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amiriliano

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #15 on: December 29, 2014, 10:13:59 PM »
Worst. cheese. pun. ever.  ::)

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #16 on: December 29, 2014, 10:16:07 PM »
;-) Awakephd

Actually I bought some Lysosyme recently. I haven't used any yet but it should be really good at preventing late blowing. I think that I will start using it...

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amiriliano

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #17 on: December 29, 2014, 10:37:10 PM »
Can you tell me more about lysozyme?

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #18 on: December 29, 2014, 10:50:29 PM »
Can you tell me more about lysozyme?


It's a safe alternative but it does derive from eggs. So I don't know about potential allergens. It lasts 2 years from production date and you need to us very little of the stuff per gallon of milk.

I haven't looked into prices yet, but I'm also interested in trying this out. I only have 1 source of "affordable" cream-line milk, and ever since I made the switch, I've had late blowing problems. I've been using sodium nitrate since and followed the guidelines from Morris' cheese making book.

I'd really like to try Lysozyme, but I've only seen the 500g bottle which is an awful lot! If a few of us are interested, maybe we could ask Yoav to act as a distributor. He could sell to us in smaller quantities.

amiriliano

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2014, 11:22:47 PM »
I'd be game for that.

From my medical background I think of lysozyme as the enzyme that cuts away bacterial walls and kills them. I wonder how it is used without killing the "good" bacteria during affinage.

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #20 on: December 30, 2014, 07:29:25 AM »
If only you lived in Europe - I would be happy to share... I have a bag with 100 g of Lysozyme. I think that there is enough to treat at least 2000-4000 litres of milk... Only very small amounts are needed...

More info on Lysozyme: http://www.lysolac.com/data.html

:-) Danbo

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #21 on: December 30, 2014, 02:13:40 PM »
:) I would move to Copenhagen in a heart beat. Beautiful city!

Thanks for the link, I'll do more reading.

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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #22 on: December 30, 2014, 02:17:19 PM »
Worst. cheese. pun. ever.  ::)

Why, thank you!

(As everyone knows, groans are all the encouragement a punster needs! :))
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Re: Gouda with blowing under wax
« Reply #23 on: December 30, 2014, 06:12:25 PM »
Amiriliano: Thanks - I like living here... Most people think that Danish is just pastry... ;-) But then again - my knowledge on the US is also limited... :-)