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FRESH LACTIC ACID COAGULATED - Normally Whey Removed
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RENNET COAGULATED - Soft
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RENNET COAGULATED - Pasta Filata (Pulled Curd)
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RENNET COAGULATED - Brine Ripened (Aegean Sea)
CYPRUS: Goat/Sheep - Halloumi.
EGYPT: Cow Milk Salted - Domiati/Gibna Beyda.
GREEK: Goat/Sheep - Feta/Fetta.
CENTRAL EUROPE: Sheep - Bryndza, Chanakh.
TURKEY: Sheep - Beyaz peynir.
LEVANT: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Akkawi/Akawi/Akawieh/Ackawi, Baida; Goat/Sheep - Nabulsi/Naboulsi.
IRAN: Cow - White cheese.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Semi-Hard "Sweet" Washed Curd
DANISH: Cow - Danbo, Havarti.
DUTCH: Cow - Gouda, Edam, Leyden.
FRENCH: Cow - Mimolette, Tomme.
GERMAN: Cow - Butterkäse.
ITALIAN: Cow - Bel Paese, Fontina; Cow/Goat/Sheep - Caciotta;.
NORWAY: Cow - Jarlsberg.
SWISS: Cow - Raclette.
USA: Cow - Colby.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Other
COW: Caerphilly, Mahon, Tête de Moine; GOAT: Caprino, Drunken Goat; SHEEP: Manchego, Idiazabal, Marzolino . . .

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Cheddared (Normally Stacked & Milled)
ENGLAND: Cow - Cheddar, Cheshire, Derby, Gloucester, Lancashire, Red Leicester; Cow/Sheep - Wensleydale.
FRENCH: Cow - Cantal, Laguiole, Salers.
SCOTLAND: Cow - Dunlop.
SWEDEN: Cow - Västerbotten.
USA: Cow - American Cheddar, Monterey Jack.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Cooked (Swiss)
DUTCH: Cow - Maasdam(er).
FRENCH: Cow - Beaufort, Comté.
ITALIAN: Cow - Asiago.
SWISS: Cow - Appenzeller, Emmental(er), Gruyère.

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RENNET COAGULATED - Hard Grana (Grating Cheesee)
ITALY: Cow - Grana Padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano (Parmesan); Sheep - Pecorino.
SWISS: Cow - Sbrinz.

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SECONDARY COAGULATION (Usually Recooked) - Primarily Whey Based
CYPRUS: Goat/Sheep - Anari.
DANISH: Myseost.
FRENCH: Sheep - Brebis Frais Du Caussedou, Breuil/Cenberona, Greuilh; Sheep/Goat - Brocciu, Sérac.
GREECE: Sheep/Goat - Anthotyros, Manouri, Mizithra.
ITALIAN: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Ricotta.
NORWEGIAN: Goat - Gjetost.
ROMANIA: Cow/Goat/Sheep - Urda.
TURKEY: Lor Cheese.

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ADJUNCT - Lactic Surface White Mold (Penicillium candidum) Ripened
FRENCH: COW - Boursault, Chaource, (French) Neufchâtel, Saint-Marcellin; GOAT - Chèvre-Boîte, Crottin, Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Sainte-Maure, Selles-sur-Cher, Valençay.

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ADJUNCT - Rennet Surface White Mold (Penicillium candidum) Ripened
FRENCH: Cow - Brie/Camembert, Caprice des Dieux, Coulommiers, Saint André.

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ADJUNCT - Blue Mold (Penicillium roqueforti) Ripened
COW: Adelost, Bergader, Buxton Blue, Cashel Blue, Bleu d'Auvergne, Bleu de Causses, Bleu de Gex, Bleu de Laqueille, Danablu, Dovedale, Fourme d'Ambert, Gammelost, Gorgonzola, Mycella, Stilton; SHEEP: Bleu des Basques Brebis, Roquefort; MIXED: Valdeón, Gamonedo; Cabrales, La Peral; COW's & WHITE MOLD: Bleu de Bresse, Cambozola . . .

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ADJUNCT - Washed Rind & Smear Ripened
CANADA: Goat - Sentinelle.
DANISH: Cow - Esrom.
EAST PRUSSIA: Cow - Tilsit/Tilsiter.
FRANCE: Cow - Abondance, Chaumes, Époisses/Epoisses, Livarot, Morbier, Munster, Pont l'Evêque, Port Salut, Reblochon. Goat - Chevrotin.
ITALY: Cow - Taleggio.
NW CONTINENTAL EUROPE: Limburger.
USA: Cow - Brick, Muenster; Goat - Manchester.

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EQUIPMENT - Making Cheese
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EQUIPMENT - Forming Cheese
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EQUIPMENT - Aging Cheese, Everything Except Caves
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STANDARD METHODS - Making Cheese, Everything Except Coagulation
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STANDARD METHODS - Making Cheese, Coagulation
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Last post: June 11, 2023, 04:38:04 PM Coagulation Issues by CheesyAbe

STANDARD METHODS - Forming Cheese
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STANDARD METHODS - Aging Cheese
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INGREDIENTS - Coagulants & Coagulation Aids
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