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Title: iron in the wash water?
Post by: janesmilk on May 02, 2011, 01:03:14 AM
Hello,
I am planning on making a washed curd Tomme but am just wondering about what having a high iron content in my well water will do? Our water has passed inspection for our state agriculture department so I know it is good quality, however it does have quite a bit of iron in it, I especially notice it in my bleach water, which separates the iron from the water. Will this give undesireable taste or color to the cheese? Thanks!
Title: Re: iron in the wash water?
Post by: linuxboy on May 02, 2011, 01:37:31 AM
How many ppm are we talking about here? I would filter.
Title: Re: iron in the wash water?
Post by: Tomer1 on May 02, 2011, 10:26:07 AM
Have you thought about installing a RO filteration system to considerably reduce concentration?
Title: Re: iron in the wash water?
Post by: janesmilk on May 04, 2011, 01:53:00 AM
yes, we have thought about filtering, I will need to check on the ppm from our water sample. Thanks!