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Basic Principles
Milk:
◦ Types
◦ Processing
◦ Yield
◦ Products
Acidification
Starter Cultures:
◦ Function
◦ Manufacturers
◦ Manufactured Products
Lipases
Colourants:
◦ General
◦ Annatto
Acids
Coagulation
Calcium Chloride
Rennets:
◦ Animal
◦ Plant
◦ Microbial
◦ Fermentation
Milk Additives
Curd:
◦ When to Cut
◦ How to Cut
Salt:
◦ Function
◦ Types
◦ Salting Curds
◦ Salting Rinds
Pressing Curds
Brine:
◦ Making
◦ Using
◦ Maintaining
◦ For Preserving
Turning Cheeses
Ripening
Rinds:
◦ General
◦ Natural
◦ Ash

Defects

General:
◦ Coagulation
◦ Surface
◦ Body
◦ Aroma
◦ Flavour
Specific:
◦ Blue Mould
◦ White Mould

Equipment

Books
Cheese Caves
Cheesecloths
Hygrometers
Mats
Miscellaneous
pH Meters
Scales
Vats (Stockpots)
Thermometers

Cheese Making, Popular Manufactured Cultures

Mesophilic Starter Cultures

• Abiasa's Mesophile Aromatic Type B
• Abiasa's Mesophile Type II
• Abiasa's Mesophile Type III
• Danisco's Choozit Kazu
• Danisco's Choozit LM057
• Danisco's Choozit MA011, MA014, MA016 . . . MA019
• Danisco's Choozit MA4001/4002
• Danisco's Choozit MD088 & MD089
• Danisco's Choozit MM100 & MM101 & BT001 & BT002
• Danisco's Choozit MT1
• Danisco's Choozit RA Series
• Danisco's Choozit SMADL

Thermophilic Starter Cultures

• Abiasa's Thermophile Type B
• Abiasa's Thermophile Type C
• Abiasa's Lactococcus Helveticus
• CHR Hansen's Flora Danica
• Danisco's Choozit ABY-2C
• Danisco's Choozit LH100
• Danisco's Choozit LH340
• Danisco's Choozit MY087 Series
• Danisco's Choozit MY800
• Danisco's Choozit MYE Series
• Danisco's Choozit TA050, TA052, & TA054
• Danisco's Choozit TA060, TA061, & TA062
• Danisco's Choozit SMADL

Ripening & Aroma Cultures

• Abiasa's Proprionic Bacteria
• Abiasa's B. linens
• Danisco's Choozit Cornybacteria
• Danisco's Choozit Geotrichum candidum
• Danisco's Choozit Penicillium candidum
• Danisco's Choozit Penicillium album
• Danisco's Choozit Penicillium roqueforti

Mesophilic Starter Cultures

Abiasa's Mesophile Aromatic Type B

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis
• Lactococcus mesenteroides

Abiasa's Mesophile Type II

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris

Abiasa's Mesophile Type III

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis

CHR Hansen's Flora Danica

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis biovar diacetylactis
• Leuconostoc mesenteroides subspecies cremoris

Danisco's Choozit Kazu

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis
• Lactococcus helveticus

Danisco's Choozit LM057

• Leuconostoc mesenteroides subspecies cremoris

Danisco's Choozit MA011, MA014, MA016 . . . MA019

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis

Danisco's Choozit MA4001/4002

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis
• Streptococcus thermophilus

Danisco's Choozit MD088 & MD089

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis

Danisco's Choozit MM100 & MM101 & BT001 & BT002

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis

Danisco's Choozit MT1

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus
• For making Feta

Danisco's Choozit RA Series

• RA021, RA022, RA023, RA024 . . . RA026
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Streptococcus thermophilus

Danisco's Choozit SMADL

• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies biovar diacetylactis
• Lactococcus mesenteroides

Thermophilic Starter Cultures

Abiasa's Thermophile Type B

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactococcus mesenteroides

Abiasa's Thermophile Type C

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactococcus helveticus

Abiasa's Lactococcus Helveticus

• Lactococcus helveticus
• Not sure if this is meso or thermophilic

Danisco's Choozit ABY-2C

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus
• Lactobacillus acidophilus
• Bifidobacterium longum

Danisco's Choozit LH100

• Lactobacillus helveticus
• Lactobacillus lactis subspecies lactis

Danisco's Choozit LH340

• Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus

Danisco's Choozit MY087 Series

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis

Danisco's Choozit MY800

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus
• Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis

Danisco's Choozit MYE Series

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus

Danisco's Choozit TA050, TA052, & TA054

• Streptococcus thermophilus
• For stabilized cheese

Danisco's Choozit TA060, TA061, & TA062

• Streptococcus salivarius subspecies thermophilus
• For hard cheese

Ripening & Aroma Cultures

Abiasa's Proprionic Bacteria

• Proprionibacteria freudenreichii subspecies shermanii

Abiasa's B. linens

• Brevibacterium linens

Danisco's Choozit Cornybacteria

• "LR" contains strains of Brevibacterium linens that are more aromatic.
• "SR3" contains strains of Brevibacterium linens that are less aromatic.

Danisco's Choozit Geotrichum candidum

• "GEO13" contains strains of Geotrichum candidum that produce mold like appearance and intermediate aroma/flavour.
• "GEO15" contains strains of Geotrichum candidum that produce yeast like appearance and mild aroma/flavour.
• "GEO17" contains strains of Geotrichum candidum that produce mold like appearance and very mild aroma/flavour.

Danisco's Choozit Penicillium candidum

• "ABL" contains special strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold.
• "HP6" contains classic strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold.
• "Neige" contains classic strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold with a strong aroma/flavour.
• "SAM3" contains anti mucor strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold.
• "VB" contains classic strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold.
• "VS" contains classic strains of Penicillium candidum that produces white mold with a mild aroma/flavour.

Danisco's Choozit Penicillium album

• Contains Penicillium album that produces a white-grey mould.

Danisco's Choozit Penicillium Roqueforti

• "PJ" contains strains of Penicillium roqueforti that are slower acting and produce lighter more greener blue-green mold with milder aroma/flavour.
• "PV" contains strains of Penicillium roqueforti that are fast acting and produce intense dark blue-green mold with very piquent aroma/flavour and creamy texture.