What does goat milk taste like?
Milk from a healthy goat should taste very clean, fresh, and sweet. It should be odorless and free of aftertastes, strange colors, sediments, or foreign debris. If the milking process is sanitary and if the milk is chilled quickly and handled properly, it should last in the refrigerator for up to a week without spoiling, even if raw and unpasteurized. Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats are known for the very high butterfat content of their milk, which makes the milk very creamy and ideal for making cheese, ice cream, sour cream, crme fraiche, and other dairy products. For example, typical whole cow milk available commercially runs around about 4% butterfat, but our does consistently test in the 8% to 10% range! In fact, one of our does has produced as much as 10.8% butterfat!
