I made a mutschli herdsman cheese following NECM's instructions, including putting some geo15 and b.linens in the raw milk:
https://cheesemaking.com/collections/recipes/products/mutschli-herdsmans-cheese-making-recipeAll went well, hit pH 5.2 then I brined it. After brining I put it out, covered with a cheese cloth to dry at room temp (68 F), but it seemed dry to the touch within 48 hours. I'm in Utah where it's very dry air, especially the winter, so I chickened out and put it in the cheese cave at average 55 F and 80-90% relative humidity.
After 10 days I saw a little bit of white mold, that then started showing bits of blue. Dang it! I had washed it a couple of times with the light brine recommended in the recipe, with a little geo and linens added, but I haven't seen any definitive sign of the geo showing up.
I pulled it out to leave at room temperature for a few days. I rubbed off the blue, and have been washing it once a day in non-salty water with geo added, hoping I can beat the blue and get geo going.
Is this likely to work? Anything else I can do to get the geo ahead of the blue so I can get the linens to embed?
I asked on NECM's website, and Jim has great tips for what to look for during the make...but not really how to rescue it.