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Title: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Threemillswhey on January 08, 2016, 07:39:09 PM
First attempt  at my favorite blue cheese
2 gallon of cows milk
1/4 meso type II
2.5oz yogurt
1/16 roqueforti
1/2 tsp rennet

Currently in the salting phase day 1
Title: Re: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Frodage3 on January 12, 2016, 02:41:03 PM
Hi Three Mills,
That is a nice looking cheese - what kind of a mould did you use to make it wider than it is high?
Title: Re: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Threemillswhey on January 23, 2016, 08:01:36 AM
Quote from: Frodage3 on January 12, 2016, 02:41:03 PM
Hi Three Mills,
That is a nice looking cheese - what kind of a mould did you use to make it wider than it is high?

tomme mould
Title: Re: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Threemillswhey on January 23, 2016, 08:41:41 AM
7 days after piercing it's starting to get some good mold growth.Any thoughts on how I should finish aging, should I leave it unwrapped for 90 days,wrap it after 30 days.suggestions would be most welcome
Title: Re: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Kern on January 23, 2016, 09:59:01 PM
The following posts on blue cheeses may offer an answer to your question about wrapping.

Al Lewis (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15147.0.html)
Boofer  (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15025.0.html)
Al Lewis (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15080.0.html)
Title: Re: 1st Gorganzola dolce
Post by: Threemillswhey on January 23, 2016, 10:54:52 PM
Quote from: Kern on January 23, 2016, 09:59:01 PM
The following posts on blue cheeses may offer an answer to your question about wrapping.


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Al Lewis (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15147.0.html)
Boofer  (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15025.0.html)
Al Lewis (https://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php/topic,15080.0.html)