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OK I know I had a hard time with the amount of rennet. I am now wanting to double my batch of Cherve. I know I must increase the rennet but how?
I normally use 2 gallons raw milk add 3 drops to 1/4 cup water then add 1 Tbs of that to the milk.
Do I add 6 drops or do I add 2 Tbs or is that the same thing?

Rennet additions are pretty linear, meaning they are adjusted according to milk volume.
More milk means more rennet.

If you used 1 drop\gallon use 2 drops\2 gallons

But what i am needing to know is if 6 drops in 1/4 cup and use 1 Tbs is the same as 3 drops in 1/4 cup and use 2 Tbs.

Yes; you're using 1.5 drops either way.

Thanks It might be the same but it is not 1.5 drops more like .5 drop.

Steff - not sure what you're saying, but by what you say above, 1 tbsp of a 6 drops/.25 cups dilution, Pam's right - that's 1.5 drops.

So then 3 drops in 1/4 cup is .75 drops?

I am now really confused...
there are 4 TBS in 1/4 cup
there are 60 ml in 1/4 cup
1 drop is 0.06ml
3 drops are .18ml.
.18ml in 60ml dilution
remove 15 ml
I have no idea how much that would be

Now I am lost?

Quote from: steffb503 on June 16, 2011, 10:16:53 AM
So then 3 drops in 1/4 cup is .75 drops?

Steff, without knowing how much of that 1/4 cup you're using, 3 drops is still 3 drops.  Let me use your original example.

Quote6 drops in 1/4 cup and use 1 Tb

6 drops in 1/4 cup.

There are 16 tbsp per cup.  Therefore, there are 4 tbsp in 1/4 cup. If you use 1 tbsp, you are using 1/4 of your 1/4 cup.

Therefore, 1/4 of 6 drops is 1.5 drops. 

There's no need to convert drops to ml, etc. 

Just add 2 tbls of your normal mixture.

- Jeff

Sorry, that sounded terse due to time pressures!  I was just agreeing with your original question if you could add 2 tlbs.