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CHEESE TYPE BOARDS (for Cheese Lovers and Cheese Makers) => RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Other => Topic started by: H-K-J on January 09, 2014, 03:18:41 AM
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Made this six weeks ago (http://cocker-spanial-hair-in-my-food.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-caerphilly-cheddar-cheese.html), I was having so much trouble with store bought milk I just didn't want to post till I saw how it was going to work out :-[
I thought I was loosing my ability to make one work, This one is coming along nicely 8)
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That is looking lovely. It's quite shiny in the later photos. Are you washing it, or is that cream coating?
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My wife and I have become accustomed to a wine brine wash, the rind is much more appealing, also not as scary lookin ;)
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That's looking very nice. A wine wash on it would be interesting. Looking forward to the tasting notes. How long are you planning on aging it?
- Jeff
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I'm curious about the wine wash too! I'm planning on trying something similar soon. I've had my eye on some Pumpkin Ale since last Fall. Been wanting to try a wash with it, but I didn't have a cave at the time.
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Hi Jeff, Spoons,
The wash I have been using has 1/2 cup wine (we use what ever we have on hand this one was a dry white)
1+ cup water & 1 Tbs. Morton pickling salt.
Actually we have washed all of our Caerphilly's, as some do know, I always have a Stilton in the house somewhere ;D
The PR gets on my other cheeses no matter how hard I try to keep them at bay.
The wine wash does a fantastic job of keeping the blues away, the rind has been eatable on them all. although I had one that we didn't care for, we just cut it off, the dogs enjoyed it ;)
I have this in my cold room (55 to 60 deg.f) in a cake saver, slightly open, it will stay here until I need the cheese or if I need the space, I will then vacuum bag at cutting time or when we need the space, then off to the cheese cave.
I have a Caerphilly (partial fail) in the cave now, so this one may age out a couple more months bagged or not ^-^
H-K-J
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The PR gets on my other cheeses no matter how hard I try to keep them at bay.
The wine wash does a fantastic job of keeping the blues away, the rind has been eatable on them all. although I had one that we didn't care for, we just cut it off, the dogs enjoyed it ;)
H-K-J
Oh wow, now this I have to try! A cheese for you for your successful wash recipe/mix and sharing it with us :)
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Beautiful cheese!!