How to make Gouda

Gouda originates from the Netherlands and is a washed curd cheese, similar in some ways to Edam. It is pressed, brined, then waxed for ageing and matures in about 6 weeks. It has a subtle flavour and has low acid development during ageing.
This is the tutorial that everyone has been asking for! After many requests, I've had another attempt at Gouda, this time with a better recipe. I am happy to report that it appears to be a success, but the taste test will fully determine that.
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[@scottyplug]

Made this 2 months ago. Was one of the easier cheeses to make. Came out PERFECT! Some nice, small eye development and a delicious, nutty Gouda flavor. I've kept half just as-is. Melted some on burgers last night: amazing! The other half I split horizontally and cold smoked. Can hardly wait the 3 weeks of mellowing to try it smoked. Oh man, this might be my favorite so far. I've got farmhouse cheddar blue, pepper jack, and now smoked Gouda all coming done on July 21st. I'm going to have a cheese party!

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[@GavinWebber]

Thanks for the feedback and here is my brine video; kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6fFiJ2Mr5ebmqs

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Thank you Alex!

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Many thanks to Mr.Gavin!!!! For answering my swelling Gouda cheese problem. I’d been pasteurizing my milk and thought that couldn’t be the problem but reasearch what temperature and time I should be using trusting Darin to know his business. Learned I had my pasteurized set to the wrong temperature. Can’t wait to start making Gouda correctly, thanks again.

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Thank you for making this video. I see homemade cheese in my future!!

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Dear Gavin, just found your channel, so I had a lot of catching up to do. I think you have one of the best u tube channel on cheese production there is. The reason I am contacting you is I just purchased some gouda cheese in Punta Gorda, Belize, where I live. It was one of the better cheese's I have eaten here. All though I do not know if it was made in the Netherlands or not, it was good. Love ya keep on making those video's. Dean

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My Gouda tuned out so nice, creamy and smooth! So delicious Thank you very much for the video.

[@GavinWebber]

Your most welcome!

[@kim94503]

Your voice is so soothing. I'm new at making cheese 🧀 so I can't wait to do this!

[@GavinWebber]

Have fun!

[@Javaman92]

Is there an advantage over using wax as compared to vacuum wrapping cheese? What size in inches is that mold you are using? Thanks for these videos, this has been one of the things I have wanted to do for years and now I have made my first simple cheese and I am hooked! :-)

[@djpanther9621]

Hi Gav, love this recipe, as all the others. I tried this with flora danica and, of course it was kinda spongy and eyeie (?!) but fantastic flavour...keep up the great work captain cheesie-one....

[@77drewdick]

I would love to see you make Muenster cheese. I recently made Gouda and a Swiss...Muenster is next on the list for me.

[@GermanischeTutorials]

did you let it dry longer than 6 weeks? Will it be hard cheese with drying periods longer than 6 weeks?

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[@GavinWebber]

+Saskia Baur (cookingwithsaskia) Thanks for your kind words. Yes the tutorials will remain free as long as KZbin stays around!

[@equaleyez]

I've been wanting to make this type of cheese for several months now. After watching some videos, and I must admit this one is very educational and inspiring, I always stumble upon the same question/problem: How can one at home ensure a good ripening (here it says 10-12°C and 85% humidity) without having a specially controlled temperature room?

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Excellent video! Just beginning my cheese-making adventures and your videos have been very helpful. Thank you!

[@GavinWebber]

You're welcome Dave

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I think I could make this Gouda cheese 😃 thank you; very good video. 🇺🇸

[@midnightaura1504]

Hello I like your videos very much a very good help what temperature should have the room to mature the cheese? How do I keep the cheese stable after it has opened?

[@rob-zz5pp]

this is great to see learning lot Rob.

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[@SilverTopFlyer]

I love watching the process I find it very interesting....i also love all kinds of cheese I was wondering about the smoking process.. Have you ever smoked any gouda. I have searched but yet to find a proper video on it ....keep up the amazing work

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[@jackiemason2145]

Great video Gavin this is my grandsons favorite when smoked during the process when would you smoke the cheese?

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[@hajarsharaf6200]

so useful! if i am using raw milk can i neglect calutur? and calcium chloride?

[@hajarsharaf6200]

so useful! if i am using raw milk can i neglect calutur? and calcium chloride?

[@stevestickland1706]

Gavin, the gouda turned out really well - I followed your recipe to a tee. There were one or 2 places where the curd hadn't properly meshed together, leaving a bit of a fold/small gap/air hole in the middle but the taste and texture were spot on. We have eaten half already, gave my parents a quarter of the wheel and the remainder I have vacuum sealed and frozen......Will let you know how my Gruyere turns out ......in 5 months....I'm still brine washing for another week before I move to dry brushing. Thanks again and thanks for sharing your expertise - Big Thumbs up

[@GavinWebber]

Thanks Steve!

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Me parecio muy claro el video .Intentaré conseguir el fermento y luego le contaré mi experiencia. Gracias me he suscrito a su canal para aprender mas sobre quesos .Yo hago Sardo y Cuartirolo y postre y me salen bien .Me gustaría hacerlos menos salados pero aún no lo consigo. Gracias

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Nice video love it, cant wait to try to make ! 👍👍👍👍

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Love the videos, super informative, would you ever make a feta or goat cheese?

