photo of the Rosevine Cottage Girls with their animals goats,
Menu
  • Start Here
    • About Us
    • Work With Us
  • Home
  • Blog
    • Devotionals
      • Keep The Faith
      • Spiritual Battles
      • Dry Season Devotional
      • Hope In The Storm
      • Knowing God
      • Godly Parenting
      • Christian Relationships
    • Recipes
    • Home and Garden
      • Animal Care
      • Celebrations
      • DIY Projects
        • Kitchen Remodel
      • Farmhouse Decor
      • Garden Resources
      • Orchard Care
      • Household Hacks
    • Reviews
    • Travel
  • Podcast
  • Books
    • Downpour Learning From Life’s Storms
    • The Garden Journal
    • Christmas Planner
    • The Herb Garden Handbook
  • Shop
    • Our Store
    • The Mercantile
  • Courses
Menu

Making Jack Cheese

Posted on October 15, 2015May 30, 2019 by Rosevine Cottage Girls
Spread the love

 

3 Gallons whole milk
1/4 teaspoon Mesophilic-A Culture
3 Teaspoons of 30% Calcium Chloride in 2 tablespoons distilled water
1/2 a rennet tablet dissolved in 1/4 cup distilled water
1 teaspoon + 3 Tablespoons flaked salt


Combine milk and calcium chloride in a stock pot and heat to 88 degrees. Add Mesophilic-A culture and stir thoroughly. Allow milk to ‘ripen’ for 45 minutes (while this is happening dissolve rennet in distilled water).

Increase the temperature of the milk to 90 degrees. Stir 1 teaspoon salt into dissolved rennet mixture, then gently stir it into the milk. Allow milk to set covered at 90 degrees for 60 minutes.

Using a long-bladed stainless steel knife cut the curds into 1/2 inch cubes. Let set for 10 minutes.

Place the pot of cheese in the sink and pour 100-degree water around it. Indirectly heat curds to 100 degrees by increasing the temperature no faster than 2 degrees ever 5 minutes. It should take 30 minutes to reach 100 degrees. Stir the curds frequently but gently during this 30 minutes period.

Maintain the curds at 100 degrees for an additional 30 minutes stirring every couple minutes.

 Allow curds to settle for 5 minutes.

Place a large colander in a sink and pour the curds and whey into the colander so they can drain. Sprinkle with 3 tablespoons of salt. Gently mix it in with your hands.

Pour cheese into a clean 300 count pillow slip and place in the mold. Pull up on the cloth to prevent bunching. Spread the remaining cloth over the curds. Place the follower on top and set with a 4 pound weight (you can use cans from the pantry or a 1/2 gallon of water for this. Press cheese for 15 minutes.

Remove the cheese from the press and pillow case, flip, put back into a pillow case and return to mold. Press this side with 8-10 pounds (1 gallon of water will do it) for 12 hours.

Remove the cheese from the mold and pillowslip. Mix 1 tablespoon salt and 1/2 cup water. Use a corner of the pillowslip to brush on the salt water. Place on a bamboo mat to air dry for 1-3 days, turning twice daily. When a yellowish rind appears and it is dry to the touch it is ready to wax for storage.

Wax the cheese and store for aging 1-4 months. Turn the cheese daily for the first month and several times weekly for the rest of the time.




Related posts:

Spinach Egg Breakfast Cups
The Cottage Cookie Monster
Easy Creamy Spinach Gratin Recipe

Meet The Rosevine Cottage Girls

Hi we’re the Rosevine Cottage Girls, Brianna, Cheyenne, and Tracy. A Mother and twin daughters living in beautiful middle Tennessee with our veteran dad and husband Mr. Cottage. We’re always up to something here at Rosevine Cottage whether that is redecorating some space in the house, working in the garden, or playing with the animals. Read more…

Connect With Us!

The Latest

  • The Best Homemade Citrus Cleaner Recipe
  • Making Butter In A Jar In 7 Easy Steps
  • How To Wean A Nigerian Dwarf Goat
  • The Best Homemade Ketchup Recipe
  • Does God Care? A Lesson From The Woman Who Touched Jesus’s Hem
Shop Now!

Legal Stuff

  • Privacy Policy
  • Affiliate Disclosure
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Sponsored Content Disclosure
AntiqueFarmHouse
©2021 | Design by Superb