Hey there folks,
Been lurking a couple months, getting some really helpful info. I thought it was time I actually register and say hi.
I started a few months ago with a chevre with raw goat milk from a small dairy outside of town. It was great! I decided to try a solid rennet-coagulated cheese to see if it was something I enjoyed. I didn't have a temp-controlled cave or anything, so I went with Gavin Webber's Bel Paese.
Let me tell you, that was a LONG 3 week wait before I couldn't handle it and cut into it. I . Was. Hooked. It was tangy, creamy, soft but cutable. It basically tasted like a provolone, with the texture of the best full-fat dry mozz ever. Great by itself, but transcendent as a melting cheese on top of things like garlic bread, chicken parm, etc...
Anyway, I got super, super into this, and have only not made cheese two weekends out of the last 10. I literally haven't even gotten a single cheese finished after the Bel Paese yet, but the process is just so damn fun. Seriously, thank all of you who post here for the great recipes, inspiration and advice you share.
Here's the cave. Don't mind the dirty looking bottom, it's whey runoff from the belper knolle that I need to clean up!
(https://i.imgur.com/amPLsqM.jpg)
All in all I've got:
4.5gal cheddar (NEC)
6gal raw farmhouse cheddar blue (GW)
4.5gal raw gouda made for long aging (NEC)
4.5gal creamy gouda with MM100 (Jobe)
4.5gal creamy gouda with Flora Danica (Jobe)
4.5gal Feta 1 day away from storage brine(NEC)
9gal raw cloth-bound cheshire (NEC)
4.5gal wine infused cheese (not pictured, NEC)
2gal belper knolle (NEC)
I may have a problem... >:D
:D VERY nice. You've got a great cheese making addiction going! Beautiful picture and all those yummy cheeses. AC4U I'm looking forward to hearing more about your new affliction.
Welcome and a Cockle-Doodle-Doo and AC4U!
I make cheese two or three times a week from my own girls' raw goat milk.
I have to tell you something that you're already finding out: Chevré is a "gateway" cheese--and now you're addicted! LOL
Okay, Gort & feather, the math does not compute. ::)
Two "AC4U" offers but the rooster only has one cheese showing. Ante up! :D
Nice showing, Rooster. Have a cheese and welcome to the forum. Now you should have 3 cheeses (thumbs up).
-Boofer-
Welcome to the Forum Rooster.
Quote from: Boofer on August 15, 2018, 06:28:13 PM
Okay, Gort & feather, the math does not compute. ::)
Two "AC4U" offers but the rooster only has one cheese showing. Ante up! :D
Nice showing, Rooster. Have a cheese and welcome to the forum. Now you should have 3 cheeses (thumbs up).
-Boofer-
HAHA
That was me....someone showed up at the door and I it send before I sent the cheese.
That's been corrected...thanks for catching it Boofer.