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Title: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: jbrun85 on January 23, 2012, 07:55:17 PM
Hello All,

I'm just getting into Cheese Making and am very much am enjoying it. So far I have only made Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Colby cheese. In the next week I plan on making a few more soft cheeses (and hopefully 1 hard). I set up an old dorm fridge which holds the temp around 48-50 degrees, and I own a schmidling cheesy press. I cant seem to find a good source of goats milk locally and dont feel comfortable with/ready yet for raw milk. I have a local dairy place that  I am getting most of my milk from. I am primarily using recipes from Ricki Carroll's Book - Home Cheese Making, and I have found that they are clear, and work well.

This looks like a great resource/community.

- Jake
Title: Re: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: Gürkan Yeniçeri on January 23, 2012, 09:06:26 PM
Welcome to the forum Jake. You are at the right place...  :D
Title: Re: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: jbrun85 on January 24, 2012, 12:46:08 AM
Thanks! I'm very excited!
Title: Re: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: Cheese Head on January 30, 2012, 02:55:19 AM
Welcome Jake, FYI if want you can change your visible name from your username in your profile, there's a how to in the FAQ Board.

Be careful, this cheesemaking bug can get into your soul, so many cheeses to make and it's a combination of art and science!
Title: Re: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: jbrun85 on January 31, 2012, 12:44:40 AM
thanks for the tip John. Are you the creator of this forum? If so, it's fantastic!

I just made a feta cheese today (its draining now). I've decided to start keeping track of my cheeses online. Is there a way that other people are doing this already? I've created http://jbrun85.blogspot.com (http://jbrun85.blogspot.com) to keep track of everything. Which categories would you keep track of when making your cheese?

Thanks for the hello, and I think I'm already addicted!
Title: Re: Hello From Massachusetts
Post by: DeejayDebi on February 01, 2012, 12:48:27 AM
Hello Jake welcome to the forum from your neighbor in CT.