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DAIRY FARM - Animals
Raising, feeding, and caring for Goats, Cows, Sheep, Yaks . . .

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DAIRY FARM - Equipment
Barns, Parlors, Milking Systems, Cream Separators, Cooling Systems . . .

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DAIRY FACTORY - Butter, Cheese, Ice Cream Making
Small commercial butter, cheese, ice cream making; equipment layouts, experiences, regulatory . . .

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Buying, Storing, & Cheesemongering
Purchasing cheese from web stores, physical stores, farmers markets & storing cheese; selling cheese, licensing, packaging, marketing . . .

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Geographic Type Posts
Examples: Where in Texas to find rennet? Cheese Association in Queensland? Etc . . .

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Favorite Recipes, Preparation, & Consumption
Members favourite non-cheese making recipes, cheese matching with wine, fruit, bread, how, where and why to eat cheese . . .

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Soaps, Lotions, Moisturizing Creams, Wine, Beer, Mead, Bread, Quilting, Sausage Making . . .

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CHEESE TYPE BOARDS (for Cheese Lovers and Cheese Makers)

FRESH CHURNED - Butter & Ghee
Sweet Cream Butter, Cultured Butter, Salted Butter, Ghee . . .

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FRESH DIRECT ACID COAGULATED - Primarily Non-Lactic & Non-Rennet
Paneer, Lemon Cheese, Queso Blanco, Mascarpone, Munajuusto . . .

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FRESH LACTIC ACID COAGULATED - Normally No Whey Removed
Yogurt / Dahi, Strained / Greek / Bulgarian / Cheese Yogurt, Kefir, Lebaneh / Labneh / Lebni / Labne, Lassi, Kumis, Doogh, Viili . . .

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FRESH LACTIC ACID COAGULATED - Normally Whey Removed
Cream Cheese, American Neufchâtel, Chevre, Cottage/Farmer's/Pot, Fromage Blanc, Quark/Tvorog, Fromage Frais/Maquée, Crème Fraîche/Sour Cream . . .

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AGED LACTIC ACID COAGULATED - Normally Whey Removed
Rocamadour, Cabecou . . .

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RENNET COAGULATED - Soft
Crescenza, Cuartirolo, Queso Fresco, Ġbejna, Quartirolo, Squaquerone, Stracchino . . .

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RENNET COAGULATED - Pasta Filata (Pulled Curd)
FRESH: Mozzarella, Pizza Cheese, Queso Oaxaca/Asadero, Bocconcini; SOFT: Scamorza, Cascaval, Ostiepok, Fiordilatte; SEMI-HARD: Caciocavallo, Ostwepock, Kasseri; HARD: Provolone, Kashkaval, Parenica, Kasar peyniri . . .

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RENNET COAGULATED - Brine Ripened (Aegean Sea)
CYPRUS: Goat/Sheep - Halloumi.
EGYPT: Cow Milk Salted - Domiati/Gibna Beyda.
GREEK: Goat/Sheep - Feta/Fetta.
CENTRAL EUROPE: Sheep - Bryndza, Chanakh.
TURKEY: Sheep - Beyaz peynir.
LEVANT: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Akkawi/Akawi/Akawieh/Ackawi, Baida; Goat/Sheep - Nabulsi/Naboulsi.
IRAN: Cow - White cheese.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Semi-Hard "Sweet" Washed Curd
DANISH: Cow - Danbo, Havarti.
DUTCH: Cow - Gouda, Edam, Leyden.
FRENCH: Cow - Mimolette, Tomme.
GERMAN: Cow - Butterkäse.
ITALIAN: Cow - Bel Paese, Fontina; Cow/Goat/Sheep - Caciotta;.
NORWAY: Cow - Jarlsberg.
SWISS: Cow - Raclette.
USA: Cow - Colby.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Other
COW: Caerphilly, Mahon, Tête de Moine; GOAT: Caprino, Drunken Goat; SHEEP: Manchego, Idiazabal, Marzolino . . .

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Cheddared (Normally Stacked & Milled)
ENGLAND: Cow - Cheddar, Cheshire, Derby, Gloucester, Lancashire, Red Leicester; Cow/Sheep - Wensleydale.
FRENCH: Cow - Cantal, Laguiole, Salers.
SCOTLAND: Cow - Dunlop.
SWEDEN: Cow - Västerbotten.
USA: Cow - American Cheddar, Monterey Jack.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Cooked (Swiss)
DUTCH: Cow - Maasdam(er).
FRENCH: Cow - Beaufort, Comté.
ITALIAN: Cow - Asiago.
SWISS: Cow - Appenzeller, Emmental(er), Gruyère.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Grana (Grating Cheesee)
ITALY: Cow - Grana Padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan); Sheep - Pecorino.
SWISS: Cow - Sbrinz.

