Author Topic: Does anyone know how to make cheese? (Read 2894 times)

Telesphorus · « **on:** August 05, 2011, 05:55:24 PM »

I'm sitting here looking at a milk jug separated into curds and whey. And I'm curious? I suppose there are plenty of places to research the methods involved, but I thought I'd ask here first.

copticruiser · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2011, 12:27:26 AM »

I do! With access to farm fresh milk its hard not to get into Yogurt and Cheese making

copticruiser · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2011, 12:29:44 AM »

To make yogurt without a yogurt maker I simply warm up the milk to about 85 degrees F about half a gallon then add a cup of yogurt (plain) mix it up and place it in a glass jar.

I then place the glass jar in warm/hot water and place it near a heat source if you can just wait 12hrs and you got yogurt!

copticruiser · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2011, 12:31:41 AM »

For cheese making there is a ton of factors to consider.

Raw milk vs pasturized
Fresh vs Old
veg rennet vs animal rennet
soft cheese vs hard cheese
literally hundreds of cultures and lipases to consider
fresh cheese vs aged cheese

Telesphorus · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2011, 12:34:16 AM »

Thank you for your advice. I saw that Cheryl talking about it in another thread. I understand it's very laborious and that the standards to make cheese for sale are very strict. I've found someone in the area who can help me if I end up purchasing some milch cows.