Garlic Montasio
The Cheese making community is always so giving and willing to help new cheese makers. This recipe comes from Kent Walker in Arkansas. He sent me the details and I constructed the steps in the recipe. It has been sometime since I have make this cheese and I feel like I have gotten much better at reading the curds, so I am hopeful the cheese turns out better than the previous tries.
Started June 7th, 2020 with 2 gallons of raw milk from “Living the Cream” dairy outside of Gill, Colorado. The wheel dried at room temperature for a few days and it went into the frig in Tupperware for 2 weeks. The nature rind after a couple weeks was perfect. Vacuum sealing June 20,2020.
Could be ready for tasting as early as August 8th.
I cracked it open on the 1st and it was wonderful. It was fairly garlicky, but not over powering, a keeper for sure.
As time marches on I have sealed and unsealed this wheel and I am continuing to enjoy it. Its probably time to make again so I have some for the holidays.
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