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GENERAL BOARDS => Introductions => Topic started by: velward on June 11, 2008, 01:54:56 PM
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Hello all. I'm new to this forum. I am always looking for new cheese recipes and tips. I raise registered Lamanchas and Mini-manchas and usually have a good supply of milk during the summer. I have made tons of chevre, and some mozzarella. I would like to do some aged cheeses, but I need more information on the aging environment.
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Welcome! It's always good to have another cheese lover, particularly one with access to some good, raw milk and experience working with it.
Nice to have you here. :)
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Hello velward and welcome to this forum. I echo DD's thoughts, plus great that you have significant experience with making Chevre!
OK I'll admit it, I had no idea that those are two types of goats, had to google them :), look cute, love to see a couple snaps of them if you get a minute ;). Don't know where you are but there's another member here named RobJP in Japan who's been having some trouble making chevre with his goat's milk here (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=95.0) if you have any advice for him.
On "cheese caves" there are some pictures in this forum on i) using a standard large kitchen fridge (bad), ii) using small and large soda pop/beer plastic coolers (poor), iii) basement cool rooms (good if you have the climate), and iv) non-forced dried air small or wine cooler type fridges (good). Also some info on temp-humidity gauges and sealing pressed cheeses for long term aging. This weekend I'm going to clean and start an non-forced air Toshiba fridge/freezer as my new cheese cave, I'll post pictures.
Welome again.
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good morning and welcome Velward. looking forword to hearing about your experiences in this hobby
reg
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Thanks for the heads up on the cheese caves. I never thought of a wine fridge, but that would be almost perfect as some of them also have humidity control. I also cater so I happen to know a little about wine fridges. I am unable to see the photos of the cheese presses, do I need to download a certain reader or something? I live here in beautiful New Mexico.
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Hi velward, nope, you don;t need any viewer, all pictures should be visable.
My initial press and Reg's press are posted here (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=41.0), pictures are visable to me. DaggerDoggie's presses are posted here (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=156.0), and pictures now visable for me, DD had a problem from where he'd referenced the pictures to, now looks like fixed.
I'm building a bigger-heavy duty press & tools cart system here (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php?topic=105.0) this weekend using a cart as a frame for weights (which will be boxes of soda pop or water).
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Welcome aboard. I don't make cheese but I'm a huge fan, such a fan cheese buying is what I do for a living. I can't wait to hear more about your cheeses! Anytime raw milk is involved I'm excited for the cheese that is created.