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Title: first swiss, lower yield than Manchego
Post by: jrhockey33 on July 30, 2012, 07:35:05 AM
My first Baby swiss. Much smaller yield than the manchego last week which got me 2.1 lbs on 2 gallons. Guessing since this was cooked so much hotter for curd temp it expels more whey so less weight....
Can't wait to watch to see if it swells!
Title: Re: first swiss, lower yield than Manchego
Post by: mtncheesemaker on July 30, 2012, 09:57:09 PM
If you used the same milk, I would think something else is going on here. If you used sheep's milk for the manchego you can expect a much bigger yield, but if you used cow's milk for both, I think the yields should be similar.
I got a very small yield once when my thermometer was out of calibration. I'm sure there are other factors also.
Pam