Meridith Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I just noticed that the Sooz calc has "Goat Fat' on the chart in the very right column. (Some things take me time - I'm old and that's just how it is sometimes lol) If using gm in your soap, do you input your gm in the goat fat selection and would you input the total amount of gm used? i.e. I used 14 oz of gm so I would then input 14 oz of goat fat as well as the amounts of all the other ingredients (shea, PO, CO etc)? I've put in gm as my liquid but I've never figured gm in my sooz calculations and yet all my bars have been really nice and I have been very pleased with my results. But now I am thinking I may have made bars that were REALLY superfatted. :undecided So would you use your gm in your calculations as goat fat? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 No one out there has a clue? What about all of you very experienced soapers? Anybody???:undecided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebcandles Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I dont use that calculator but Im assuming it means the same as tallow (beef) and lard (pig). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted October 19, 2005 Author Share Posted October 19, 2005 Thanks EB for trying to help me. :smiley2: That is what is confusing me is if this is the same as lard or tallow or the goat fat would be the same as gm. What got me to thinking about this was once I noticed it on the sooz calc, I had already asked a question a few thread back about an ingredient I inadvertently left out of my recipe. I was told that since I used gm, the fat from the gm might make up the difference for the left out castor oil.:undecided I haven't used that soap yet but so far, I get no zap at all from it. Maybe some others will chime in here (I hope). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I just assumed that the goat fat on the MMS calc was similar to Lard or Tallow but made from goat. It is my understanding that the fat in GM is a saponifiable (is that a word) fat but that it is used as a superfat. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Hi When using goats milk, I count it as my water. Let's say I use 2 Lbs of water in my recipe. I use a 12 oz can of goats milk, so I subtract those 12 oz from my 2 lbs. This leaves me with 20 oz of water. I mix my water with my lye, and add the goats milk right before I add this mixture to my oils. Hope I make sense.Misty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted October 20, 2005 Author Share Posted October 20, 2005 Misty, I freeze my gm and add the lye directly to it. I've heard about the way you do it and am very intrigued with how the bar will turn out. I plan to try it very soon. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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