Cheese Articles and Info
We're here to show you the way. Call us today. 800.544.1867 One of the most important aspects of any fermentation is keeping your equipment sanitary. This article outlines the basic steps and products for keeping it clean. All cheesemaking makes use of a common set of basic
steps. This guide will help you get started. Brining cheese is the process of floating a cheese in salt water for a period of time to flavor and preserve the
cheese. A short introduction to quick cheeses, fresh cheeses, soft-ripened cheeses, and hard cheeses. A 2-page guide to understanding the composition and use of the cheese starter cultures carried by The Beverage People. A collection of our favorite recipes that make use of homemade cheeses. A new member of the world-wide family of blue cheeses, Beverage People Blue is a creamy, rich cheese well marbled with blue-gray veins of
pungent flavor. Yields three round cheeses of 6 to 8 ounces each. This cheese recipe makes three rounds,
about 12 ounces or 4 mini-rounds about 9 ounces each when
complete. A mild, semi-hard cheese with a starkly red contrasting rind against the pure white color of the goat milk curd. It makes about a one pound wheel. Sharp yet clean tasting,
firm textured, easy to melt, easy to grate, and the aged versions are perfect with crackers. easy to grate, and the aged versions are perfect with crackers.
Downside: waiting for the results. This cheese recipe makes two small wheels,
about 10 ounces each when complete. The cheese is stored,
refrigerated in a brine solution. Cream Cheese is an easy and fast cheese that is good for beginners, and will be familiar to anyone with
experience making chevre, creme fraiche, fromage blanc, mascarpone, or even yogurt. Not quite a true cheese, this smooth, creamy
cultured dairy product is delicious with sweet foods like
fresh fruit and with savory foods like smoked fish. Yields
one pint. Creamy, mild, slightly dry if well drained, Chèvre and Fromage Blanc
are fermented cheeses that can be used plain or
coated with herbs such as chives, or peppercorns. It’s so easy that you can start
making it after lunch and serve it for dinner! It will keep for a couple of
weeks in a closed container in the refrigerator.
Yields about 1 1/2 lbs. This cheese recipe makes a small wheel,
about 12 ounces when complete. Historically, the Italian Mascarpone was
a triple-creme cheese made from crème fraîche. In the same
tradition, our cheese recipe will use heavy cream. Yields
about 1 pound. This dense and milky soft mozzarella recipe is much more difficult than the 30 minute Mozzarella recipe, but this one is a true lactic bacteria ripened recipe providing a luscious texture. Even the first time out, it took only 42 minutes from start to finish. The cheese was delicious,
melted nicely, and provided a good yield. This is a salty, crumbly pressed white cheese that
is very popular in Mexican A simple cheese recipe that is ready to
use as soon as it is drained, get your lasagna pan ready!
Yields about 1 1/2 cups. This cheese is a decadent french-style soft
goat cheese that comes with its own mythology
explaining its unique pyramidical shape.
We are pleased to have begun a new fermentation venture at The Beverage People. Home cheese making, once a common practice among our ancestors, has reached its way back into modern times. And since we love fermentation so much we figured why not give it a shot. Upon further investigation we learned that the cheese supplies and equipment needed to make cheese are affordable and available for home use.
Now, we have been making cheese since 2006. We have had a
lot of success so far and are getting a tremendous amount of
feedback from our customers. Home cheese making is safe, easy
and fun. Whether it is general information or cheese recipes
or supplies, everything you need to get started can be found
right here on our website.
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MAKING ARTICLES & CHEESE RECIPES
cuisine. Yields about 1 pound.
