Cheddar disaster - first batch

[GntlKnigt1]

Found a place I can get some non homogenized whole milk if we order 3 days in advance. First effort, which was still hanging in kitchen, was getting seriously odiferous, and hit file 13.

[olikli]

Hi ... Don't give up...    Here is how I make Cheddar.
Getting good milk from the supermarkets - even in Australia - is a hit and miss exercise. As Sailor suggests unless you know from the source - "Organic" milk is Ultra - Pasteurised to extend its shelf life because it usually more expensive and shop keepers don't like to have to throw it at the use by date - Hardly Organic by the time you get it. Dead more like it..    

Since the OP is located in the Netherlands, let me chime in here from a European perspective. It may well be that in USA, Australia or whereever organic milk is pasteurized to death (=UHT). This is not necessarily the case in Europe. EU labelling law is pretty strict, and as long as it only says "pasteurized"  the milk should be fine. Just avoid anything that promises longer shelf life ("langer houdbaar"). There is also the "traditionally made" moniker that means it's not been tampered with beyond standard pasteurization. And if possible use non-homogenized milk, but most organic milk in the EU is non-homogenized anyway. In short: Read the label carefully.

[GntlKnigt1]

Its called Demeter brand here olikli

[olikli]

Demeter have pretty much the strictest stantards for organic milk, the German website says they actually forbid homogenization because it alters the structure of the milk. From the perspective ofcheese making it is pretty much the best milk you can buy in a shop.

[Hansadutta]

Hi, I am from the netherlands and it is not very difficult to find suitable milk. It is available in every supermarket. Just look for the chilled "gepasteuriseerde volle melk". With CaCl it should work fine.
I tried a supermarket goat milk once but this is not suitable. It sais "hoog ge­pas­teu­ri­seerd". As far as I know this means that it has been pasturised at 85 C.