Brent's Cream Cheese Attempt #1

[brent]

about to start my first rennet cheese a simple cream cheese recipie found on here
1.8 mls milk
600 mls
100 buttermilk starter
3 mls renco rennet
now for the fun bit .........

well its now 3 hours later and i have done the mixin and heating ,i just looked at my "brew" and lo and behold a curd is formed i shall leave it alone now for the time in the recipe then look again


15 hours later a nice firm curd and smells like cream cheese
now just to wait and see 

the range hood makes a fine cheese hanging place 

been hanging for 12-14 hours no more drips ,now the tast test
final result was very pleaseing has quite a creamey flavour and the texture is firm yet spreadable
might add a bit of sweet chilli sauce to some 

[Cheese Head]

Hey Brent

Congrats, this is your first cheese I think? Looks great !

[brent]

thanks i was pleased with it and it passed the all important taste test

[Tea]

Well done that looks excellent.
So what is next?

[brent]

thinking about a easy, hard cheese next 

[Tea]

That sounds like an oximoron to me 

[brent]

LOL ok how about a simple firm cheese

[brent]

im open to suggestions(re cheese) for a first hard cheese recipe to try ,im going away for a week at the beginning of feb so when i return im ready to get stuck in to it  so any idieas.......

[saycheese]

I recommend either a Monterey Jack or a Manchego.

[brent]

i was thinking about a monterey jack, top of list so far

[Tea]

I was going to suggest a monterey too.  It is really an easy cheese.  So now are you going to flavour it, or leave them plain?

[brent]

plain i think first that way ill have a reference for future attempts