tie the napkin with the rubber band, insert the stick through and hang it on the pitcher

I heard about whey and protein whey, both in the form of powder, for a long time. I only heard about liquid whey when I started fermenting whole grains and vegetables.

It sounded difficult talking about it, but it’s actually very fun and easy to make.

If you like cream cheese, you’ll like making liquid whey as you get homemade cream cheese from the process too.

You can use liquid whey in all kinds of soaking and fermentation of foods, so if you want to start a new way of eating through fermentation, it’s very handy to have on hand. It keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, but I usually use mine up quickly and make it fresh almost every week.

Here are the things you need:

Plain Yogurt, A napkin, a rubber band & a stick, a pitcher and a spoon

1. Plain yogurt: I use whole-milk yogurt
2. A container to catch the whey: a tall pitcher works great
3. A cloth napkin
4. A stick: I use a bamboo chopstick
5. A rubber band
6. A spoon to scoop the yogurt

How:

1. Scoop a few spoonfuls of yogurt into a napkin
2. Lift the 4 corners of the napkin and tie them with a rubber band
3. Insert the stick through the rubber band
4. Hang it over the pitcher to catch its drips, and leave it for a few hours ‘til it stops dripping
5. Remove and untie the napkin, the cream cheese is ready to be eaten.
6. Store the liquid whey in a small jar, and keep it in the fridge
   

   Scoop a few spoonfuls of yogurt into the napkin

   

   insert the stick through the rubber band

   

   hang it on the pitcher ’til stops dripping

   

   the yogurt is dry now

   

   store the whey in a glass jar and enjoy the dry yogurt as cream cheese

    

Now you have liquid whey on hand for your fermentation recipes.

Have you tried making liquid whey yet? Please share your experience with me, I’d love to hear from you!

See the video tutorial