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Learn to make colby cheese. I walk you throught the whole process of making a raw colby cheese with raw milk in my homestead kitchen.
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Colby cheese
5 gallons raw milk (1-2" cream line)
1/2 tsp mesophilic culture or 1/2 cup backsplash whey
1 tsp rennet diluted in 1/4 cup water
18% salt brine ( 5 cups water/ 1 cup salt)
1. Heat milk up to 86°F (30°C)
2. Turn off heat, Add culture or backsplash whey. Stir up and down throughout the whole pot
3. Cover and allow to ripen for 1 hour
4. Dilute your rennet in water, add to the milk, stir in an up and down fashion.
5. Cover and let sit 30 mins
6. Check for a clean break ( add 10-15 mins if needed)
7. Cut curds into 1/2" cubes. Allow them to heal for 5 mins
8. Begin to heat the curds to 104°F ( 40°C) taking 45 minutes, stirring slowly and gently, making sure to not to heat too quickly.
9. Allow the curds to settle for 10-15 minutes.
10. Remove half the whey from the pot. Replace with the same amount of water at 104° (40°C)
11. Stir for 2 minutes. Cover and hold for 10-15 mins
12. Drain off whey and place curds in cheese cloth lined mold.
13. Press on medium pressure for 1 hour
14. Flip the cheese and press with firm pressure overnight
15. Place cheese in salt brine for 12 hours flipping halfway
16. Air dry 2-3 days
17. Vaccum seal and age in the fridge for 2 months +
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