Homemade Cheddar Cheese

Name: Homemade Cheddar Cheese
Prep time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Gallons Whole Milk (Raw or Pasteurized, but not Ultrapasturized); 2 packets Direct Set Mesophilic Starter (1 packet for raw milk); Or bulk mesophilic starter, 1/2 tsp for pasturized milk or 1/4 tsp for raw milk; 1 tsp Liquid Rennet (diluted in 1/4 cup cool, unclorinated water); 1 tsp Calcium Chloride Liquid (optional, for pasteurized milk only, diluted in 1/4 cup water); 2 Tbsp. Cheese Salt or Canning Salt (without additives or iodine)

Instructions

Prep:8h

Homemade cheddar is rich and flavorful, and the natural bandaging allows the cheese to achieve complex flavors during aging. (Waxed or vacuum-sealed aging are also included as options.)

Updated at: Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:36:03 GMT