Make Your Own Goat Cheese With Two Ingredients: Milk and Lemon Juice

Gather the ingredients. The Spruce Slowly heat the milk in a stainless-steel or another nonreactive pot on the stove until it reaches 180 to 185 F (use a thermometer). Gentle bubbles should be forming and the surface will look foamy. Turn off the heat. The Spruce Use a long-handled stainless steel or wooden spoon and stir in the lemon juice. Let the mixture sit for 10 minutes. The milk should curdle and become slightly thicker on the surface. The Spruce Line a colander with 2 layers of damp cheesecloth. Gently pour the milk into the cheesecloth, then gather the cheesecloth up around the curds and tie it into a bundle. A rubber band or butcher's twine also is a good way to hold the cheesecloth together at the top. The Spruce Hang the bundle over a pot or jar so the liquid can drip out. (You can do this by attaching the bundle to a wooden spoon or a ladle and setting the spoon over the top of the pot.) The Spruce Let the cheese drain for at least 1 1/2 hours. Untie the bundle and transfer the cheese to a bowl. Stir in salt to taste. The Spruce Use your hands to pat and shape the cheese into a small wheel or log. You also can use a cookie cutter as a mold to shape the cheese. The Spruce The flavor and texture of the cheese usually improve a little bit if you refrigerate it for a few hours before serving.