Cheese Yield

Short Course

The understanding and application of cheese yield knowledge and principles has the potential to save companies significant amounts of money and optimise the available milk resources.  In this course we examine the milk chemistry, ingredients and cheese making process and unpack cheese yield formulas and calculations.  A large focus of the course is to explore the factors that impact cheese yield and how they can be implemented at your manufacturing site.

Learning Outcomes

  • Cheese yield formulas and calculations

  • Interpreting cheese yield measurements

  • Milk chemistry and the significance of the milk components on cheese yield

  • Impact of raw milk quality

  • Protein standardisation and heat treatment

  • Cheese Vat design

  • Cheese make implications - Setting / Cutting / Draining / Milling / Salting

  • Sampling & testing

  • Hands on cheese making exercises

Course Outline

  • Understand formulas and calculations used to measure cheese yield accurately.

  • Apply knowledge of the impact of milk components, ingredients and cheese make on maximising your cheese yield

Course Outline

Our Short Courses

Our short courses are designed to maximise your learnings through theory and practical activities while minimising your time away from your job.  Most of the short course are one-day in duration and are run at a central location in Scoresby, Victoria.  The courses can also be run at your site and can be tailored to suit the learning needs of your staff.

The cost of the one-day courses is $495-00 + GST pp with the two-day courses costing $795-00 + GST pp.  The costs include all learning materials and catering, and all participants receive a Certificate of Participation.

Why choose FoodPlus for your training?

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FoodPlus Technical Consultants is an established and progressive company that provides technical support to the food manufacturing industry. The company was founded in 2012 by Keith Glewis who has over 30 years’ experience in food science, food safety and training.

The company is built on the three tiers of: Training, Food Safety, Consultancy.

The company is based in Melbourne, Australia and has provided valuable technical support to the dairy and other food manufacturing industries both in Australia and overseas.

FoodPlus has a strong focus on building capability within business through training programs and mentoring of staff in problem solving activities, especially around food safety issues.

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