1st Blue of the year

[Neil]

Some shots from my first blue cheese of the year.  This was a 4 gallon make with half PV & half PS cultures. 

[Danbo]

Looks great! :-)

[H-K-J]

Looks like it going to be yummy a lot of veining in there

[Neil]

1/2 Danisco Choozit PS  &  1/2 Danisco Choozit PV

I got both from Yaov at artisangeek.com.

The first two I did were only PV so I thought I would try something new and see what I get.


Neil

[pastpawn]

Nice mold extenders

[Neil]

Thanks.    I got lucky having a couple of small cutting mats laying around.  They worked great.  I started with about 1.5-2" of extra curd above the mold and by the time it settled it was right at the rim. 

[Frodage]

In the second picture, there is a little electronic box to the right of your vat. Is that an electronic thermometer or is it a heater? Where did you buy it?

[Neil]

It's a PID controller I put together.  I plug the vat into the controller and the white wire going from the controller to the vat is the thermometer.

[pastpawn]

In the second picture, there is a little electronic box to the right of your vat. Is that an electronic thermometer or is it a heater? Where did you buy it?

You can get all sorts of PID controllers from http://www.auberins.com/.  I've bought a bunch of stuff from them. 

Look at this nifty gadget for controlling humidity in your fridge:

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37&products_id=456

[Frodage]

Well, I need a PID controller for my Rival turkey roaster! [url]http://www.rivalproducts.com/cooking/roasters/CKRVRS16-W-115.html#start=3[/url
I went to the Auberins website, but there are so many to choose from . Do you have a parts list that I can build from?

[pastpawn]

Well, I need a PID controller for my Rival turkey roaster!

I use this one on my Weber smoker:

[url]http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_27&products_id=396]http://www.rivalproducts.com/cooking/roasters/CKRVRS16-W-115.html#start=3[/url
I went to the Auberins website, but there are so many to choose from . Do you have a parts list that I can build from?

I use this one on my Weber smoker:

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_27&products_id=396

If you are going to use that turkey roaster for making cheese, you probably want to use something like this $69 sous vide controller.  I haven't tried it, but looks like a good fit.

http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=471

I've bought many of their individual PID controllers and built them into panels for homebrewing, but my cheesemaking doesn't require that kind of investment (yet). 

[LoftyNotions]

Looking good Neil.

[Fundy Mental]

great work

[Neil]

Day 35 update.

Middle was creamy and spicy.  I can taste the difference the lipase added.

[OzzieCheese]

Oh now that is lookin' good