Feta Cheese

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   Over the weekend i made feta cheese from normal cow milk.
it is easy and taste great .
for 4 liter milk you need

1/8 tsp mesophilic culture
1/2 tsp rennet  (mix in 1/4 cup water)
1/2 calcium chloride (mix in a 1/4 cup water )

for the brine
2 liter water  
5 tbsp salt
1 tsp calcium chloride
1/4 tsp white vinegar 

bring the milk to 30 c 
add the culture and mix
add the calcium and mix 
leave for an hour (maintain 30 c )
add the rennet mix
leave for an hour  (maintain 30 c )

cut the cheese and mix till it drops and you can scoop the whey .
put the cheese in molds or in a cheese cloth

drain for 6 hours 

put it in the brine over night

next day put it to dry in the fresh wind .

put in the fridge   for 6 days if you can  . 

Enjoy