I just cut into a 1 month old wheel of dry jack to check its progress. Pretty good so far, and it seems like it's on the right track to becoming a good and proper dry jack with another 6 months of aging. There was quite a bit of blue-green mold on the rind, so its likely that there was too much moisture in the mini-fridge. The large fridge should be more stable with temp and humidity.
One thing I noticed right away is that I didn't salt the curds enough before pressing. Dry jack typically has a high salt content. This batch was a 2-gallon mini-wheel experiment to test out the new press I built (photos coming soon!).
The next one will be better!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
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