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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2012, 11:41:15 PM »
OK, the brick Stilton is alive and well, have been taking it out for a walk daily, It smells better and better every time, keeping his cage clean and RH has stayed between 85% to 90%, Temps are staying 50 t0 55 Deg. re-pierced once again and I can tell a difference as the needle goes through, the wife ain't afraid of it any more either  ;)
Oh ya, it had it's 5-Th week birthday yesterday  ;D
here are 2 pic's I took today.
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #16 on: February 26, 2012, 07:28:50 PM »
Oh yes that is no so scarey now. They do like a bit of fresh air from time to time. All those gases and such in there the air needs to be freshened up. I have often though about cutting a hole in the top and bottom of my mini cave to bring in fresh air but I am afraid I would cut into something and ruin the cave or introduce bad bacteria. So I drape a hunk of cheese cloth over the door every few days and let the fresh air in. I am going to get a roll of that magnet tape somewhere and make a little frame. I use refridgerator magnets right now. My sausages need to breathe too.
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2012, 08:18:55 PM »
Happy 6Th week Birthday to the brick Stilton  :) Having great success with the ice jugs in my improvised cheese cave, the temp's stay around 50 to 53 deg. consistently but the humidity has been getting a little too low, have been trying to get it back up to 85%-90%, that seems to be happening. the wife and I are getting antsy but we are trying to age it to 10 weeks.
I am trying to figure out how to check into the center and see how the P-roque is developing, I don't have a taster so I will have to improvise, everything else seems O.K. even the smell is mellowing  :o
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #18 on: March 03, 2012, 02:53:15 AM »
gawd this cheese is smelling so good I can't believe it am getting so excited!!!!
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #19 on: March 06, 2012, 01:25:46 AM »
I have been trying ti figure out how to pull a small taster size piece from the center of my cheese, I would like to see the PV growth  on the inside,
I really cant afford a $65.00 Taster right now, anyone have an inexpensive way to do this so as not to totally screw up the cheese????
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #20 on: March 06, 2012, 09:50:22 AM »
I've heard a vegetable peeler works.  Never tried it myself, but it's mostly the right shape.
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2012, 01:51:09 PM »
yea, you could just take the old school style peelers, like the photo, and just bend the curve a little more so its more of a trier shape
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2012, 04:08:41 PM »
 :D the wife and I came up with the same Idea, LOL when I saw the replies just needed it confirmed, thanks  :)
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #23 on: March 07, 2012, 06:54:49 PM »
Took the brick out for it's nightly walk for some fresh air, cleaned the container and changed the linen  ;)
we also tried the peeler as a taster, that worked to an extent, I think we need one that has smoother sides.
Yes we did taste a small bit of it, the wife is no longer afraid of it she is in love with it.  :D
to me the first thing to hit you is just a very lite taste of salt then the cream comes across, and for a finish there is a sweetness
that stuck around but not over powering I couldn't place were that could have come from until I had a glass of milk with dinner, DUUUHHH!!
There isn't much marbling of the blue PR yet but there is some, I think for a 6 week old cheese it is doing quite well and has made the wife and I
determined to sit it out for two to three weeks longer  :P
I do believe I will be starting another one (Stilton) or a Gorgonzola, this is turning out very well although I have a few tweaks I will be trying.
Lots of ideas from the forum and all the helpful people in it
Thanks to everyone who has commented.  :)
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2012, 01:20:55 AM »
The wife and I tried the Stilton again last night we are in agreement that the blue is comin through
amazing flavor compared to last week, Amazing what just one week makes ;D
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2012, 10:53:41 PM »
Had to figure out how to get the RH back up it has been low the past few days and the temps have been getting warmer in the cool room (springs uh comin) so I have been placing more ice packs around the ageing container to hold the temp down, placed 4 wet paper towels in the container and removed the dry paper towel tent that was over the cheese to keep the condensation from the lid from dripping on it and replaced it with a plastic bag, My thought is the dry towels were absorbing moisture from the container we will see tomorrow. I have also bought a larger ageing container so I can put both of the Stilton's in it and won't have a need for two separate mini environments and will only have to keep track of one.
Our first one is looking very nice and have I mentioned that it tasted awesome!!!      ;D
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #26 on: March 15, 2012, 01:00:46 AM »
The paste looks nice. I use an apple corer or a jalapeno corer for tasting. Pull a plug eat the end and stick it back in.
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #27 on: March 15, 2012, 02:22:43 AM »
DeejayDebi
that is what we did and it seemed to seal just fine it is getting hard to find the patients, to hold back from eating it would at least want to try 11 weeks ageing but it tastes so GOOD!!!
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #28 on: March 19, 2012, 06:24:09 PM »
I'm thinkin cut it open tonight :-\ or maybe just another taste hhhhhmmmmmmmm.
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Re: wife gettin scared "Is it supposed tuh look-n-Smell like that???"
« Reply #29 on: March 20, 2012, 12:54:31 AM »
Be sure and take a pic for us cheese voyeurs.  You wouldn't want to let it get over ripe now.   >:D
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