Ricotta came out grainy?

[aurorabor3alis]

Tried making ricotta for the first time and it came out kinda grainy instead of creamy. I used lemon juice and whole milk. Any idea what I did wrong? I'm new to this so please help. thanks in advance!

 

[dixie-89]

I had the same grainy ricotta when I used lemon juice the first time. I found out that heating the milk too quickly or getting it too hot can make the curds bunch up. Try keeping the heat low and steady, I also got smoother ricotta when I used vinegar instead of lemon juice, might be good to try!