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SECONDARY COAGULATION (Usually Recooked) - Primarily Whey Based
CYPRUS: Goat/Sheep - Anari.
DANISH: Myseost.
FRENCH: Sheep - Brebis Frais Du Caussedou, Breuil/Cenberona, Greuilh; Sheep/Goat - Brocciu, Sérac.
GREECE: Sheep/Goat - Anthotyros, Manouri, Mizithra.
ITALIAN: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Ricotta.
NORWEGIAN: Goat - Gjetost.
ROMANIA: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Urda.
TURKEY: Lor Cheese.

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ADJUNCT - Lactic Surface White Mold (Penicillium candidum) Ripened
FRENCH: COW - Boursault, Chaource, (French) Neufchâtel, Saint-Marcellin; GOAT - Chèvre-Boîte, Crottin, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher, Valençay.

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ADJUNCT - Rennet Surface White Mold (Penicillium candidum) Ripened
FRENCH: Cow - Brie/Camembert, Caprice des Dieux, Coulommiers, Saint André.

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ADJUNCT - Blue Mold (Penicillium roqueforti) Ripened
COW: Adelost, Bergader, Buxton Blue, Cashel Blue, Bleu d'Auvergne, Bleu de Causses, Bleu de Gex, Bleu de Laqueille, Danablu, Dovedale, Fourme d'Ambert, Gammelost, Gorgonzola, Mycella, Stilton; SHEEP: Bleu des Basques Brebis, Roquefort; MIXED: Valdeón, Gamonedo; Cabrales, La Peral; COW's & WHITE MOLD: Bleu de Bresse, Cambozola . . .

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ADJUNCT - Washed Rind & Smear Ripened
CANADA: Goat - Sentinelle.
DANISH: Cow - Esrom.
EAST PRUSSIA: Cow - Tilsit/Tilsiter.
FRANCE: Cow - Abondance, Chaumes, Époisses/Epoisses, Livarot, Morbier, Munster, Pont l'Evêque, Port Salut, Reblochon. Goat - Chevrotin.
ITALY: Cow - Taleggio.
NW CONTINENTAL EUROPE: Limburger.
USA: Cow - Brick, Muenster; Goat - Manchester.

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GENERAL CHEESE MAKING BOARDS (Specific Cheese Making in Boards above)

EQUIPMENT - Making Cheese
Records Journals/Logs, Vats (Buckets, Sinks, Stockpots), Thermometers, pH Meters, Scales, Heaters, Curd Knives . . .

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EQUIPMENT - Forming Cheese
Cheesecloths, hoops molds & followers, draining mats, presses, brine tanks . . .

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EQUIPMENT - Aging Cheese, Everything Except Caves
Wrappings, vacuum bag machines, containers, wax, labels, aging boards & mats, brushes, triers . . .

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EQUIPMENT - Aging Cheese, Caves
Caves (Cooler Boxes, Fridges, Freezers, Cellars, Commercial Affinage Facilities, & Real Caves), Hygrometers (Humidity), Thermometers (Temperature) & control devices . . .

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STANDARD METHODS - Making Cheese, Everything Except Coagulation
Adding ingredients, pre-rennet ripening, curd breaking or cutting . . .

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STANDARD METHODS - Making Cheese, Coagulation
Direct Acid, Lactic Coagulation, Semi-Lactic Coagulation, Rennet Coagulation and problems . . .

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STANDARD METHODS - Forming Cheese
Hanging cheese, packing molds, pressing weights, brining times . . .

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STANDARD METHODS - Aging Cheese
Air drying, humidity and temperature, natural rinds, oiling, waxing, vacuum bags, bandaging . . .

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INGREDIENTS - Milk Types, Formats, & Pre-Cheese Making Processing
TYPES: Cow, Goat, Sheep, Water Buffalo, Yak; FORMATS: Fat Reduced, Cream, Dry Powdered; PRE-CHEESE PROCESSING: Pasteurization, Homogenization, Ultra Filtration . . .

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INGREDIENTS - Lactic Acid Starter Cultures
Clabber, Buttermilk, Yogurt, Kefir, Whey, Manufactured Cultures . . .

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INGREDIENTS - Ripening Aroma & Flavour Cultures & Enzymes
P. candidum, G. candidum, P. roqueforti, B. linens, Lipase, Proprionic bacteria, Beer, Wine . . .

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INGREDIENTS - Coagulants & Coagulation Aids
Acids (Citric, Tartaric, Vinegar, fruit juices), Plant (Creeping Charlie, Fig, Stinging Nestle, Thistle), Rennets (Animal, GM), and Calcium Chloride . . .

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INGREDIENTS - Everything Else
Ash, Brines, Chilli's, Chocolate, Colourants, Garlic, Liquid Smoke, Mushrooms, Oils, Salts . . .

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Supply Stores Reviews
Reviews of cheese making equipment and ingredient supply stores . . .

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Discussion
Any cheese stuff that doesn't fit in the Boards above . . .

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Problems - Questions - Problems - Questions?
This board is on bottom to encourage Members to please post in boards above, frequent users will see your new post.

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