How to Make Jalapeño Cheddar

My own recipe based on a stirred curd cheddar with the addition of Jalapeño chilli peppers.
Ingredients
• 4 Jalapeño chilli peppers, roughly chopped
• 1 cup (250 ml) Non-chlorinated water
• 10 litres (10 quarts) whole Cow's milk
• 1/8 teaspoon (Dash) Mesophilic culture (MA 4001 Choozit)
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) Calcium Chloride diluted in 1/4 cup cool
non-chlorinated water
• 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) Liquid Rennet (IMCU 200) diluted in 1/4 cup
cool non-chlorinated water
• 2 Tablespoons of non-iodised Salt
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[@sigurdtheunliving2633]

Cheese God has blessed us with another sermon.

[@lequirejosh]

Thanks for making these videos! I'm brand new at making cheese, so your videos are extremely helpful.

[@TheRealSmiley]

i woke up at 1:20 AM just for this thanks cheese dad

[@starwarsfan3929]

Gav... love this recipe.. made it several times... also made it with other peppers thrown in and not had a problem with any rotting as long as i blanch them first... When i make a chives & garlic cheddar, I do use dried chives of course but i use garlic paste as it mixes so much better giving an even taste throughout.... Good on ya for making this one!

[@ceckataceckata5357]

It is very convenient that you display both Celsius and Fahrenheit units. Could you also list the names of the bacteria in the starter culture mixes used in every video?

[@chiledoug]

red ripe and green would be a good combo..I also have some home canned jalapeno with red sweets,,I usually add some sweet peppers to my chile canning they look nice and have good flavor

[@alittleanthurium]

i am so high this is so satisfying

[@AA-rd4dz]

Youre a towel

[@Esper320]

Get help little girl

[@cjzake3878]

Gavin, I noticed that for this cheese, it seemed to take a little longer with stirring and waiting than some of your other cheeses. Is there any reason why this one required multiple stirring/resting iterations?

[@adamflores4206]

This is called a stirred curd cheddar process, also known as a farmhouse cheddar. This uses the warm whey to expel the whey and you keep removing whey as more is expelled as you stir. This is different from the traditional cheddaring process where you drain the curds and then cut the curd mass and stack them and flip them to expel the whey under the curd mass in a warm pot. I believe the stirred process will give you a final cheese with a smoother paste, not as crumbly as the traditional cheddaring.

[@paweleszczyk2275]

how do u call that item from 18 minute that he uses for pressing ?

[@jonthepiesalesman7914]

cheese press

[@bagbeard]

Would this be considered a farmhouse cheddar? No traditional cheddaring process

[@GavinWebber]

Yes, as I mentioned, it is a stirred curd cheddar style. Same cheddar texture

[@johnmeikle1477]

How come you didnt have to cheddar the cheese?

[@SMOKE3104]

Try fermenting the veggies.

[@jaderose8385]

Can u leave out the salt or use salt sub

[@GavinWebber]

You cannot omit the salt or reduce it. It is essential in cheese development

[@jaderose8385]

Thanks

[@deebo-nt2jz]

What about using sea salt instead???

[@codeypendent1899]

If using raw milk would you still bother with the culture?

[@GavinWebber]

Yes, add half the stated dose and about 25% less rennet for raw milk

[@codeypendent1899]

@@GavinWebber half a dash. Gotchya

[@2asseddog]

Those are some pretty fucking small peppers mate.

[@michealpopplewell3894]

That’s average size for a jalapeño.

[@GavinWebber]

Language Wizbro. Family-friendly channel here

[@Sciguy95]

You should make a Carolina reaper pepper jack and call it jack the reaper.

[@dariusdeboer5498]

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[@dustanbateman3019]

Brilliant!

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

What better way to spend a sleepless night than to watch a new cheese making vid.

[@Little_Muscle_mummy]

Now this is the content KZbin needs !

[@JNeepshow]

I wanted to learn how to make cheese at 2 in the morning. Thanks buddy.

[@GavinWebber]

Your most welcome

[@captainvegas4823]

Oooooh! Another spicy cheese taste test coming. I can't wait to see it. The Triple Pepperjack taste test was my favorite of all time. I'm off to watch it again.

[@brycejarrells16]

I'm so glad KZbin decided to show me foreign KZbinrs, so much more great content.

[@nkyhomesteading6500]

I tried fresh peppers once and they did turn out a bit moldy tasting but I only blanched them for about 5 minutes. Yours might turn out better since you had a longer cook time. The last one I made was with peppers from the garden but I dehydrated them a few days in advance and it turned out perfectly. Look forward to the taste test video!

