what's an easy semi-hard, meso cheese for a beginner?

[Al Lewis]

so made one big jack cheese today, it's pressing now. i really need to invest in some pressing technology. i unfortunately don't feel happy with how it's being pressed. i'm following the kind of free-weight on top of a clothed cheese suggested by cheesemaking.com.

oh well. hope it turns out. it's sort of a test for the mesophilic culture really.

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