Forgot culture

[dgsutter]

So, I made a gigantic rookie mistake on my first batch by not adding the Mesophilic Culture to my farmhouse cheddar. It drained from 1:15 in the morning until about 5:45 AM in the morning, whereby I put it in the fridge seeing as it didn't have culture. Is this an unsafe batch of cheese? Can I post-actively add the culture at this point or would that create a monster?

Any information is much appreciated!
D.G.

[Sailor Con Queso]

It is too late to add culture. It will not age well or have a cheddar flavor, so I would go ahead and eat it as a fresh cheese.

[dgsutter]

Think it's still safe after being out for 4 1/2 hours?

[Stinky]

Think it's still safe after being out for 4 1/2 hours?

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yes.

[Gregore]

If it was me I would put it in the food processor and add herbs spices and salt to taste ( assuming you have not already salted )

My favorite  to make ..... is wusabi paste added until you get a good kick.