Goatomme 3 & 4

[Paine88]

I got to go back!
So two more babies are now aging away.

The make went a lot better this time, and I got a bigger yield.
Same recipe, without CaCl2.

[awakephd]

Paine, the results look great - AC4U.

One quick question - is the pot you are using aluminum? Hard to tell from the pictures, but looks a bit like it. If so, beware of picking up a metallic taste in the cheese - I found out that even using an aluminum colander was enough to get the metallic taste.

[Paine88]

Thank you!
Oh, I hadn't even thought about that, and honestly, I don't know.
I guess we'll see when I taste them!

[awakephd]

Let us know the results! And meanwhile ... might want to look for a heavy stainless pot.

[mikekchar]

The ability to taste that metalic taste is genetically linked.  Not everyone can taste it (I can't, for instance).  I have made both beer and cheese in aluminium pots and am blissfully unaware of the flavour.  Occasionally some people will pick it out.  Some people *really* hate the taste, so if you want to share, it's better to use stainless.

[awakephd]

Huh - how odd. I never knew this was DNA-specific!