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Title: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: Boofer on June 09, 2012, 11:33:12 PM
I picked up 6 gallons of wonderful, rich, yellow summer milk on Thursday. What to do with it? I thought about using 4 gallons to make some kind of cheese and then devote the other 2 gallons to another blue, Reblochon, or ... what?

I decided I wanted to go for a repeat performance of one of my Tommes. I would make a 3 gallon version. I kept everything the same as Tomme #4 (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,7719.0.html) except for not using the mycodore, using mother culture cubes, and the use of a different mould.

I had a choice of several raw milk dairies and chose a new one for me. Although it cost $11.99 per gallon (instead of $9.99), it was fresher with a later pull date.

Initial milk pH was 6.71. It came out of the press at pH5.26 and was brined for 10 hours. It came out of the brine at midnight and went into a minicave to air-dry.

Friday was to be a long, long, long and busy day for me. I made the Tomme and then continued and made a caraway cheese (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,9806.0.html) modeled after the Leiden (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,9107.0.html) I had made previously.

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: JeffHamm on June 10, 2012, 12:22:16 AM
Very nice Boofer.  I can't imagine making two different cheeses in the same day.  That would be a long one.  I'm very impressed with the rich colour you get from your milk. 

- Jeff
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: Boofer on June 10, 2012, 05:11:40 AM
Thanks, Jeff. Yeah, I won't be doing two cheeses in a day any time soon.

I was very anxious to get some summer milk. You can see the beta carotene practically oozes from it. I'd like to do more cheeses with it while it's here...after awhile.  ;)

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: hoeklijn on June 10, 2012, 10:53:57 AM
Nice work Boofer, like Jeff, I would't dare to do two different cheeses in one day!
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: Boofer on June 12, 2012, 01:49:47 PM
Into the cave today to begin rind development. I'll be washing with 3% brine dosed with PLA.

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: JeffHamm on September 27, 2012, 01:32:18 AM
So, any update photo's on this one?  I would love to see how the PLA rind develops as you go.

- Jeff
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: Boofer on September 27, 2012, 05:29:56 PM
Sorry, Jeff, I had vacuum-sealed this back in July after a bit of linens coverage.

Here's what I did today (http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,10221.0.html).

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: JeffHamm on September 27, 2012, 06:08:41 PM
Looks good.  So PLA isn't "fuzzy", at least not when bagged. 

- Jeff
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: Boofer on November 22, 2012, 04:53:00 PM
I had sampled this two months ago. Today seemed like a decent occasion to cut into it.

Removing the cheese from the vacuum bag, the rind, which had been developed with PLA (linens, Geo, DH), was moist and pasty. It had a tendency to smear and come off on my fingers if I wasn't careful. The characteristic linens smell was there. :)

The first cut was very encouraging. I cut the first half into thirds and then sliced and sampled one third. Oh boy! A slight tang...complex, full flavor from the raw milk...creamy with a pleasing golden color. Texture is right on target...somewhere between semi-soft and semi-hard. Easily a sandwich cheese or one that can be enjoyed with fruit and crackers. Very nice.

I developed the rind to a point and then vacuum-sealed this cheese. That worked very well. PLA is my friend.

I'll put this cheese in the WIN column. I'm very happy with the result.

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: bbracken677 on November 22, 2012, 05:24:17 PM

The first cut was very encouraging. I cut the first half into thirds and then sliced and sampled one third. Oh boy! A slight tang...complex, full flavor from the raw milk...creamy with a pleasing golden color. Texture is right on target...somewhere between semi-soft and semi-hard. Easily a sandwich cheese or one that can be enjoyed with fruit and crackers. Very nice.


I'll put this cheese in the WIN column. I'm very happy with the result.

-Boofer-

Congrats! I like cheeses that can be enjoyed with fruit and crackers....    :D

A cheese for you, Boofer!
Title: Re: Rub My Tomme (#6)
Post by: H-K-J on November 22, 2012, 05:25:47 PM
AAAWWWHHH! cheese erotica on thanksgiving :P Gettin hungry already :o
you make such nice cheeses  :)