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Missy
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Starter Culture, DVI, How Much To Use?
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January 28, 2009, 11:12:21 PM »
I'm making cheese and the recipe says to use 1/3 cup of started culture (like from a mother) but I'm using direct set from dairy connection. How much direct set culture should I use? Ack!
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wharris
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Re: Starter Culture, DVI, How Much To Use?
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January 28, 2009, 11:18:03 PM »
Cannot speak for your particular culture, but the direct set starters i have used (MA11) are on the order of 1/8 tsp per gallon.
This is from the
Cultures
page of the Dairy Connection site:
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www.dairyconnection.com
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These packages are actually designed for commercial use.
Recommended approximate usage:
1/8 tsp. per 1 gallon
1/4 tsp. per 2-5 gallons
1/2 tsp. per 5-10 gallons
Home cheesemakers will need to do their own measuring, dividing and experimentation.
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Likesspace
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January 29, 2009, 12:28:36 AM »
Same here....
Both cultures from Leeners and The Dairy Connection recommend 1/4 tsp. per 2 - 5 gallons of milk.
It's always worked well for me.
Dave
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Missy
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January 29, 2009, 01:48:39 PM »
Thank you!! 1/8 teaspoon worked!! It's amazing how such a tiny amount of culture can solidify a gallon of milk! Thank you very much for quickly responding while I was panicking! LOL
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Cheese Head
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January 30, 2009, 02:43:43 PM »
Missy, glad to see it's going well.
In my experience, starter culture does not solidify/coagulate the milk, I normally use rennet to do that.
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