Non-Rennet Coagulants

[Threelittlepiggiescheese]

I am trying to be as patient as possible in waiting for my rennet to show up, but I really really wanna get started already.  Outside of rennet what else can one use for a coagulant other than lemon juice or vinegar? I have meso and thermo starters all ready to go

[linuxboy]

Most any type of aspartic protease will do. Rennin, pepsin, bromelin, ficin, papain etc. You likely can find veggie derives ones like papain at a health food store.. or even whole foods.

[stinkycheesefan]

I used a fig branch broken off my tree and stirred that into the milk. Worked a charm.

[mikekchar]

This thread is nearly 7 years old, but I've also made perfectly good aged cheeses using only acid as a coagulant.