Author Topic: Waxed Cheese - Whey Inside, Causes?  (Read 1230 times)

morfeo

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Waxed Cheese - Whey Inside, Causes?
« on: May 06, 2011, 03:56:00 PM »
I made a gouda like three months ago and yesterday I open the fidge and I notice some liquid under the Gouda them when shake it I notice that the cheese was moving in side the wax, so I open it an it was full of water and smells like when a baby vomits milk. My cheddar has water too but because it was just a month old it didn't has that much liquid inside and the smell wasn't that bad.
Does anyone knows why this happen.



linuxboy

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Re: Waxed Cheese - Whey Inside, Causes?
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2011, 04:03:22 PM »
Sure, due to inadequate drainage before waxing. Usually caused by poor milk quality, uneven curd size, wrong combination of moisture target with floc multiplier/curd size (by this I mean inadequate cook/stir/heat schedule, retained too much moisture before press).

Gustav

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Re: Waxed Cheese - Whey Inside, Causes?
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2011, 04:23:46 PM »
I also think it may be due to lack of drainage during pressing.