Work out cheese yield from milk instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Yield is a percentage of the milk weight, taking milk at 1.032 kg per litre, and the rest leaves as whey; hard cheeses give less because more moisture is pressed out. Yield is set mainly by the milk's fat and casein content, which is why ten litres of standardised supermarket milk gives a smaller wheel than farm milk.
Cheese yield
cheese kg = litres x 1.032 x yield percentage for the cheese type
Milk requirement
litres per kg of cheese = litres / cheese kg
cheese kg = litres x 1.032 x yield percentage for the cheese type. Yield is a percentage of the milk weight, taking milk at 1.032 kg per litre, and the rest leaves as whey; hard cheeses give less because more moisture is pressed out.
Yield is set mainly by the milk's fat and casein content, which is why ten litres of standardised supermarket milk gives a smaller wheel than farm milk.
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