This document describes the butter making process. It defines butter according to various standards and outlines the key steps in production: standardizing cream, pasteurization, cooling, ripening with starter cultures, churning to convert the emulsion, draining buttermilk, washing butter grains, salting, adjusting moisture, and working the butter. Factors that influence churning and the body of butter include the chemical composition of butterfat, size of fat globules, richness of cream, and churning temperature, speed, and fullness.