It took us about 6 months to build this ourselves. The stainless steel tables were purchased online, the sink at auction and everything else was pretty much craigs list. Got a smoking deal on that fridge! Eventually we will move to a bulk tank, but it will work for now.
If all goes well this weekend we should have another 21 pounds of cheese in the cave.
We have our own herd of Nubian & Lamancha dairy goats as well as being a Grade A dairy....oh and don't forget the manufactured food license. Man the government gets way too much of my money. LOL
Now we will spend the next few months working on refining our cheese making and hopefully exchanging information with all you great folks.
If anyone has questions about the construction of this facility please let me know. So far I have not run into any real issue except the door to my cave. It will need to be replaced eventually with one from a walk in cooler. It just does not have enough insulation to get the job done. Really is a small issue.
If all goes well we will have a 22 gallon cheese vat / pasteurizer coming to us in a month or two. I really wanted to pick up a used unit, but haven't had any luck finding one. Frank is a nice guy, so as soon as I hear back from him I think I will be moving forward with his unit. Until then if anyone knows of a vat for sale let me know.
