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Offline steffb503

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colby and age
« on: November 10, 2010, 10:45:06 AM »
I made colby using raw goat milk in the fridge. Since I am getting ready to start using my new cheese room I needed to unplug the fridge it was in. It had 20 days till the 60 day mark but I could not wait.
It was delicious.


So my question is just how different would it have been in 20 days? drier, stronger What? Cause I really like this cheese and I have not been happy with my aged raw goat milk cheeses in the past.

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Re: colby and age
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2010, 02:21:50 PM »
As long as you are sure that the milk is clean, the goats are healthy, and that you are using clean practices while milking and cheese-making, I'd say go for it with the younger colby.  You probably won't be able to sell it, as raw milk cheeses are supposed to be aged for a minimum of 60 days, but it is fine under the above conditions, for home use.

I've had some colby's that have made it to 6-9 months old and they do become drier and more sharp, just as cheddar will.  Not bad, just definitely not the traditional colby flavor.