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heidiwolk

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My first Colby!!
« on: April 01, 2015, 01:28:20 AM »
This is my first Colby cheese I've made.  So far it seems to have turned out!  Can't wait to try it.

Stinky

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2015, 01:41:20 AM »
Congrats! It looks pretty! How long do you want to age it?

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2015, 01:46:54 AM »
A cheese for your Cheese.  Looks good :)

Do you have any notes on how you made it ?  We all love to compare notes  ;D

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heidiwolk

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2015, 12:31:09 PM »
I used the recipe from this cheese site:
www. cheesemaking.com/colby

I pretty much followed it to the T as I am new at cheesemaking. 
However, I did accidentally add too much weight to my press early on in the pressing but it wasn't on there very long and I corrected the problem. 
I hope it did not mess up the cheese in some way.

I plan to age it for 1 to 2 months.

I just love doing this cheese making thing!!!

Stinky

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2015, 01:51:23 PM »
I used the recipe from this cheese site:
www. cheesemaking.com/colby

I pretty much followed it to the T as I am new at cheesemaking. 
However, I did accidentally add too much weight to my press early on in the pressing but it wasn't on there very long and I corrected the problem. 
I hope it did not mess up the cheese in some way.

I plan to age it for 1 to 2 months.

I just love doing this cheese making thing!!!


Shouldn't have made a difference as long as the whey you were getting was still clear. The danger with putting heavy weight on early is either squeezing fat out of the cheese or compressing the outside and trapping moisture inside. But you should be fine.

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2015, 09:04:20 PM »
Nice cheese! :-)

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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2015, 09:56:13 PM »
A beautiful cheese!!!  AC4U!!
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Re: My first Colby!!
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2015, 09:57:26 PM »
Very nice. A cheese from me also. I hope it turns out better than my last colby.

Shane