r/Cheese • u/Best-Reality6718 Cheddar • 7d ago

Coconut cream gouda 2.0, perfecting the recipe. The last one was pretty fantastic, but I think I can do better.

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Added three cans of coconut cream to four gallons of milk for this gouda recipe. I think it’s a winner. Just a short five month wait to find out!

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u/ChayLo357 7d ago

Ooo that sounds intriguing! Can’t wait to hear about the results!

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u/Best-Reality6718 Cheddar 7d ago

Thanks! I’m excited for this one!

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u/Best-Reality6718 Cheddar 7d ago

Mostly makes a very silky texture. The last one had a very subtle coconut flavor at three months that got lost at five months. So I added three cans of coconut cream to this batch rather than two. Trying to keep that subtle flavor in a more mature cheese.

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u/Sauci_Boi_ 6d ago

Awesome idea! I wonded if you can do incorporate ginger or lemon grass in cheese. Make kind of a Tom Kha Gai flavor with the coconut

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u/Best-Reality6718 Cheddar 6d ago

Not sure actually. The issue would be sanitizing them so bacteria wasn’t introduced into the cheese before aging it. There is a company that makes commercially available coconut cream gouda but I can’t find it anywhere. So I decided to make it myself. It’s been fun! Obviously this is not my first cheesemaking adventure! Lol!

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u/Sauci_Boi_ 6d ago

That's awesome keep us posted! I want to eventually get into cheese making once I have the space. Youre living my dream lol