The optimal maturing temperature for most cheeses is about 50 to 55 f 12 to 15 c.
Cheese aging room temperature.
Most home cellars are 40 55 degrees f which make them a desirable aging environment.
The cheese is covered with a special cultured mix with a salt solution.
The cheese is.
This is how i converted a small refrigerator into a temperature and humidity controlled cave for aging cheese.
Cheese whether homemade or purchased can be aged easily in your refrigerator.
The lower temperature causes the aging process to slow down.
I can easily find imported 1 year old manchego in the us but it just isn t what i remember either the farms willing to do export aren t as good the cheese hasn t been aged long enough or.
Colder temps prevent spoilage but slow the aging process dramatically which isn t necessarily a bad thing.
A temperature and humidity controlled home refrigerator or wine cooler set with a temperature range of 50 60 degrees f.
Humidity will need to be monitored and adjusted to the required levels.
While traveling in spain i fell in love with aged manchego cheese.
Creating the right environment for aging is certainly one of the harder parts of cheese making.
For the best temperature place cheese in the warmest part of the refrigerator.
Controlling humidity levels and temperature are important for aging the cheese and preventing dryness.
For every type of cheese a specific combination of temperature and relative humidity must be maintained in the different storage rooms during the various stages.
After the 2 weeks the cheese is transferred to the ripening room for.
Unfortunately a standard refrigerator is 10 15 degrees cooler then a cheese cave and has the tendency to remove moisture from the air causing unprotected cheese to dry out.
Any warmer and the cheese may age too rapidly and in the case of high moisture cheeses might even spoil.
The ideal cheese cave temperature used for aging is 50 degrees f.
The older the better.
There are a number of options including converting an old fridge usually turned off and using humidifiers etc to create the right conditions using containers in a certain part of the house or garage and again possible employing the use of supporting equipment or as you mentioned.
The amount of humidity and temperature needed will vary by the type of cheese you re aging so follow guidelines for the specific cheese you re using.