Saturday, November 27, 2010

MAKIN' CHEESE

Now that we have more milk then i can handle, i have begun making cheese again.  When we first got Ezzy and she gave birth to two beautiful doe kids, i was amazed at how much milk she gave.  And i knew nothing about milking goats then.  But Ezzy gave me a gallon a day then and now she is close to that again.  I should have kept better records because the The Dairy Goat Association might want to hear of this amazing goat!  She could win prizes!

Start with two gallons of milk.

Heat milk, add rennet and culture, when curds are set, put in mold.

After mold is removed, soak in brine for 4 days.

Wax the cheese.  Store for at least 5 months.
I also realized its difficult to take a picture while waxing a cheese round at the same time.
This is the making of some nice Gouda, i hope.  I will let you know in about 5 months when it has finished aging.

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