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CHEESE TYPE BOARDS (for Cheese Lovers and Cheese Makers) => ADJUNCT - Rennet Surface White Mold (Penicillium candidum) Ripened => Topic started by: Brie on January 18, 2010, 02:08:04 AM

Title: Blue Brie by Default?
Post by: Brie on January 18, 2010, 02:08:04 AM
My perfect bries are blooming some very blue spores, in addition to the white, which I am wondering about. In the past, when I have made mold-ripened cheese, they have sometimes developed grey or black spores, which I had remedied with salt rub. This blueing, I believe, may be due to storing in my cave too close to the stilton and gorgonzola. While each cheese has it's own container, I've heard that blues are very hard to control. I'm almost thinking that I should just let the blue run wild on the brie and see what happens. Thoughts? Advice? Wine pairings?
Thanks,
Christine
Title: Re: Blue Brie by Default?
Post by: Majoofi on February 10, 2010, 04:02:09 AM
Yeah, I'd leave it alone. Otherwise you'd be mucking up your white rind.
Title: Re: Blue Brie by Default?
Post by: Brie on February 10, 2010, 05:07:03 AM
Thanks for the reply--they're into the cave now--the white candidum is fine, and I'm interested to see how they will turn out--I love this experimentation!
Title: Re: Blue Brie by Default?
Post by: Alex on February 10, 2010, 05:44:24 AM
May be you'll win a Cambozolla type cheese, depending how far the blue will develope. In a real Cambozolla the blue is only between the two layers of Camembert. Wait and I hope you will enjoy it.