About This Product
FLORA DANICA MESOPHILIC STARTER CULTURE 50D Packet
Satisfy your cravings for making fresh baby swiss, goat milk cheeses, lactic cheeses, Chevre, Gouda, Leerdam, blue cheese, Samsoe, Havarti and Edam by using the Flora Danica-Mesophilic Starter. This universal applicable Flora Danica culture starter works well making sour cream, homemade buttermilk, Crème Fraiche and cottage cheese as well. Flora Danica creates the delicious buttery flavor while acidifying the milk for delicious tasting cheeses. Preserve and develop the body and flavor of your cheeses with this versatile starter.
1 Packet (50 dose) will inoculate approximately 130 gallons of milk.
The starter is Kosher certified and may contain lactose. Each 50 dose of DVI-Direct Vat Inoculation/freeze-dried direct set packet includes:
- (LMC) Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. cremoris
- (LLC) Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris
- (LL) Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis
- (LLD) Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis
Flora Danica adds nice buttery notes and works well for making Brie and Camembert. The mesophilic starter works best with temperatures not exceeding 90°F. When using the Kosher certified mesophilic culture follow the ratios below if not specified by the specific recipe you are using.
- Per 1 gallon (3.7 liters) use 1/8 tsp
- Per 2-5 gallons (7.5-18.9 liters) use ¼ tsp
- Per 5-10 gallons (18.9-38 liters) use ½ tsp
Flora Danica cheese has a thicker set in the lactic curd and a rich buttery flavor that can be successfully used beyond cheese to make butter. The phage resistant starter is a perfect ingredient if you are new to cheesemaking because of its versatility. Enhance your cheesemaking with cheese making kits. The Cheesemaker carries all the cheese ingredients to get started as a hobbyist, boost your supply or upgrade to commercial ventures.
Kosher Certified
Flora Danica Specs
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