well i finally had my first train wreck with cheese making, this morning i tossed the jack cheese. just to many mistakes made in the original process. started to notice undesirable molds (dark and hairy) and the cheese just was not drying out enough. as mentioned before the surface was rough and not easy to care for. i did break the cheese open and sampled it, not bad. will remake this cheese again soon using the knowledge i gained from this disaster :-(
reg