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Cheese #26—Camembert
Posted: 10 September 2007 04:19 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 31 ]
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Nope ... see post #5 in this thread.

OK! I’m a bit behind the times! smile

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Posted: 11 September 2007 12:45 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 32 ]
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if he meant Nabil, no i did not use b.linens.
I used portion of cheese was send to me from france as a gift (white mold chevre).
the smell is very nice, and creamy inside…

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Posted: 11 September 2007 10:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 33 ]
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Ahh ok, no I just had it on the drying mats and and let it age in my fridge flipping it regular, one of my first batches. The culture was from a bough cheese, full details on my website, just find out what date that was LOL

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Posted: 12 September 2007 08:16 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 34 ]
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Picture of a cut of my first Brie

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Posted: 12 September 2007 10:02 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 35 ]
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Looks like it was too wet when it was bloomed. looks good inside though, hope it tastes good smile

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Posted: 20 September 2007 12:12 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 36 ]
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Neil, explain why you were saying that it was so wet ?

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Posted: 20 September 2007 07:01 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 37 ]
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The collapse on top, it shrunk allot.

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Posted: 27 November 2007 02:05 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 38 ]
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I made a wheel of camembert , but i faced somthing strange.

the ladled curds did not merged together to form one wheel, what was wrong?

see the photos

making-proccess pic is a pic when the curds were in the mold…

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Posted: 27 November 2007 09:58 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 39 ]
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Looks like maybe not enough pressure/pressing.

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Posted: 28 November 2007 12:45 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 40 ]
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we never pressed camembert nor brie ... right?

if you do ? when you do it?

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Posted: 29 November 2007 07:20 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 41 ]
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I use light pressing overnight 20lbs on a 9” wheel after its been settling for 4 hours. Thats my way that works for me. Also u may not be flipping it enough, are u following a recipe?

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Posted: 02 December 2007 04:33 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 42 ]
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yes , i am following By Ricki Carroll “Home Cheese Making” 

and http://www.cheesemaking.com/includes/modules/jWallace/ChsPgs/1Brie/Index.html

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Posted: 02 December 2007 10:35 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 43 ]
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Your cheese curds look firmer then hers.

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Posted: 27 December 2007 09:01 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 44 ]
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u r right, but u know now looks very nice , i will cut it soon

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