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    Yes, I'm down another rabbit hole...cheesemaking!

    The way you inoculated your blue i.e Harvested the blue from store bought cheese I'm sure it will be excellent. The only time I have made a blue that was unpalatable was my first make. I have liquid Penicillium roqueforti mold culture that is very difficult to measure for small batches and is...
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    Yes, I'm down another rabbit hole...cheesemaking!

    You will love it. Beware this rabbit hole is bottomless. :D)
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    Gouda wheel - six months of aging

    Nice job on the Gouda, spiced Gouda is one of my favorite cheeses to make. I haven't made cheese in a while but picked up 40L of milk this morning 5.7% MF still deciding what to make.
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    Traditional Cloth-bound Cheddar Wheel - the biggest cheese I've made so far.

    Thanks for the detailed process. Love making cheese.
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    Squeezy's Capanata Dip or Spread

    I know this thread is old but are any of the ingredients smoked?
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    Manchego cheese from the weekend

    Very nice. How much milk did you start with and how much does the wheel weigh?
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    White Stilton with Dried Cherries

    Looks great I love making cheese.
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    Cloth Summer Sausage Bags

    Nice job Dave looks yummy
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    Cloth Summer Sausage Bags

    Don't know if anyone is following this thread but I have purchased these summer sausage bags and they work very well. Good quality and reasonable. The seller is in London Ontario...
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    First time smoking venison summer sausage with complete recipe and how to guide

    I use butter milk and hang in at room temp for a day or 2 by the they are dry enough to smoke. Then hang at 8 - 10 degrees 75% humidity until 30% of green weight is lost or your preference of dryness is reached.
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    First time smoking venison summer sausage with complete recipe and how to guide

    Keep us posted as to how it goes. Are you hot smoking or cold smoking?
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    Making Jarlsberg Style cheeses

    Hey Dave how did the Jarlsberg turn out? I have made many cheeses but no Jarlsberg as of yet. John
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    My first summer sausage

    I see a few recipes, which one did you use?
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    Fermenting summer sausage

    You can use butter milk as a started as well.
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    My first summer sausage

    If you want it like a true summer sausage you need to hang it to dry around 8 to 10 degrees and 80% humidity.
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