Feta is a Greek cheese, heavily salted and mildly aged. It is traditionally made with goat or sheep milk, but it can be made with cow milk with the addition of lipase powder. Stir 1/4 tsp. lipase powder diluted in 1/4 cup of water into the milk before heating.
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INGREDIENTS AND EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AT CULTURES FOR HEALTH
Goat Cheese Making Kit
Goat Cheese Making Kit
$25.49
Make a range of impressively delicious goat cheeses with this kit. Just add goat milk to make goat, chevre, and feta cheeses.
Packaging and Equipment in the kit may appear different than pictured.
Mesophilic Direct-Set Starter Culture
Mesophilic Direct-Set Starter Culture
$11.24
From cheddar, Colby, and Monterey Jack to Feta, Chevre, and more, you'll enjoy the flavor and variety of homemade cheeses made using this starter culture.
Liquid Vegetable Rennet
Liquid Vegetable Rennet
$7.99
Double-strength liquid vegetable rennet. Each bottle contains enough rennet to set (24) 2-gallon batches of cheese.
Cheese Salt
BRINE INGREDIENTS:
- 1/3 cup of salt
- 1 tsp. calcium chloride
- 1/2 gallon of filtered water
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 gallon whole goat milk (or 1 gallon cow milk pre-mixed with diluted lipase, as noted above)
- 1 packet direct-set mesophilic starter
- 1/2 tsp. liquid rennet diluted in 1/4 cup cool water
- 4 to 5 Tbsp. cheese salt
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Heat the goat milk over low heat to 86°F. Add the starter and incorporate using your cheese spoon in steady up-and-down motions for 1 full minute. Allow the milk to ripen undisturbed for 1 hour.
- Add the rennet, pouring through a cheese spoon to disperse, and stirring to combine. Cover and allow the milk to set for 1 hour, maintaining 86°F throughout.
- Begin cutting the curd into 1/2-inch cubes. Allow the curds to rest for 10 minutes.
- Stir the curds, gently and evenly, for 15 minutes, and then pour them into a cheesecloth-lined colander. Fashion a draining sack and hang the cheese to drain for 6 hours.
- Cut the solidified hunk of drained curd into 1-inch slices, then into cubes. Salt these cubes evenly with 4-5 Tbsp. salt. Place them into a covered bowl and into the refrigerator to age for 4 to 5 days.
- Once the cheese has ripened, prepare brine for storage. Combine salt, calcium chloride, and water, stirring until the salt is completely dissolved.
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Cover the cubed cheese with the brine and place, covered, into the refrigerator. The feta is now ready to eat right out of the brine and will keep in this manner for up to 30 days.
