Mesophile (M255)

$14.00$26.00

Dosage and pack size

  • Large size (20UA in foil sachet) will inoculate 600 to 2,000 litres of milk depending on dosage used.
  • Small size (5UA screw cap bottle which is 1/4 of a large pack) will inoculate 150 to 400 litres of milk depending on dosage used.
  • An approximate guide for usage is 1 Dash mini spoon or 1/8th spoon to 8 litres of milk.

Types of Cheese M255/M265 can be used on

Traditional Cheddar, Farmhouse Cheddar, Stirred Curd Cheddar, English acid styles, UK territorial styles, Colby, Brick, Jack, Farmers, Cottage cheese, white cheese, Continental cheese, milled curd, washed curd styles. Some recipes recommend M265 or equivalent cultures for softer cheeses such as blue vein, white mould but there are better culture options for these cheeses.

Description

M255/265 is a very traditional ‘allrounder’ culture best suited to hard cheese styles. The Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris are used in many other cultures and are among the first mesophilic cultures used in modern freeze-dried starter technology. Other aromatic lactic and aromatic and ripening cultures can easily be added to this culture to improve its characteristics.

Excessive acid production can be an issue with cultures containing Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and Lactococcus lactis subsp. Cremoris, be careful with dosages, cut sizes, acid development in the curds and whey at both hooping and post hooping.

  • Flavour profile: 2 out 5
  • Acid production: 4 out 5
  • Resistance to bacteriophage: 4 out 5
Cheesemaking

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Making cheese prior to the course is not essential but it is very strongly recommended. I have found that over many years of providing cheesemaking courses, having some basic cheesemaking experience before you get to the course is an enormous help with taking in the information provided at the course.

To help you start to make cheese at home, there are several kits available, starting from $60 plus postage. Each kit has detailed instructions so that you can easily make lots of cheese in your own home, without having made cheese previously. See the range of available kits here. You can easily add to the kits once you have completed the course.

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