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Hi all!

Well I'm glad to know that there's an active cheese forum around. No doubt I'll be tapping all your brains for info!

My family and I are in the southern state of Johor, West Malaysia. I fell into cheese-making because cheese is just so darn expensive here. And tasteless. And did I mention expensive?? LOL I try to make do with the supermarket milk, we only have UHT cream, which is useless for cheese-making, and anything stretched-curd is out for me until I can somehow source some non-homogenised milk. (Not happening.)

I'm an author and a soap-maker and (secular) homeschooling mother of two teenagers. One will be trying to get into pre-U in September and the other will be trying next year. I mostly make Faiselle, Cottage Cheese and Feta. My first batch of Camembert just ripened and I'm pretty chuffed with it. My Castle Blue came out a soggy mess! My Fourme d'Ambert is still ripening. Next up, a Cheddar-type!

Glad to meet y'all! (We lived in the States for a few years)

Kaz!

Hi Kaz, or should I say g'day from Oz.
Welcome on board.
It will be interesting to hear about your cheesy adventures. Don't forget to post photos.
Don't worry about the non-homgenised milk. If you can't get it you can still make some good cheese.
So many cheeses, so little time to make them all.

G'day Andrew! Which part of Oz do you hail from? I was educated in Brissie and met hubby there. We also lived in Melbourne for 6 years. Never got to Adelaide or the Never Never, but hit a bit of the rest.

Hi Kaz, greetings and welcome to the Cheese Forum!
Every new voice added here makes the place more interesting
I'm sure your milk situation is unique, and I encourage you to talk about your cheese adventures with as many that will listen. Eventually one may suggest talking to another to access better milk. That's how I eventually ended up with raw milk to work with, and the heavens opened up for my cheese opportunities.
Keep looking for that milk and in the meanwhile we'll work with what you have and make some awesome cheeses!
Again, Good to meet you and hope we see you here often... Don't be shy with posting pictures...great things will happen if you do

Hi! And welcome!
I'm so happy to see another person who reside in Malaysia is into cheesemaking, even though we are hundreds of miles away from each other, I am in KL.

Do you have Bright Cow raw milk there? They have very good milk and suitable for cheesemaking.
I also used Country Fresh and Summerfield, both pasteurised in lower temp than the other brands.

Do post your cheese makes and photos, we loveeeee photos here.

Thanks for the warm welcome, Fritz!

AnnDee, as you well know, the entire country revolves around KL  (And I say that as a KL girl!) No *sigh* we don't get Bright Cow down here. We have Farm Fresh and Good Day, both of which appear to be pasteurised waaaaay up at the higher level, leading to the occasional disaster when not setting. (I force the hubby and kids to drink the result as "cultured milk". Hee hee) Also, inconsistent pasteurisation, which you'd know of. From what you're saying, it looks like the milk situation in MY is quite fragmented. Johor is still the Wild Wild West so all I can do is wait...or move!

Quote from: KazAugustin on June 05, 2016, 10:31:41 AM
Which part of Oz do you hail from? Never got to Adelaide or the Never Never, but hit a bit of the rest.

You missed the best bit!
I do live in Adelaide. Don't worry though, it should still be here for a while if you get the chance to visit.