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TG The Gnomon Member MD-DC-VA Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 1293	TG The Gnomon Posted posted on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 12:43 PM On 2007-10-10 10:14, Scottes wrote: Ya know, Gnomon, when doing your method, why not pre-filter the sediment out? Crush/chop/grind the almonds, then filter this by placing it in cheesecloth/nylon-mesh-bag and rinsing some water over it. Then cover with water and let sit overnight and proceed as normal. This should rinse out out the ultra-fine particles that you have to let settle. This should speed things up considerably. Hmmm. That's an interesting idea. Get rid of the extra fine and ultra fine particles before the nuggetrines get milked. It's so crazy it just might work! Unfortunately for Sgirl, the way she makes hers the ultra fine particles are created simultaneously with the milk, so they will have to be filtered out after the fact. As for your suggestion, though, typically the cleansing bath is done with tap water and the milk is extracted into purified water. But if it means getting rid of those pesky microparticles, another post-grinding rinse through a filter bag could be done using a gallon of bottled spring water (for about a buck) and then the remaining wet nuggetrines could be put into containers for overnight soaking in purified water. Sounds good. This process should be done as quickly as possible so as to have the nuggetrines safely in their milking stations before the flow of milk has had a chance to get much of a start. You gave me another thought. Since I have not yet sent away for my filter bags, I don't know how well this would work, but it seems like it should. After putting the nuggetrines into the filter bags and giving them their microparticle rinse, put the nuggetrines still in their nylon filter bag into the milking container (kinda like a trash can liner) so that when you take them out the next day, you don't have to dump, pour, or scoop anything. You just lift the bag up out of the milk, let it drain, and then wring the filter bag until the mash is as dry as it's gonna get. This is sounding more appealing by the minute. Thanks for the idea.

On 2007-10-10 10:14, Scottes wrote:
Ya know, Gnomon, when doing your method, why not pre-filter the sediment out?

Crush/chop/grind the almonds, then filter this by placing it in cheesecloth/nylon-mesh-bag and rinsing some water over it. Then cover with water and let sit overnight and proceed as normal.

This should rinse out out the ultra-fine particles that you have to let settle. This should speed things up considerably.

Hmmm. That's an interesting idea. Get rid of the extra fine and ultra fine particles before the nuggetrines get milked. It's so crazy it just might work!

Unfortunately for Sgirl, the way she makes hers the ultra fine particles are created simultaneously with the milk, so they will have to be filtered out after the fact.

As for your suggestion, though, typically the cleansing bath is done with tap water and the milk is extracted into purified water. But if it means getting rid of those pesky microparticles, another post-grinding rinse through a filter bag could be done using a gallon of bottled spring water (for about a buck) and then the remaining wet nuggetrines could be put into containers for overnight soaking in purified water.

Sounds good. This process should be done as quickly as possible so as to have the nuggetrines safely in their milking stations before the flow of milk has had a chance to get much of a start. You gave me another thought. Since I have not yet sent away for my filter bags, I don't know how well this would work, but it seems like it should.

After putting the nuggetrines into the filter bags and giving them their microparticle rinse, put the nuggetrines still in their nylon filter bag into the milking container (kinda like a trash can liner) so that when you take them out the next day, you don't have to dump, pour, or scoop anything. You just lift the bag up out of the milk, let it drain, and then wring the filter bag until the mash is as dry as it's gonna get. This is sounding more appealing by the minute. Thanks for the idea.

Post #337638 by The Gnomon on Wed, Oct 10, 2007 12:43 PM