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Title: cheese cave temperature
Post by: Scott Wallen on December 28, 2012, 06:19:03 PM

Hi all, I have been learning/lurking a while...first time poster. I am in the beginning stage of my first cheese (farmhouse cheddar Ricki Carrol recipe) other than mozzarella and cottage cheese and all I have for a cheese cave is a dorm fridge that I can only get as high as 50 degrees. Will that temp work to age my cheese after I apply the wax?

Title: Re: cheese cave temperature
Post by: linuxboy on December 28, 2012, 06:20:19 PM

That is an excellent general temp for aging.

Title: Re: cheese cave temperature
Post by: Scott Wallen on December 28, 2012, 06:41:46 PM

Thank you so much for a quick answer!, one more question I have is this. can I combine red cheeses wax, and natural bees wax together and make a good wax to use on my cheese?

Title: Re: cheese cave temperature
Post by: linuxboy on December 28, 2012, 07:00:13 PM

Yes, so long as the red wax plasticizes the bees wax enough. Meaning you might need to keep the bees wax ratio light, <50%