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Growing your own mold is an awesome idea. Did you buy the agar agar plates or did you make them yourself?

Culturing your own mold at home is an awesome idea! Where did you get the agar agar plates? Do you buy them all ready made or do you make them yourself?

Thanks passedpawn. Mine was very lightly pressed but I think next time I am not going to press it because I would have liked it to be a bit creamier.

I have successfully made my first ever blue cheese and might I say it turned out wonderful. Gavin Webber's recipe for Fourme d'Ambert that I have aged for 8 weeks. There was great veining throughout the cheese and a solid mold covering all over the outside. While the appearance was beautiful...

Yeah the fuzziness was concerning me too. Thanks for the advise I will give it a good wash and hopefully that keeps the bad stuff away. The blue needs oxygen to develop its unique flavor so why do you choose to vac-pack it? I understand the threat of contamination is always present (obviously...

I love Gavin Webber's videos. I watch every new cheese video he uploads. I made a gouda using his recipe a few months ago and it was wonderful. The whole round was gone in a week or two! There is an Amish community not far from me so whenever I want to make cheese I can buy raw milk from...

Hi everyone! I am new to the forum and still a rookie home cheesemaker. 8 weeks ago I made my first Stilton and as of now it is still aging in my cheese fridge. It has been doing really well but about a week ago I noticed some white-ish mold growing on it. Is that normal? This is my first time...