u/kittykatkitkat

How to get ahead of this mold?

This Gouda has been open air drying in my cheese cave since 5/7 after an 8 hour saturated brine. This is the first wheel that I've let air dry this long, per the recipe. Wondering if I should let this mold continue or head it off?

Recipe I followed was from the Artisan Cheese Making at Home book by Mary Karlin. It says to air dry in cheese cave for 3 weeks, no humidity suggestion.

(My drying mat dented my wheel 😔)

u/kittykatkitkat — 5 days ago

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Do you wrap the cheese cloth over the top of your wheel or just place the follower on top before you press?

Just curious what others are doing. I used to wrap the cheese cloth over the top of my wheels before placing the follower, but I was pretty unhappy with the wrinkles (sometimes deep ones) and figured that the follower is sanitized, so I just raw dog it on top now.

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u/kittykatkitkat — 13 days ago