G'Day from Australia - total newbie

[salty dog]

Hi All,

Total newbie in Australia here, not a single cheese made as yet. Cheese making originally seemed a bit daunting to do at home.

After starting up home brewing beer, (small batch all grain) it seems less so.

Hoping to start off with a soft goats cheese chevre & see where it takes me.

Found this recipe online: http://omnomcheese.com/chevre-recipe

Any good tips or recipes that any of you are willing to share to get me started?

All the best, Salty

[River Bottom Farm]

Looks like that recepie should work for you. Good luck with it!

[feather]

Welcome, I'm new here too. Cheddar cheese curds are a good beginner cheese because you don't need to have a cheese cave and you don't need a press!

I wrote a blog post for a friend on a friend's blog and I have lots of hints and tricks to use if you are new and just learning. The main post is about making cheddar cheese curds with pictures and a short method and a longer more explanatory method for the first time cheese curd maker.



And here is the link and good luck.
https://hilltophomestead.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/wcheesecurds4-6oz.jpg

[panamamike]

Good luck on your first cheese.

[Andrew Marshallsay]

Welcome on board, Salty. Always nice to have another Aussie.
A word of warning: cheeses is addictive.
I started off with a simple chevre (it didn't work) and soon found myself making a press and buying an extra fridge for the cheese.
There are quite a few recipes online. The most extensive range would be on cheesemaking.com You can also search for recipes on this forum if you know what type of cheese you want to make, or ask, via the forum, if anybody has a recipe.
Good luck!

[salty dog]

Thanks for the replies all.

Sounds like I'll become a serial fridge collecter. One for the homebrew beer, one for cheese, maybe one for smallgoods...

Maybe I might even have one for regular food.

[krausenhaus]

I'm a homebrewer as well and my garage is now filled with the bloody things.  One chest freezer for the kegs, two fermenting fridges, another fridge for cold crashing/hops, and now a humidity-controlled fridge and a wine cooler for cheese.

One day I was working in the garage with the door open and a neighbour walked up to me - "hey, you're a fridge repairman, right?"

[GortKlaatu]

Bienvenidos from the other side of the world.
Best of luck

[dc-k]

Welcome Salty Dog.

Don't forget to check out your fellow countryman Gavin Webber, his videos are excellent