[@pcharliep61]

Hi Gavin, love Jalapeno peppers and cheese so this is ALMOST the perfect combination :) Jalapeno poppers where you have Cheese, peppers, bacon and deep frying you just can't go wrong :) Cheers

[@PerishingPurplePulsar]

I had always just had store made stuff without bacon, but when I was in the youth mental health ward (long story, I'm okay though) we made homemade jalapeno poppers with the bacon wrap and deep frying, mmm best poppers I've ever had, can't imagine how good it would be with Jalapeno Cheddar

[@mason5069]

I love the intro it reminds me of the Bob Ross one 😂

[@bwayne40004]

Welcome to 2019. You started out the new year with a fiery bang! Too spicy for me I bet, I’m pretty weak!

[@green110775]

I love these videos! They make me happy!

[@valeone9020]

Bro this is ridiculous the first thing I watch when I wake up I need to go to work

[@valeone9020]

Looks freaking delicious

[@karoleigharmstrong8568]

Ohh, I think some Hatch green chili, would be good in this. New thing to try here.

[@s.leemccauley7302]

You betcha!!!!!!!-!

[@bobriemersma]

If you steep the membrane and chop the pepper flesh more finely you can produce a high-heat and more flavorful cheese useful for later compounding into sauces. These are far superior to horseradish sauces for corned beef and other applications. For a real treat try such jalapeño cheddar sauces on cold turkey breast sandwiches. You can also make very nice sour cream dips for use with celery and carrot sticks.

[@Cheese52]

Great cheese Gavin! Hope it turns out to be as delicious as it looks!

[@patrickfireice098]

Love the new curd harp! Looking forward to the give-away!

[@braddahoz9551]

I watch these before I go to sleep its so relaxing.

[@mauriemt6064]

Gavin, you have been such an inspiration to me. I had owned a Mad Millie kit for ages but was too nervous to have a go until I found you. Have now made ricotta, haloumi and feta. Only one failure and that was because I used homogenized milk, outdate rennet and starter culture Duh! We have Italian friends who can’t get enough of my feta (just vacuum packed the most recent batch. I love the process. A question. Are the curd cutters available yet at Little Green Workshops please? Keep up the good work. Cheers, curd nerd Maurie WA.

[@stevebenz758]

Hi Maurie, I am the guy who makes the curd cutters. The curd cutters are available in the US (only) on Etsy, please see the link in Gavin's description box for this video, above. Using the link there's a discount and Gavin gets a cut too. Thanks!

[@johnlord8337]

Make pickled vegs and then put them into the cheese, and they won't decay.

[@LordHypnos4]

The fact that this isn't pepper jack angers me. The fact that these are fresh peppers though cheddars me

[@dcoulter2685]

G’day Kurd nerds

[@AerysBat]

I think I would do a quick pickling of the chilis in some distilled vinegar to ensure there's no possibility of rotting. Pickled chilis are what you'd find in a pepper jack cheese from the grocery store.

[@sufferinsilence5817]

Cluckingham Palace!! Hahahaha, nice one :)

[@JoshuaMichail0]

Has anyone suggested making chipotle? If not, all you need is a smoker chamber, like for BBQ, and some mesquite wood, and ripe jalapenos. Now, the jalapeno is ripe when it turns a purplish red to brown color, green is not yet ripe though commonly harvested for uses other than chipotle. You hang the peppers up tied by their stems with string in bunches in the smoker and allow the mesquite smoke to dry them out, which could take several days. Chipotle is so much better than just regular jalapeno. Of course, don't confuse the smoked peppers with the fast food chain that just uses the pepper as its name.

[@XxJamesXD]

Do you still turn and keep at temperature even when vacuum packed or left out at room temp?

[@adamflores4206]

Yes, the gravity will continue to compact the cheese especially at room temperature. Turning the cheese keeps things forming evenly.

[@stevebenz758]

Hi Gavin, nice to see the new Vertical Harp in such good hands! I use it slightly differently than you did. Start in the far side of the center of the pot, and drag it down the center towards you. Then left far side and drag. Then right side and drag. Rotate the pot 90 Deg then repeat. My channel has a video of me using it that way. Good to see it works the freehand way too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3XVdXhml5qootk I look forward to more cheesey collaborations!

[@officiallybaffled]

blessed be this cheese. looking forward to trying this

[@NijiTime]

I found your channel a few days ago and just wanted to thank you!!! I LOVE cheese, so much so that as a kid I used to want to be a cheese tester/connoisseur! (I guess I still am, though!) Your videos are extremely insightful and supportive of this beautiful and useful craft, and I really feel like I can make my own cheese. Thank you for being who you are, Gavin, and for being here for us! I hope this new year treats you well

[@chellainew5194]

Gaven, I used to work for Pilgrims Pride which is the largest poultry company in the states. We all referred to Bo Pilgrim’s (the original owner/founder) mansion as Cluckingham Palace as well! :)

[@JockerMontenegro]

Greetings from Montenegro Gavin. You are such a golden source of information. I'we been struggling to make good quality cheese for at least 8 months. Couple of monts a go I've discovered your channel and everything has changed. Thank you. Since in my place there are no starter cultures in stores, I've been experimenting a lot and discovered that Kefir is great universal "starter culture". I am achieving great results with it. I've red somewhere that it has both, mesophilic and thermophilic cultures. Is it true?. I have one more question, is it OK to split cheese in half after pressing/before brining? Will it change cheese's consistency?

