I made a nice Monterey Jack (my first) and greased and wrapped it. After about 2 weeks it was pretty moldy, so yesterday I took it out, removed all the wrapping, and brined it for a couple hours, then brought it out to dry.
Today I'm getting ready to grease and wrap again. The cheese itself seemed to be untouched, but I was worried the mold would get into the cheese if I didn't do something. Going to microwave the cheesecloth before wrapping, hoping that will kill the mold spores.
Will this change my schedule? I'm accepting the taste will probably be different but hoping it will be ready by the middle of January as originally planned.