.That's great that you can get the fresh goat's milk.I have'nt tried the goat milk yet,too much of a chicken. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Actually, no you won't necessarily get lighter bars unless you take the same steps you take with store bought gm. What you will notice is how much creamier and nicer your soap is with fresh gm compared to store bought. I think its because fresh has a higher fat content. Most of the bars I make are with gm. From spring to summer, all my gm is fresh from the goat that morning. I am so lucky to have a good friend that raises goats. I much prefer fresh but store bought makes great soap too!Edited to add: I noticed though that with fresh if I am not patient enough and add the gm too fast when using it full strength, it will turn a brighter orange than store bought does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted March 18, 2006 Author Share Posted March 18, 2006 Meredith, at what % do you superfat when doing goatsmilk soap? Last batch for me was 5% but still I am thinking of 3 or 4% now that I have finally decided on the recipe with cocoa butter that is really selling for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I always stay at a 5% superfat. I think it might actually come out to be more when I use fresh gm because I think it has more fat content in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scent Cellar Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Thanks, Meridith, I may try a batch at each % and see if I can tell the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guppygirl Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Oooh, oh, road trip! KY to WI... no problem LOL! Funny, I just bought some GM at the store a couple days ago and am planning on soaping it tomorrow night... must be in the air Gotta find me some farmers w/goats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Wow, that was so nice of them. We have goats, but I rarely have time to milk them. If we get some of the bigger milking goats, I will definitely try it. Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 My friend that has goats only milks in the spring and into the summer when the goats start having those spring babies. One year, more of her females were pregant than she had anticipated - it seems the male somehow had managed to get in the females and got lucky times than they realized he had!! Everyday practically she was coming to work announcing another surprise nighttime delivery. She had so much milk that she was having to dump it. Tragic, isn't it. I still cringe when I think of it. By the time summer summer comes around, the babies are weaned and she is tired of milking, so she lets them dry up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Wow - what a treat!! I've never soaped GM or used a soap with it. Just the ol' cow and the coconut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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