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Traditional Chèvre

Ingredients
  

  • 1 gallon fresh, raw goat's milk
  • 1/32 tsp Mesophilic culture I like MM100
  • 1 drop rennet
  • 1 tsp salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Sprinkle the culture over your freshly milked and strained goat milk.  Let it rehydrate for 1 minute.  Stir in your culture well.
  •  Add drop of rennet.  Stir in culture for no longer than 30 seconds.
  • Put the lid on your pot and set aside understudied for 12-24 hrs (pending how mild or tangy you’d like your finished cheese to be).
  • Your curd should have sunk below the whey and is ready to be scooped into either a cheese bag to hang, or cheese baskets for draining.  Drain for desired consistency.  I like 10-12 hr draining time.  For a more crumbly texture, drain for a longer time.
  • Add salt and mix in well.  I actually prefer to whip it in my kitchen aid mixture with the whisk at this stage.  This makes a nice smooth and fluffy textured chèvre ready for seasoning.

Notes

TIP: If you are adding a salty seasoning like ranch, you may want to scale back on the initial salt added.