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LarMoeCur
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Another vacuum sealing question
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April 16, 2018, 03:25:07 PM »
I've run numerous searches and cannot find a definitive answer.
I've made three 2# hard cheeses. I've dried them for 3-5 days depending on how they felt. I'm not a rind ran so I'm trying to minimize the rind size. I vacuum bagged them and two of them had just a very small amount of liquid in the bag. When I say very small, literally just a few drops around where the bag bunches up around the wheel of cheese.
My question is: How much liquid is too much? Should there be no liquid at all? or Will a few drops (about .5 ml or less) affect the cheese?
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5ittingduck
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Re: Another vacuum sealing question
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April 16, 2018, 09:26:02 PM »
Just a little is not too much of a problem.
More will accumulate slowly though, and that is not so good.
I vac pac almost all my cheeses, and get best results if I dry for a fortnight before packing.
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LarMoeCur
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Re: Another vacuum sealing question
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April 17, 2018, 03:17:18 PM »
Thanks Duck! I'll keep watching them. If I see anymore mosture. I'll pull them out of the bags and give them another week before resealing.
I'm thinking for the next ones. I'll dry them for 3-5 days at 75F room temp. Then 12 or so days in the cave 52F before bagging.
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GortKlaatu
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April 17, 2018, 03:50:29 PM »
I agree, they need to be drier. Don't worry about the rind getting too thick, once they are vac'd the rind will remain soft. However, if there is whey accumulation, you cheese will continue to acidify during the aging and it will not taste good.
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Thewitt
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April 17, 2018, 03:54:06 PM »
The nice thing about vac packing is you can easily watch the moisture level and if you need to, you can re-bag very easily.
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LarMoeCur
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April 17, 2018, 06:42:55 PM »
Thank you for all the help. Just to be safe, I'm going to pull them out and dry them for about a week in the cave then rebag them.
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