This culture makes great cream cheese. Tastes just like the name brand cream cheese from Pennsylvania. You can make cream cheese for a little less than store bought but more importantly you can control your ingredients so you know what’s in it. Here’s my cream cheese recipe
In a very clean pot bring 4 cups whole milk and 4 cups half and half to 80 degrees f.
Sprinkle one packet of mesophilic culture on the milk. Mix by gently moving a slotted spoon under the surface. Add a few drops of rennet and mix again.
Cover and leave undisturbed for 24 hours.
Put cheese cloth in a strainer over a bowl. Ladle curds into cheese cloth and let drain for 8 hours.
Pun strained curds into a bowl. Mix in 1 tsp of kosher salt and refrigerate.
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Product Description
What's the only thing better than cheese? Homemade cheese!
Mesophilic means "medium-loving," in this case referring to the temperature at which milk needs to be kept during the cheesemaking process. Mesophilic cheeses require less heat than thermophilic cheeses—specifically, mesophilic cultures propagate best at temperatures up to 90ºF.
Your tastiest new hobby
Perfect for beginners and cheesemaking pros
Included in the pouch is 4 packets of direct-set culture and 2 vegetable rennet tablets.
With this, you can culture up to 10 gallons of milk into the cheese of your choice, or try out four different kinds of cheese! This is ideal for beginners, experimenters, or to give as a gift.
All natural homemade cheese
Healthier than store-bought
Unlike store-bought cheese, especially the mass-produced kind, cheese you make yourself will be unprocessed and won't have artificial additives (such as colorings, stabilizers, and preservatives), since you pick all the ingredients yourself.
Plus, it contains probiotics (good bacteria), which promote stronger gut health, enhancing digestion and helping you feel all-around great!
Cheese is also a great source of calcium, protein, B vitamins, and many other nutrients.
If you like our Mesophilic Cheese Starter Culture, you might also like these:
 Feta Cheese Starter Culture |  Fresh Cheese Starter Culture |  Thermophilic Cheese Starter |
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| Feta = Greek for "slice" Make feta with the traditional sheep milk, or use goat milk or cow milk. | Fresh doesn't have to be aged Make blue cheese, cottage cheese, chèvre, Neufchâtel, fromage blanc, and more | Thermophilic = higher heat Make Parmesan, Swiss, Romano, provolone, Asiago, mozzarella, and more |
| In the bag 4 packets direct-set starter culture (rennet not included) | In the bag 4 packets direct-set starter culture + 2 vegetable rennet tablets | In the bag 4 packets direct-set starter culture + 2 vegetable rennet tablets |
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| Price | $14.99 | $11.99 | $11.99 | $14.99 | $11.99 | $76.99 |
| Price Per Unit | $249.83 / Ounce | $11.99 / Fl Oz | $0.05 / Fl Oz | $249.83 / Ounce | $6.00 / Fl Oz | $76.99 / Count |
| Delivery | Get it as soon as Sunday, Jan 26 | Get it Jan 28 - 31 | — | Get it as soon as Sunday, Jan 26 | — | Get it Jan 28 - 30 |
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| Sold By | Cultures for Health | Fermentaholics | New England Cheesemaking Supply Company | Cultures for Health | New England Cheesemaking Supply Company | Boomchugalug |
| number of pieces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
| size | 1.6 Gram (Pack of 1) | 1 Ounce | 5-pk | 1.6 Gram (Pack of 4) | 2 Fl Oz (Pack of 1) | — |
| weight | — | — | 0.05 pounds | 1.6 grams | 0.13 pounds | — |
Works- make sure you order correct type
The product works. I made cream cheese, it came out delicious. It was easy to use. It even came with some bonus guide ideas and a website.Only wish that the packages were different colors. I ordered the wrong type the first time. That’s on me though, it’s not a deal breaker for this product.I’m still enjoy asking cheeses with them.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2022
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
Works- make sure you order correct typeThe product works. I made cream cheese, it came out delicious. It was easy to use. It even came with some bonus guide ideas and a website.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
Only wish that the packages were different colors. I ordered the wrong type the first time. That’s on me though, it’s not a deal breaker for this product.
I’m still enjoy asking cheeses with them.
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
- Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
Easy to use, good instructions inside and online, made good cheese. I also found the rennet tablets easier and more reliable than the liquid rennet (including liquid animal rennet). I used raw milk from my Jersey cow (hence the bright yellow color).
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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- ShelleyReviewed in Canada on June 16, 2024
Very cheesy
Great product, works as advertisedVery cheesyShelley
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CyndiReviewed in Canada on October 10, 2023
Fonctionne super bien
Je l’utilise pour faire du fromage en grain et j’adoreFonctionne super bienCyndi
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