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If your dairy mixes the milk in a vat(not sure what the process is called
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) then it can take a long time, like 2-3 days undisturbed to separate fully. Otherwise, it should all be at the top within 24 hours IME.
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There is such huge variability here it is impossible to predict. Some jersey cows give almost half cream! Whereas with the holstein milk we get, there is probably only about 6 ounces of the good stuff per gallon. Some dairies separate all the cream and then just add 3.5% back to each gallon and sell it as "whole" milk. You could ask your source what they do.
Originally Posted by mama-a-llama First, how long does it take for milk to separate? Ours has "wisps" of cream floating, but nothing you could skim. My expressed milk separates to skimmable in a couple hours. |
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| And how much cream do you usually get from what volume of milk? |
