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Title: Chaource with a softer pate?
Post by: dmitrig01 on June 30, 2011, 07:49:36 PM
I currently can (and do!) make a very yummy goat-milk chaource. It has a very firm pâte and a very nice flavor. I age it for 2 weeks at ~50° on a rack placed over an open container of water.

However, I was wondering whether it'd be possible make this cheese closer to having a brie/camembert-style soft pâte. What would I need to change  to achieve this? I would consider wrapping the cheeses as soon as the rind develops and putting them back in, but from the forum it sounds like the general consensus is that wrapping is a terrible idea.

Here's a cheese that's somewhat similar to what I'm talking about: http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/prodinfo.asp?number=INVERNESS. (http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/prodinfo.asp?number=INVERNESS.) Basically, I want the inside to get runnier instead of firmer as it ages.


Here's how my chaources look right now:

(http://img.skitch.com/20110525-pebm4s28n4barwfjtrjb37xiwx.jpg)
Title: Re: Chaource with a softer pate?
Post by: Tiarella on October 28, 2012, 03:02:03 AM
Jen, that looks great!  My Chaource batch is aging well but I have no clue how long to age it. Digging around on the forum for instructions on that.  Email me if you know.