My first butterkase!

[amiriliano]

4 weeks aged. Great texture, almost like a camembert. I didn't was the curd on this one to let it get a bit of a piquant flavor as opposed to sweeter. Good stuff!

[Danbo]

Looks awsome! :-)

It's quite different from my Butter Cheeses - what culture did you use? Mine have almost no openings... I used a Choozit TA60/LH100-mix (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,13916.msg106093.html#msg106093) and a lot of pressing.

You deserve a cheese!

:-) Danbo

[qdog1955]

AC4U
Qdog

[WovenMeadows]

Looks awsome! :-)

It's quite different from my Butter Cheeses - what culture did you use? Mine have almost no openings... I used a Choozit TA60/LH100-mix (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,13916.msg106093.html#msg106093) and a lot of pressing.

You deserve a cheese!

:-) Danbo

Most, or perhaps all, of those holes seem to be mechanical openings, not gas "bubbles" - so I'm guessing the OP just pressed lightly, closing the rind but not much beyond that

[Al Lewis]

If it tastes good it's a success!!  AC4U!!

[LoftyNotions]

Very nice,  amiriliano. AC4U.

Larry

[Stinky]

Well done!

[amiriliano]

Thanks all - really delicious. And yes, I do think it was just light pressing that caused the bubbles.

[Danbo]

You got a really nice cheese. I press my cheeses a lot, but I like the structure of yours just as much. I have a new Buttercheese ripening in a vacuum bag now. I plan to age it for perhaps 6 months to see what happens...

:-)

[amiriliano]

Nice. Post some pics when you open. Why in a vacuum bag out of curiosity?

[Danbo]

Amiriliano: First of all just lazyness. I have made a lot of cheese lately and taking care of natural rinds are pretty time consuming.

I really wanted to wax, but I need a bigger pot for the wax as my current cheeses are too big for the pot I have now. I still consider waxing all the cheeses at some point.

Your cheese is much nicer with it's rind than mine without rind. I still find the vacuum bags to be a great way to age cheese after all - but the true artisan art probably does not come with plastic. ;-)

[amiriliano]

Ha!

I had a small area of mucor (cat hair) growing at first due to high RH needed. It was easily brushed off. I think the addition of Geo was a great tip - crowded out some other unwanted molds. So it was pretty maintenance free.

[qdog1955]

Hey Guys---a couple weeks ago, someone had posted a link on award winning cheese and quite a few were plastic wrapped---rather then natural rind-----so it must not be all that bad----I vac pack most of mine now.
Qdog

[Danbo]

I wish that I could get my hands on some permable cheese film like this: https://www.dsm.com/content/dam/dsm/foodandbeverages/en_US/documents/Pack-Age_Leaflet_A4_UK_low.pdf

Does anyone know who sells this? I don't think that contacting DSM directly will be worth a try...

:-) Danbo

[bill shaver]

looks good, bravo at your try....keep on going....