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Offline GortKlaatu

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Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« on: November 27, 2017, 10:43:22 PM »
Day 3 of my current blue cheese--I call it, Orosi Azul


My 3 most common blues are a Buttermilk Blue or Bleu de Queyras  or Point Reyes Original Blue copycat.
This time I decided to try a different "touch"


3 gal raw goat milk
3/8 tsp MM 100
1/4 tsp MD88
1/16 Flav 54
1/8 PV


We'll see how it compares.

« Last Edit: December 18, 2017, 03:40:02 PM by GortKlaatu »
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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2017, 03:02:31 PM »
Very nice - and a lovely, artistic picture! Though I confess that as I was scrolling down, and caught the first glimpse of violet colored flower before seeing the whole picture, I thought "that's the strangest blue I've ever seen!" :)

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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2017, 06:05:44 PM »
LOL
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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2017, 12:47:29 AM »
We decided to get out of the cave, get some fresh air, and listen to some holiday tunes ("Blue Christmas," of course.)
Orosi Azul Day 14
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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2017, 02:01:50 PM »
And What a Merry Christmas that looks to be....
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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2017, 12:41:15 AM »
I'll let you know Walt

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Re: Orosi Azul
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2017, 12:03:43 AM »
We ended up having 13 folks show up for an impromptu holiday cheese tasting this afternoon. 
So I decided to crack one of these open--they are 4 weeks old today.


We were all very pleased with the result--a healthy but not overpowering blue flavor with a very creamy paste that showed more proteolysis near the rind. And it was young enough that the rind was easily edible as well with a very nice earthy complexity.  Salt level was very good by everyone's review, but it could have been just a pinch heavier for me (I like my blues on the salty side.)


I'll be curious to see just how much it's twin improves with a few more weeks of aging. (Though I doubt we'll be eating the rind on that one by then.)
I'll definitely be keeping this culture mix on the books for an easy, early ripening blue.
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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2018, 12:54:14 AM »
We had this for New Year's.
5 weeks old

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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2018, 02:37:29 AM »
Beautiful - AC4U!
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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2018, 02:39:31 AM »
Thanks Frodage4
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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2018, 08:17:05 PM »
Looks a little like a blueberry Stilton.

Excellent effort. Have a cheese...in an hour. :)

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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2018, 11:22:31 PM »
Thanks Boofer...an hour from now.  LOL

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Re: Blue Cheese--latest recipe
« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2018, 02:27:47 AM »
Okay, a little later.... ;)

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