help identifying problem

[robustini]

Hi All

This is the sixth of these cheeses. Made with a cheshire style , previously they had turned out super little 1 kg cheeses.

exept this one , covered with a mould that im unsure about.

Any thoughts please

[WovenMeadows]

Can't quite tell from the picture, but either a blue mold or a mucor type ("cat's hair"). Washing with a vinegar-and-salt solution every day can get rid of it.
By the looks of it though, the base problem is that the cheese was not pressed well (not hard enough) to begin with - lots of cracks and crevices for mold to grow in.

[Andrew Marshallsay]

By the looks of it though, the base problem is that the cheese was not pressed well (not hard enough) to begin with

I'd have to agree. Not enough weight and, maybe, not enough time in the press. At first glance I thought it was a blue cheese. A hard cheese such as a Cheshire should have a smooth surface.

[robustini]

Thanks for the advice , I shall try the vinegar salt method, and in future press the cheese harder at the start. thanks