Batch 1 of 3 of the Parm Marathon.
There are many tweaks here.
Adjustments1>All 2% milk. I wanted the fat content to be no more than 2%. (I had been going for 2.5%)
2>Going with Kid Lipase. Much less than before. 10.9g instead of 18g.
3> gonna try and measure floc time.
Indredients:24gal 2% past/homogenized milk(1.6g) TA61(2.8g) LH100 10.9g Kid Lipase12 tsp CaCl2 (1/4cup)18.5ml rennet dilluted in 3.1 cups of distilled water Data:Time | Task | Water Temp | Milk Temp | pH |
8:12 | Start | 97 | 50 | 6.82 |
8:15 | Started Lipase re-hydration | 87 | 74 | no data |
8:41 | Added CaCL | 89 | 81 | no data |
8:50 | Added Lipase | 89 | 88 | 6.58 |
9:15 | Overheated the milk (waited for it to cool) | 97 | 94 | 6.58 |
9:37 | Added Culture | 109 | 91 | 6.59 |
10:09 | Took Data | 112 | 90 | 6.54* |
11:28 | Added Rennet | 112 | 90 | 6.50* |
12:02 | cut Curd, Start 5 min heal | 112 | 90 | no data |
1:20 | Finished cooking/scald | 129 | 124 | 6.34 |
1:30 | loaded into form | 129 | 124 | 6.34 |
Comments*waiting for pH to hit 6.50 before adding Rennet. Damn. That took 120 minutes. Hmm.
Not sure why it took so long to acidify... too little culture? (TA 61)
Prepared Brine.I made enough for 3 wheels. Using my Stainless Steel Sink.
Specific Gravity: 1.154pH 5.03 Adjusted with a touch of Citric Acid. Final pH:5.25. This was taken at the time I took it out of the press this morning. I wanted pH5.1. The lack of acid may be symptomatic of the ongoing acidity issues with this wheel, or it may be due to the short press time. I dropped the press time from 24 hours to 18.
Final Thoughts.I will increase my TA61 25%. Instead of 1.6g. I will use 2.0g
I will also decrease my kid lipase from 120g/1000l to 100/1000l. (That works out to 9.08g instead of 10.9g)