In this article you will learn step by step how to make your own blue cheese culture (Penicillium Roqueforti) at home.
The best part?
You will save hundreds of dollars by producing your own Penicillium Roqueforti.
And if that’s not enough…
It allows you to have blue cheese cultures on hand for when you make your next blue cheese at home.
There have been a few changes around the Curd-Nerd household lately. One of which has allowed me to spend a little more time on my home cheese making.
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Blue cheese is the general name for cheese that has had the Penicillium cultures added to it.
This produces flecks or veins of blue mold through the cheese. ‘Branded’ blue cheeses include Stilton, Gorgonzola and Roquefort.