First Cheese! Havarti

[Scarlettbri12]

Hi all! I've been lurking (and learning) on this site for awhile now and figured it's time for me to start posting! I've been wanting to make cheese for a long time coming now and finally worked up the courage to start this summer. I've made plenty of fresh cheeses, but this is my first attempt at an aged cheese! I made it with raw cows milk (lucky, I know) about a month ago, and the recipe used was from Gianaclis Caldwell's Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking book (same temperature light brine washed curd cheese). The flavor profile didn't turn out exactly as I wanted, but I was a dummy and forgot to calibrate my pH meter before the make (realized after the fact). It's still very edible and actually pretty tasty though, so I count it as a win    ^-^

[awakephd]

Any time you can eat it, it counts as a success. You can always claim that you were inventing a new style of cheese!

A cheese for you (thumbs up)!

[OzzieCheese]

I too say that that any eating worthy cheese is a success.

Welcome to the forum.  A cheese to from me.

Mal

[Duntov]

Looks great and have a cheese from me.  You are lucky to be able to buy raw milk that is produced in facilities that are inspected by the Feds.  I can buy raw milk in my state but it is labeled 'for animal consumption only' and come from dairies that are self monitored. 

[Rain Frances]

Hi  Scarlettbri12!
That cheese looks great! I'll give you a cheese too! Congrats!!
Rain

[Scarlettbri12]

Thank you all for the kind words and cheeses! Just trying to learn and make cheese as well as all of you do

[Col68]

Hello, nice cheese, it looks like the Turkish Feta or Hallumi, good start bravo, we want to see the Gouda, Camembert, soon :-) I offer you a cheese to motivate you, good weekend

[nccheesemike]

Edible cheese is good cheese! Well done it looks great. Have a cheese on me too!!

Mike

[Scarlettbri12]

Thank you everyone! I really look forward to the 2 month version in 8 days!