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Title: Season's greetings
Post by: Priestman on August 04, 2011, 12:01:17 AM
I've enjoyed the benefits of the Forum for the past few months and am now signed on. I have a little sheep dairy in the northern reaches of the US--Central New Hampshire to be specific.  I have 20 adult East Fresians, who just started their first milking season this past spring. 

Thank you in advance for any tips/experience/wisdom I may benefit from as I start my cheesemaking.   And, of course, anything I can do in turn to help along the way...

Best wishes,

Paul
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: Sailor Con Queso on August 04, 2011, 12:18:06 AM
Welcome Paul. What are you doing with all that sheep's milk?
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: Cheese Head on August 04, 2011, 12:51:21 AM
Welcome Paul, you are one of the lucky few with sheep milk for making cheese . . . you can make real Roquefort (& other cheeses)!
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: Boofer on August 04, 2011, 03:36:19 AM
Welcome aboard, Paul.

Looking forward to seeing that Manchego of yours (when you get a chance to make it, of course!).

-Boofer-
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: Fatman on August 04, 2011, 03:47:32 AM
Quote from: Priestman on August 04, 2011, 12:01:17 AM
I've enjoyed the benefits of the Forum for the past few months and am now signed on. I have a little sheep dairy in the northern reaches of the US--Central New Hampshire to be specific.  I have 20 adult East Fresians, who just started their first milking season this past spring. 

Thank you in advance for any tips/experience/wisdom I may benefit from as I start my cheesemaking.   And, of course, anything I can do in turn to help along the way...

Best wishes,

Paul

Yummmm lait de brebis.
Time to make Petit Basque, one of my favorites.
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: Priestman on August 09, 2011, 06:56:30 PM
Hello,

Thanks for the welcome.  I''ve frozen most of the milk so far, and will now try to keep up as the ewes dry off this month.  I've made a good handful of brebis based on an osso-iraty recipe.  The best response I've gotten so far at the local farmers market is from an uncultured cheese I've been making--pretty much the osso-iraty without the culture added.  I've got Manchego and Romano on my list.  After that, who knows.  Though truth be told I will be following my customer's noses for the most part.  (And my children's noses, of course--they're the biggest cheese-hounds in the house. 

Ta-ta. 
Title: Re: Season's greetings
Post by: zenith1 on August 10, 2011, 11:17:41 PM
welcome to the forum Paul- wish you were closer, I can't find any fresh sheep milk in my area and it is killing me. Anyway welcome again and get going making that Manchego