How much cheese can be made from a given amount of goat milk?

In a nutshell, on average the yield is approx 12%-18%, so you can say that roughly 1 gallon goat milk (8.6 Lbs I think) produces about 1 Lb. of cheese. But this is of course a very general question. read more

Hard cheese that is mostly dry relies on milk solids and fats and most of the liquid has been drained, dried and evaporated so the loss is far greater. This also has to do with the quality of the milk. This is based on goat's breed, its diet, and the milk pasteurization/handling practices. read more

Depending on the cheese, usually western cheese you get about one lbs from ten pounds of milk, and other cheeses may vary such as Indian paneer, roughly 1.4 lbs from 10 lbs of milk, again it depends what is the fat percent of whole milk, buffalo whole milk is very rich in fat, than cow, it will give you more yield. read more

Simply speaking, sheep milk is fattier, so there's a higher proportion of fatty, curd-producing solids in the milk, so not as much milk is required to make the same amount of cheese. Goat milk tends to be the lowest in fat of the three milk types, while cow milk varies greatly depending on the breed, but generally falls somewhere between the fat content of goat and sheep milk. read more