I listed the beginning of the mozzarella cheese recipe below. When the recipe says:
"Ripen the milk for 45-60 minutes"
and does not list a temp, ids this intended to be the last temp listed, in this case 90 deg F or should it just be left to drop on its own? The reason for the question, is some cases a temp is listed over time.
Thank you,
Anthony
Mozzarella Cheese Making Recipe
Directions
1 Heat the milk to 90 F / 32.5 C.
2 Add 2 oz. thermophilic culture.
3 Ripen the milk for 45-60 minutes.
4 Dissolve the 1/2 tab rennet into 4 tablespoons water and then stir into the milk for at least 5 5 minutes to ensure even distribution.
6 Let the milk set for 60 minutes.
I always maintain the target milk temp during the ripening process.
Greg
Me too. I either have a double pot set up and every 15-30 mins empty the water from the first pot and refill it with hot water that's 10-20 degrees above target, or I turn on the heat and make sure the temp is ok.
I've found that larger batches or insulated containers keep the target temp within 2 F without heating.
I 'third' the thought, and use a system much like Linuxboy.