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Planning to do a 1lb batch (4 in press hoop) and needed to know can I vacuum pack the cheese after rind drying. I dont have cheese wax and would rather leave it out if I can. I have two 1lb 3oz Stilton types in the minicave now at 49f . I'd like to avoid cross contamination if I can.

Once dry you can pretty much vac pack anything!

I was asking due to cheeses expelling whey after drying and questioning if the rind would be negatively affected. I have a Stilton pair in the mini cave now in their own container and blue can be aggressive.

I vacuum pack my Caerphillys after the desired amount of rind has formed, so anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks. I've found that with raw Jersey milk the rind seems to develop a more intense and pleasant flavor, so I'll let them go 3-4 weeks until I get a bit of a white powdery look (maybe wild Geo?) to them. With P/H milk I let them go for a week in the cave, then vacuum pack. I've not had any issues with whey coming out.

Excellent, thanks for the replies.