Farmhouse Cheddar

Ingredients

• 2 gal Farmer's All Natural Whole Milk
• ½ tsp CaCl2 (diluted with ½ c. distilled water)
• ½ tsp Animal Rennet (diluted with ¼ c. distilled water)
• ¼ tsp Mesophilic culture
• 1 Tbps Cheese salt

Instructions

1. . Prepare 5 gallons of sanitizer in a bucket
2. . Sanitize:

 * 2 Cheese clothes
 * 3-Gallon stainless steel pot
 * Large stainless steel slotted spoon
 * Large mesh strainer
 * Small mixing bowel
 * Long knife to cut curds
 * Cheese mold

1. . Put 2 gallons of milk into 3-gallon pot, add dilluted CaCl2
2. . Heat milk to 90°F
3. . Add ¼ tsp Mesophilic and let ripen for 45 mins.
4. . Add diluted rennet stir up-and-down for 1 min.
5. . Cover and let set for 45 min.
6. . Cut the curd into ½" in pieces
7. . To be continued...