In Wisconsin, if you want to make cheese, you have to be a licensed cheesemaker. And if you want to make butter, you have to be a licensed butter maker.
The Center for Dairy Research helps with all aspects of dairy processing training. Experts will lead a course on butter making on June 6-8. Ben Ullerup Mathers is a research cheesemaker at CDR and one of the instructors of the upcoming butter making short course at UW.
He says he’s seeing a growing interest for artisan butter making as a value-add for a business. This class welcomes those looking to get into the butter making business and those already established.
The course is a three-day deep dive into producing and evaluating butter. It covers all of the topics from butter making fundamentals to hands-on laboratory, manufacturing, and sensory sessions. Wisconsin requires butter making have at least one licensed butter maker on the premises. This course is a stepping stone in that licensing process.
Learn more about upcoming short courses at CDR: https://www.cdr.wisc.edu/short-courses-intro
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