I made some of that fantastic ricotta cheese, which turned out wonderful...but now I have all this stuff that looks like lemonade left over...I am new to this, but I've heard that whey is really good for you. I don't want to throw it out. Any ideas?!
What do you do with the whey?
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aggieterpkatie
Swiss Army Wife
Do you have any animals you can feed it to?
urban dreamer
I wanna farm
So after you make riccotta from whey, what is left? Still whey-???Wifezilla said:
Sorry, I'm making riccotta tonight I'm was wondering.
patandchickens
Crazy Cat Lady
Note that whey from acid-coagulated "ricotta" is not the same as whey from yogurt or cultured cheese. It may still work in lacto-fermenting, I have no idea, but it is NOT the same, it has no proteins left to speak of and no particular microbial culture in it. (Whey from making real ricotta will have the culture but still no proteins left to speak of. Real whey still has a buncha protein in it too)
It is actually rather tasty, cooled, as a drink, either alone or flavored with mint or fruit.
You can use it as the liquid for making rice or stews.
"Real" whey can be fed to chickens/pigs/whatever, but although you can also do this with post-ricotta-making whey, it is less nutritious b/c of the lack of protein.
Pat
It is actually rather tasty, cooled, as a drink, either alone or flavored with mint or fruit.
You can use it as the liquid for making rice or stews.
"Real" whey can be fed to chickens/pigs/whatever, but although you can also do this with post-ricotta-making whey, it is less nutritious b/c of the lack of protein.
Pat