[@fuzzynippys]

first off.... you are by far the best DIY guy for cheese bar none. I've seen other vids but I have no trust in them. Love your vids even though Im lactose intolerant I still love the stuff. Nothing better than a brie bake with jam or camembert with crackers and fruit. don't even get me started on Swiss or emmental lol or even my guilty pleasure blue cheese. so for the cheese guru I have but one question. I know I can cold smoke this cheese but was curious though. Could a guy put in a few drops of liquid smoke to this at the beginning to give it that flavour without the cold smoke. Would the liquid smoke do anything to the cultures or affect the cheese in a negative way? I don't have a cold smoker and doing ice tray thing is more work sometimes then it's worth, along with off tastes depending on the wood. 100 grams of smoked Gouda here is upwards of $10.00 I can see making it is way cheaper.

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Lactose intolerant people can eat many cheeses....

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[@carlostimon1]

Hej Gavin! Thanks for the brilliant video! I need to know something please..... If I have powder calcium chloride and powder rennet? Can I still make it?

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Good job as always cheese lover Tammy

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U are the master of cheess..thank u..

[@mukhtarshah9810]

Amazing and beautiful, I am not regular CHEESE eater, my diets is typically vegetarian and traditionally gujarati jain (a very much strict vegetarian community) but the process shown is interesting & like to watch either. I eat cheese some time ,no knowledge even but when I eat it I enjoy.

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[@GavinWebber]

+Patricia Brown you're welcome!

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AMAZING!!!

[@jerryb3058]

Curd nerds I love that intro ha I'm officially stating I'm a curd nerd haha love it

[@happyfamilytime8463]

Awesome! I can't wait to make this tomorrow!

[@GavinWebber]

+Happy Family Time go for it.

[@happyfamilytime8463]

Gavin Webber Thanks! I did, it's almost done being pressed and is about to go in the brine. Then comes the hardest part, waiting!

[@kk2ak14]

good job man!

[@kennykwong1028]

what items do you recommend as a starting kit for making the cheeses you make? and where do you get them? Over amazon or just a store?

[@fsnyman]

Hi Gavin, thanks for the great videos. It looks like your recipe page is down though. When will your new book be available and does it contain a recipe for gouda?

[@tims7139]

Smoked gouda is my favorite cheese!!

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I live somewhere in Asia so 🧀 is kinda hard to find here,especially ones like Gouda,though we’re familiar with mozzarella and Parmesan.your 🧀 videos are golden!

[@deplorableamerican9451]

Gavin is the cheese master everyone! 😍😍

[@sameerasumar7663]

Hi You added the me so culture at 29'c.. then did you increase the temp or you added the calcium and Rennet at the same temp

[@sammyjo3300]

hi Gave,great videos. In the video you said you add calcium because you are using pasteurized milk, what if im using raw milk? do i need to add it?

[@freddycamacho962]

sir i love your job

[@GavinWebber]

So do I! Wish I could do this full time.

[@arielcohelo]

Hi man thanks for your're recipe. You're good stuff. Quick question. About ageing: where do you store, is it on the refrigerator? Or is there a way to make a chamber with temperature and humidity control? I live in brasil, to much humidity everywhere

[@valeone9020]

Wow would love some of that

[@juliapowell3038]

Hi Gavin, I love your recipes.I have one question.Can you leave the wax off? If I have to pop the wax on can I use straight bees wax? Thanks again for your great recipes

[@t-wex538]

I also think this is something I might want to get into, I love hobbies like this and my dad loves cheese so it's a win win :) where do you get the ingredients like mesoplilic culture CaCl, and rennet? Thanks for exposing me to cheese!

[@behindtheveil180]

goodday sir, thanks for the videos. does it matter if the water for the brine is non chlorinated? the salt needs to be non-iodized salt. thanks.

[@goudacheeseappreciator1331]

LOVE IT

[@override_applied9]

Thanks for the video Gavin. Where did you get the cheese cutter and brining container in the gouda video?

[@xharbora]

Thanks Sir,

[@lamyaatef4352]

It,s amazing thank you . I live in Egypt, how can I provide the required temperature and humidity for storing cheese? And Is there a specific type of wax used with cheese?

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beautiful

[@amaltolba5439]

This amazing I like to do everything homemade but never thought about the cheese, my question is during the process do we keep the fire on or once we reach the right temperature we turn off?

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This is random why is this on my recommended? Whatever it’s soothing

[@sams6090]

Smoked gouda is one of my favorite cheeses. Have you ever tried making a simple smoker to smoke your cheeses sometime? I made one just using a big cardboard box and a electric heating element with a tin on top will wood chips/sawdust. Works great and you can just throw it away when you're done.

[@patrickkattan2234]

Nice video, thank you. You said you are using dechlorinated water; where can we get or how can we make this water? Can instead, distilled water be used? or is it better to dechlorinate tab water for example, to preserve its minerals? I've read on the internet, that we can add some chemicals to the tap water, to do the dechlorination, but the site was specifiying that this water is to be used then or to be added to the aquarium; can a similar process be used with edible dechlorinated water?

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Wow... It has many systems to making them. Haha... I really eager to make it but too much process are made me noising! Haha I really respect you😊

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"Curd nerds" im dying 😂😂

[@cornwasher]

Followed the recipe and the cheese is in the press over night. Looking forward to that two to three month wait to be over. Actually, the first cheese I've made but all went well with fresh Raw milk...

[@GavinWebber]

Well done!

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MM Reporter so what are the results ?

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MM Reporter RIP

[@iamkoushik]

Awesome! man!