I made a gouda like three months ago and yesterday I open the fidge and I notice some liquid under the Gouda them when shake it I notice that the cheese was moving in side the wax, so I open it an it was full of water and smells like when a baby vomits milk. My cheddar has water too but because it was just a month old it didn't has that much liquid inside and the smell wasn't that bad.
Does anyone knows why this happen.
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd507/morfeo79/gouda_1.jpg)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd507/morfeo79/gouda_2.jpg)
(http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/dd507/morfeo79/gouda_3.jpg)
Sure, due to inadequate drainage before waxing. Usually caused by poor milk quality, uneven curd size, wrong combination of moisture target with floc multiplier/curd size (by this I mean inadequate cook/stir/heat schedule, retained too much moisture before press).
I also think it may be due to lack of drainage during pressing.