I've never made cheese before but I was at a friends house the other day and he had gotten some European cheese from his in laws for the holidays. Long story short I found some mold on the inside of the cheese and was wondering if I could use that to make my own cheese (kind of like harvesting yeast out of the fermenter.) So I took some of this mold home and added it to about 1/4 cup of milk which promptly turned in to a solidish mess. Now I'm wondering if there is any practical way to turn this into a real cheese? I was thinking about just adding this stuff to a gallon of milk from the store just to see what I happens but then I thought I should try and ask for help. Any thoughts? do I need anything else besides milk and my new found source of bacteria?
Thanks!
Thanks!