About This Product
ARN Ripening Culture: B Linens Strain ARN 10 Dose (special order - lead time approx 5 days)
Add the red color seen on cheeses like brick, Munster and Limburger using one of our available b-linens yeasts. Add color to some styles of bloomy rind cheeses.
CONTAINS:
Brevibacterium aurantiacum
Arthrobacter nicotianae
Geotrichum candidum
Use a very small amount to inoculate a small milk batch (1-10 gallons). Experiment using different strains on your homemade cheese and see the differences in color. You'll want to age these cheeses away from other cheeses, to keep any cross contamination controlled. Click on the product listing below to see the Spec Sheets.
(ARN) Brevibacterium linens: orange and ivory - specific blend for flavor of Normandy cheese and a balanced surface flora between p. candidum and the acid-sensitive bacteria; two types of B. linens are used in ARN.
(freeze-dried direct set/DVI-Direct Vat Inoculation or Direct Spray)
You can apply to the outside of your cheese as follows:
Hobbyist Usage: innoculate directly into your milk, ( 1/64 tsp for 1-2 gallons of milk);
or it is often sprayed onto cheese. (follow your recipe)
(Click here for Spray Bottle 1 oz )
Dissolve 1/64 tsp. in 1/2 oz water. Allow 12 hours for the mold to dissolve and activate, then spray onto the cheese.
Below spraying use a clean brush or small cloth to wash the surfaces of the cheese. You can directly inoculate the milk and/or spray this mold onto your cheese using this convenient Small Spray Bottle on our Supplies page.
(will not grow below pH of 5.0)
Kosher Certifled Non GMO
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