Author Topic: late piercing of blues  (Read 989 times)

glasman

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late piercing of blues
« on: August 10, 2011, 07:06:24 PM »
i just realized i hav'nt pierced my blue cheese after 2 months...opps  :o. does the chemisty of the cheese change so as to not favor getting the veining now by pierceing? or can i put my holes in and let the blue grow inside. thanks, vic

linuxboy

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Re: late piercing of blues
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2011, 09:37:09 PM »
You can still do it, but blue growth will be slow. Blue has a peak time for when it is really active. And if you keep starving it, it will go to sleep. But, with some more oxygen, it should perk up again. Also depends on how much you put in and how open the curd was.