[@bagbeard]

Yes kefir has both thermo and meso. I think it has greater array of thermo though. I have used successfully for Cam(meso) and Asiago (thermo)

[@joshuaorange8290]

It’s been 3 months. How did it turn out?

[@dwaynewladyka577]

What a great looking cheese, Gavin. I hope you and your family have a Happy New Year. Cheers!

[@GavinWebber]

Thanks Dwayne!

[@elizabethblane201]

Hol-ah-PEH-nyoh

[@tigerwalton545]

Oh man, one of my earliest memories was of rubbing my eyes after eating a jalapeño from the garden. Apparently I couldn't see for three days after >_

[@samanthabaylis8967]

So excited for this! Instant click when I saw this!!! Glad to see you again this new year 😁😁😁😁

[@michealfriedman7084]

Considering I grow hot peppers to include yellow reapers, this cheese is right up my alley. 😃

[@ossifrage6828]

i would have fermented the chilis then added them

[@deadghosts8385]

i've just made this recipe, but without the jalapenos (they are still growing :) ... thank you for all the recipes! I will come back after 2 months to tell you if i liked. But i used a different strain of mesophilic culture, the one i found!

[@andyottito1]

I was wondering how you're growing jalapeños then I remembered it's summer time in the Land Down Under.

[@brianmyrick7694]

Would of it been better it you air dried the peppers first then reconstitute them with the whey?

[@chancedudley6970]

Creamy jalapeno bree/ bleu next?

[@Larshjort]

I can buy a creamy white brie style cheese with chuili chunks here, it's one of my favourite cheeses. I'd love to see a blue version though,

[@robertlundquist5450]

One of the cheeses here in Wisconsin is horseradish cheddar. Any idea on how to do it?

[@rawhamburgerjoe]

Yum love it. Love bar cheese with horseradish too.

[@yonnj]

Would this work with pickled jalapeños? Could give a different flavor.

[@jamessicard6682]

"Hal-uh-pain-yo."

[@taquito2606]

I forgot that I was watching a video on how to actually make the cheese but ended up watching the whole thing

[@bradsummers8916]

So pumped to see this video bud!!!! Fresh jalapenos you grew... that's awesome!!! Great job on the cheese and video !!! 😀

[@bradsummers8916]

Also happy new year too you. Great start to 2019

[@rmogford94]

When the Mesophilic culture goes in, at what temperature do you want to start worrying?

[@GavinWebber]

+/- 2C than the recipe states.

[@johnshoosmith]

That's what we call in these here parts a " whapaneo" chedder!

[@muhdzafri7551]

I like your cheese tutorials.They really help me make cheeses

[@DeepSouthTexas]

Looks good. Can't wait for the taste test. Thanks. 🤠

[@GavinWebber]

Thanks Larry

[@c.m.keller5844]

Can a roasted red bell pepper cheese be done? Roast the red bell peppers, remove the skin, chop up real fine or purée and mix with the curds? I love the taste of roasted peppers.

[@DaveTugwell]

yeah why would you think it wouldnt?

[@c.m.keller5844]

You have tried it?

[@DaveTugwell]

@@c.m.keller5844 no but its just a pepper I dont see how you think it cant be done

[@c.m.keller5844]

It is not just pepper, it is roasted bell pepper

[@DaveTugwell]

@@c.m.keller5844 that doesnt make it any different just roasted you can use any pepper in cheese making

[@SamuraiGuy24]

Does the capsaicin not inhibit the starter culture?

[@GavinWebber]

No, salt is more likely to inhibit the starter culture.

[@SamuraiGuy24]

Gavin Webber neat, thank you for the interesting fact! Love your videos!

[@0shas0]

Love this tutorial, I would love to try this one day!

[@fugithegreat]

Cluckingham Palace... 😂

[@flashmcewin]

flash mcewin hi mate, great videos that you are doing..... just curious, my understanding is that the mesophilic stops, or dies at 38 celsius, so heating to 39 is not a problem? maybe its done its job by then?. keep up the good work mate, this is my cheese bible!

