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Raw milk Camembert, 4 weeks old. This one with P.C. only.

Started by 5ittingduck, April 10, 2018, 08:20:48 AM

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5ittingduck

8-10 litre recipe. Heat milk to 32C, 1/4 tsp Type "A" Mesophilic culture and dash of P. Candidum & Geotritum, stir 1 min.
Ripen 60 Min at 32C, add 1/4 tsp rennet diluted in unchlorinated water (and Calcium Chloride if using P&H milk), stir 1 Min.
Rest 60 Mins, (usually 45 for Raw) cut curd into 2cm cubes, rest 5 min, stir very gently.
Rest 30 Mins, Stir gently.
Rest 30 Mins, stir gently.
Rest 5 Mins, then ladle curds into hoops, this will make 4 medium cheeses.
Drain 30 Mins, then flip cheese, let drain overnight in a warm room 22C.
Next day brine in 22% solution 20-22 minutes.
Place on a rack in a humidity box in a fridge (not too cold) for 7 days. White mould should appear. Flip with sanitised hands and wait another 7 days.
Wrap in cheese paper (I use baking paper) and mature in a humidity box in a standard fridge 3 weeks. Use within a month, serve at room temperature.

GortKlaatu

Somewhere, some long time ago, milk decided to reach toward immortality... and to call itself cheese.


nccheesemike

Very well done!! Love the soft oozey of the paste inside. Camembert is a favorite style of mine to make. I have 4 cheeses aging in the cave watching that "white coat" forming. Enjoy those cheeses

Mike