Wow!! This seems like the best thread to ask my question! At least, I hope it is. I surely wouldn't want to make some people upset, you know...
I'm trying to screw up the courage to start a bleu, but I would like a better understanding of what outcomes depend on which variables. Also, in my near-total ignorance, I'm a little confused as to all the suffixes found when searching for various types of mold cultures. PA, PV, PR, etc. There are so many of them commercially available, and I'd like to try to start out making bleu with as much chance for success for what I'm hoping for as I can.
I once read, many months ago, a website that explained in fairly simple detail, exactly what results came from which sub-type of mold. Something along the lines of PA creates X-sharpness with N color veining, PV creates Y-mildness with N1 color veining, etc. I know that some bleus are more mild, some are a bit more sharpish/piquant, and I know there are many variations between the coloring of the veining ranging from greenish ones to really blue ones. And all of this is dependent on the molds, if I'm interpreting what I am reading. And, if I am remembering it correctly...
Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations, or ideas which page/article/website it might have been that describes which mold sub-types create which results? I've searched through my history, bookmarks, and various search engines for several days, and simply cannot find the bloody thing again! Frustrating to say the least!
Any suggestions?