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Camembert

French bloomy rind cheese with white mold.

Total Time

4h

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Yield

1.1 kg

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Difficulty

Advanced

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Milk Volume

8 L

Ingredients

Primary Ingredients

  • 8 litersWhole Milk

Cultures

  • 0.5 tspMesophilic Starter
  • 0.125 tspPenicillium Candidum

Coagulants

  • 0.25 tspLiquid Rennet

Seasoning

  • 2 tbspSalt

Instructions

1
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Culture

Culturing

Heat milk to 32°C, add cultures, maintain 1 hour.

🌡️30–33celsius
60 minutes
2
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Add Rennet

Coagulation

Add rennet, let set 1.5 hours.

90 minutes
3
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Ladle and Drain

Draining

Ladle into molds, drain 18 hours, flipping 3 times.

1080 minutes
4
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Salt

Salting

Sprinkle salt on all sides.

5 minutes
5
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Age

Aging

Age at 12°C and 90% humidity for 4-6 weeks.

43200 minutes

Aging & Ripening

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This cheese requires aging/ripening

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