[@GavinWebber]

22C to about 40C is still okay for Mesophilic, it usually ceases lactic acid conversion above 43C. Check out this specification sheet for MO30 which is a standard mesophilic that I use; www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Mesophilic-hard-curd.pdf

[@flashmcewin]

@@GavinWebber cheers mate!

[@jaypee9569]

Hi Gavin, could you add the dimension of the mold you are using to make your cheeses? Thanks from Minnesota.

[@GavinWebber]

www.littlegreenworkshops.com.au/product/cheese-basket-165-mm-with-follower/

[@catalejopitos6510]

señor me cae muy bien usted

[@GavinWebber]

Muchas gracias

[@prolly2stoned420]

What happens if you eat the chees fresh right when you had developed the rind and ever air dry a little? Is the flavor not as good?

[@GavinWebber]

The curd is a bit bland

[@adamflores4206]

Then it wouldn't be a cheddar but a fresh cheese. Nothing wrong with eating fresh cheeses but the flavor is much different.

[@kennyofficial2607]

i understand how you heat the milk. but how do you keep it at a certain temperature?

[@Kroamar]

I'd imagine it's quite a full of process of checking the temperature and adjusting the stove flame accordingly. If the mix gets too hot you probably want to take it off the heat entirely until back to the correct temperature and resume on a low heat, adjusting the flame when necessary to keep to the desired temperature. I'm a big noob though so take this comment with a pinch of cheese.

[@kennyofficial2607]

@@Kroamar thats what i imagined. but as he gives exact temperatures i wonder how big the head room is before something fails. or just becomes another cheese.

[@baardkopperud]

@@Kroamar Can also add that he (as evidenced in some other videos) use indirect heating - the milk-pot is on top of another pot with hot/boiling/steaming water. It's the water-pot that's directly on the burner. I imagine a few liters of hot water, will give off stable warmth for a long time as it cools down.

[@karlhutson8821]

i use a insulated bag to set the pot in to maintan the heat

[@dochtuirrussell]

Note for others: Taste test a wee bit of each chili to gauge the heat before using. If they're all tame or sweet you could be disappointed. And if they're all super blazing, well, Bob's yer Governor!

[@pureblood_straight_pride1853]

Can I use the tablet form of rennet instead of the liquid? If so, how much do I use?

[@johnmeikle1477]

I use 1/4 tablet per 1 gallon of milk. so far its working for me I looked up the rennet makers, specks.

[@vivekshah3491]

What's the substitute for calcium chloride and annotto???

[@ArvinderjeetAulakh]

welll you can find other sources of pure calcium. for the annatto just get some paprika and tumeric

[@blessholidaze8693]

Happy new year gavin!

[@cathyjohnson4434]

Looks great.

[@nezi219]

G'day curd nerds!

[@gigglepantsiii826]

Peppers actually grow well in my area, I'm definitely saving this recipe for later!

[@hamsaschoolofhealingpsychics]

Could you use lipase in cheddar?

[@GavinWebber]

Yes, I suppose you could.

[@johnlord8337]

Need to make the true cheese curd cutter, like the old metal spud cutters, with wires in the horizontal and the vertical.

[@davidtoledo3031]

Officially a curd nerd, nothing like waking up to one of your cheese videos!!

[@benjaminharrisongray9079]

Looks good!

[@IlIIIllIII]

you really ad to say that at the end when some people already made it and wouldve changed theyre mind if you said that in the beginning lmfao

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

Very nice jalapeno bush!

[@stephenduncan8406]

Is there a taste test video out yet. I made this and it turned out good but not hot enough for me but that’s personal taste. Will definitely make it again for sure. I think it’s better the using dried peppers.

[@aeiou5594]

god bless you, sweet curd nerd father I can sleep peacefully now

[@marvin188]

I love your videos! So calming...and delicious!

[@chefboyjc9439]

HallaPEENO

[@adamlee3772]

Cluckingham Palace. Love it 😂

[@aligazalaligazal8018]

انه شرح جميل موفق

[@roberthurt2327]

Just found your channel. I have to try this 🍻from Montana.

[@chrism.8105]

Love the effort. When did you vacuum seal the cheese? How long was your air drying? Thanks for all you do.

[@GavinWebber]

air dry until touch dry. Vacuum packed straight after it was touch dry.

[@ghoultiful]

This video is so relaxing and well done. I will be subscribing!!

[@jhayneartoflife6830]

Delicious!

[@Shroomunati]

Going to use my sous vide machine to maintain the temperature while moving around the curds...

[@adamflores4206]

I now heat my milk in the sink. I am thinking of getting a Sous Vide to heat and maintain temp of the water. Let me know how that works for you.

[@belals7761]

I might want to get in to cheese making, what would be a good simple cheese to start with?

[@GavinWebber]

Try Ricotta, Feta, Halloumi, or Paneer

[@scarlettb.5090]

Omg this is amazing.