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Title: harvesting Brevibacterium linens
Post by: psykobillys on December 13, 2012, 09:03:51 PM
hey all! just curious - i want to make a Taleggio - like... now. my local homebrew shop (which is where i buy my cultures) doesn't have any B. linens in stock...it'll be about a week... i was wondering if i could harvest a suitable culture from the rind of another taleggio or limburger or what have you.... if so, what sort of method should i use? maybe just scrape rind into my ripening milk? thoughts? suggestions?
Title: Re: harvesting Brevibacterium linens
Post by: bbracken677 on December 13, 2012, 09:07:54 PM
You could make your taleggio and when the linens arrive next week, just apply it as a 3% saline solution with non-chlorine water and a couple drops of the b.linens.

Search the forum (ADJUNCT - Washed Rind & Smear Ripened (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/board,85.0.html)) for b.linens. This is often applied as a wash and probably is the recommended method.
Title: Re: harvesting Brevibacterium linens
Post by: psykobillys on December 13, 2012, 09:25:25 PM
well see, that's what i was wondering. the recipen (both that i'm looking at) says to sprinkle the B. linens into the ripening milk... am i good to go if i just use it as a wash after the make? if so, problem solved.
Title: Re: harvesting Brevibacterium linens
Post by: bbracken677 on December 13, 2012, 09:34:06 PM
It works quite fine applying it as a wash....I have done so several times myself.
Title: Re: harvesting Brevibacterium linens
Post by: psykobillys on December 13, 2012, 09:41:42 PM
well problem solved then! on to the make!  ;D