Sikly Blue ..Fluke... or Flop...

Al Lewis · March 22, 2015, 09:15:34 PM

Yep! That's a good one!!

OzzieCheese · April 05, 2015, 01:53:04 AM

5 April - Day 31

The two Blues are progressing very well. The holes are still nice and open and the smell is a lovely blue type of smell. The colour in real life is a little more diverse than the image shows as the flash sort of blasted any colour out.. The small one is going out to 8 weeks and the big one out to the full 3 months. So they are still on track, there is just a little give on the outside but still firm overall.

Fingers crossed...

Stinky · April 05, 2015, 02:10:49 AM

They are very pretty.

LoftyNotions · April 05, 2015, 03:10:37 AM

So about 4 more weeks on the small one and 8 on the large one?

At what temperature are you keeping these? And are you still maintaining a high humidity?

It doesn't look like they'll be sikly!

Larry

Danbo · April 05, 2015, 08:15:56 AM

Wow! :-)

H-K-J · April 05, 2015, 01:18:59 PM

WOW!! The rind is coming along real nice Mal

Al Lewis · April 05, 2015, 04:40:53 PM

Very nice looking cheeses to say the least. Is the large one big enough to take out to the full term? I usually use size to scale the ripening period for cheeses as in, smaller than what is normal takes less time. It seems the smaller ones lose too much moisture is kept too long.

OzzieCheese · April 06, 2015, 01:05:23 AM

@AL, The last one was the same size and could have been a little more 'Blue' for my liking - not that it was bad or anything, just could be more

. These are still in their own little cave inside the cave and there is water on the inside but, I'm not actively measuring the RH I am however giving them an airing every 2-3 days and making sure their bums don't get wet and turning every week. I decided to not salt rub the little one as I did last time. The rind is very nice I think - still not the rustic I would like and I think that is because of the higher RH in the little cave. Given that P.R once out in the wide is a wild child I'm keeping it under restraints - now if I only had a blue Cave but alas the old Cave MKII is really only good for waxed and brined cheeses and I have my prize cheddars in the other - which are about to get a 4th brother.

OzzieCheese · April 25, 2015, 09:47:05 AM

Well it's 51 days and we decided to crack open the 'Puck'. 51 days ... is still a bit too soon although, there is nothing disappointing about this cheese. The outside is just awesome and amazingly Alien. The inside is an amazing mix of creamy cheese and blue cheese flavours.
The veining is still very defined along the piercing pathways but there are some caves. This says to me that I can go even drier in the making of this... But, I'm not sure I want to... The larger one has still 1 month to go for the 12 week mark and I'm sure that the results will reward the patience..

This is neither Fluke or Flop.. two times now and I think "Silky Blue" is here to stay.

-- Mal

shaneb · April 25, 2015, 09:49:48 AM

Very nice. Looks amazing. A cheese from me.

Shane

Stinky · April 25, 2015, 01:10:32 PM

Lovely color! +C

H-K-J · April 25, 2015, 02:15:36 PM

I love the veining in the crevices,
it looks like it could bite you back

AC4U and the silky blue

Al Lewis · April 25, 2015, 04:49:48 PM

Looks great!!! And tasty!!! AC4U!!

LoftyNotions · April 26, 2015, 03:29:06 AM

Beautiful color, Mal. Another C4U.

Larry

Andrew Marshallsay · April 26, 2015, 10:47:54 AM

What a magnificent looking blue. Another cheese for you!

Sikly Blue ..Fluke... or Flop...

Stinky

LoftyNotions

shaneb

Stinky

LoftyNotions