Made an 6" Brie a few weeks back and pressed it( because I just bought a new cheese press and wanted to try it out)
Knowing the texture was going to be different than normal-I decided to cold smoke it today after my initial seasoning run with my new 4 rack digital- Temps as high as 78F. Used Special Blend Bisquettes for 1 hour. Now back in the cheese cave for 4 weeks
Will add pics tomorrow
Oh you got me drooling. I love Brie.
Looking forward to the pictures...love brie also.
Cheese making, another topic I want to try. Looking forward to the pics. How long from start until you are able to enjoy the Brie?
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Quote from: Silvergrizz on December 29, 2012, 09:32:31 AM
Cheese making, another topic I want to try. Looking forward to the pics. How long from start until you are able to enjoy the Brie?
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I age my brie about 4-6 weeks depending on temperatures. Best at 50F- if warmer than that it is ready in 4 weeks.
A lot of the brie I make is for serving as baked brie where it will be melted-so I could be ready to go in as little as 3 weeks if needed.
Still unable to post pics-suspect because I am a new user
Quote from: murmur on December 30, 2012, 06:35:48 AM
Quote from: Silvergrizz on December 29, 2012, 09:32:31 AM
Cheese making, another topic I want to try. Looking forward to the pics. How long from start until you are able to enjoy the Brie?
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I age my brie about 4-6 weeks depending on temperatures. Best at 50F- if warmer than that it is ready in 4 weeks.
A lot of the brie I make is for serving as baked brie where it will be melted-so I could be ready to go in as little as 3 weeks if needed.
Still unable to post pics-suspect because I am a new user
Just follow the instructions on this page and you will be able to post all the pictures you want.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?488-Answers-To-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=768#post768
Quote from: devo on December 30, 2012, 06:59:22 AM
Quote from: murmur on December 30, 2012, 06:35:48 AM
Quote from: Silvergrizz on December 29, 2012, 09:32:31 AM
Cheese making, another topic I want to try. Looking forward to the pics. How long from start until you are able to enjoy the Brie?
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I age my brie about 4-6 weeks depending on temperatures. Best at 50F- if warmer than that it is ready in 4 weeks.
A lot of the brie I make is for serving as baked brie where it will be melted-so I could be ready to go in as little as 3 weeks if needed.
Still unable to post pics-suspect because I am a new user
Just follow the instructions on this page and you will be able to post all the pictures you want.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?488-Answers-To-Bradley-Smoker-FAQ-s&p=768#post768
I tried the link, but it is identifying me as a spammer! lol
Quote from: SiFumar on December 28, 2012, 10:53:06 PM
Looking forward to the pictures...love brie also.
Me too but you know what they say.
Everyone has a camera.
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Well thats too bad about not getting in to the recipe site. I heard they have had trouble with spammers.
You basically have to upload your pictures to a photo site like photobucket. Copy the link from that upload.
When you making your post here include the image tags ([ img ] your link here [ /img ]
some thing like this
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http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/x471/omega505/PC302784_zps21570619.jpg
hehehe close you forgot the image TAGS
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Thats pretty cool you make your own Brie Murmur, Is there a good book or website to get started in that hobby.
I am sure there are other places but here is on place to order a kit
https://www.halfordsmailorder.com/eSource/ecom/eSource/Cheesemaking_-_Brie_Kit/i_1_0_/_CHSBRIEKIT
Quote from: devo on December 30, 2012, 11:18:16 AM
I am sure there are other places but here is on place to order a kit
https://www.halfordsmailorder.com/eSource/ecom/eSource/Cheesemaking_-_Brie_Kit/i_1_0_/_CHSBRIEKIT
Thanks Don
Nice site, but online they list all 6 of their cheese making kits as "out of stock" :-(
Grizz
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I buy a lot of stuff from them and actually just saw that they are starting to carry cheese making stuff. Could be they are just gearing up. They are very helpful over the phone so if your interested i would give them a call.
I will do that. Glad to hear you have good words about them, I tried to order a vac master from them the two weeks ago and although they showed it in stock, got a call couple days later saying inventory was off. Just got their catalog in the mail on Friday, way more stuff than shows up online, going to try a couple of Charcuterie kits from them.
Grizz
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Quote from: Keymaster on December 30, 2012, 10:28:37 AM
Thats pretty cool you make your own Brie Murmur, Is there a good book or website to get started in that hobby.
Much like this excellent site- I learned a lot here.
http://cheeseforum.org/forum/index.php
Bookmarked, thanks
Grizz
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Thanks for the forum Murmur :) Wife loves brie and apples with them high dollar stale water crackers ;) I might indulge in cheese makin :)
When I saw the title I thought this would be interesting as I have considered smoking cheese.
But what? You actually make it first? Cool 8)
Halfords in the UK is a major car parts supplier, not much in the way of cheese. I will now commence a search ........ thanks Murmur.
The reason that I wanted the Bradley smoker was to get better cold control compared to my larger propane smoker.
I like to make everything that I possibly can- wine, cheese, sausage, etc
I like to make Pepper Cheese Smokies with my own cheese. Smoking the cheese first adds a new dimension to the flavor.
I also will be smoking one of my home made Swiss cheeses to make a Smoked Rueben Sausage with cheese and sauerkraut incorporated right in the sausage.
So murmur where do you order your cheese making supplies?
Quote from: devo on December 31, 2012, 08:55:55 AM
So murmur where do you order your cheese making supplies?
I have received cheese kits as gifts purchased online on Etsy I believe.
Most of the supplies I bought in Phoenix on a recent visit.
But I hear good things about:
http://www.danlac.com/
I see that I am not the only one interested in making cheese (made several easy cow milk ones, so far). I like cheeseforum.org, like reading what other people are trying. And making wine and beer.
Looking forward to the pix
Quote from: Smoker John on January 07, 2013, 12:10:34 PM
Looking forward to the pix
More pix finally
I cryovac-ed the smoked Brie today( I know-I know) But I have my reasons.
Made a gouda a few days ago which I will smoke in about a week.
Also made a Cows Milk Manchego-that I am not sure what I will do with next :)
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Wow looks good. I ordered the "Brie Kit - enough supplies to make 150 wheels" but as of yet still waiting for it from http://www.danlac.com/
Quote from: devo on January 20, 2013, 01:13:33 PM
Wow looks good. I ordered the "Brie Kit - enough supplies to make 150 wheels" but as of yet still waiting for it from http://www.danlac.com/
Let me know if you have any questions once the kit arrives.
Brie is a bit of a challenge the first time out-especially if you make the Newbie errors that I did. :P
I'm also interested in home made cheese making. I make yogurt and yogurt cheeses from this link though I haven't had much luck in more complex cheeses, but I want to keep trying. A good place to start.
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/cheese/cheese_course/cheese_course.htm (http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/cheese/cheese_course/cheese_course.htm)
What we need here Mr Bradley is section on the forum for growin yer own whether it's gardening or cheese making or perhaps beer brewing or even wine and spirit making