I made a Montasio generally following Rikki Carrol's recipe with culture reduced back in August. I used 2 gallons of creamline milk with 1/8 tsp mild lipase, 1/4 tsp of MA011 and 1/8 tsp of TA061 ripened an hour which gave me a 13 minute floc time. I forgot to record cutting time, but my temperature control was better than usual.
The result after almost 4 months at 55 degrees and ~80% RH is a
very tasty cheese with a greasy, sticky mouth feel. It coats the tongue like a spoonful of peanut butter, the feeling lasts a lot longer than any other cheese I remember. Previous Montasios made with P/H milk have been better for mouth feel, but not as tasty. I've had other cheeses sharing the cave, so there is a bit of Geo, PC, PR and PLA floating around. Surface growth has been brushed down regularly, at least weekly.
Living a long way from decent cheese suppliers, I was wondering whether this is normal and/or if I can expect further aging to change the feel. It has a slightly granular texture., though nowhere near as granular as Dave's
http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,10500.0.html If this is not a normal outcome, what can I do to maintain the taste but improve mouth feel next time? Santa is going to bring me a pH meter.
Thanks in advance for your help.