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Cultures and Additives

Collection: Cultures and Additives

Create delicious homemade cheese with our premium range of cheese making cultures and additives. Shop mesophilic and thermophilic starter cultures, rennet, calcium chloride, lipase, mould cultures, cheese salt, citric acid, annatto and specialty bacteria to produce everything from mozzarella, cheddar and feta to brie, camembert, gouda, parmesan and blue cheese with authentic flavour and texture.

19 products

Nigari powder is used to produce Japanese-style tofu. Nigari powder consists predominantly of Magnesium Chloride which is highly soluble in water and has no perceptable flavour.

Nigari Powder 50g

Regular price $2.95
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Vegetarian Rennet - 140 IMCU/ml 250ml

Vegetarian Rennet - 140 IMCU/ml 250ml

Regular price $27.50
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A mesophilic culture addition that aids in the fermentation process when making fermented vegetable products such as Sauerkraut and Kimchi

Vegetable Fermenting Culture

Regular price $12.00
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This Mesophilic culture can be used for making fermented milk products, cultured butter, sour cream, Mascarpone and Crème Fraîche as well as Cheese varieties with eyes such as Gouda and Edam.

CHN-22 (Mesophilic Culture) - 50L

Regular price $4.50
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Annatto is a natural, yellow-orange food colouring, extracted from the seed of the South American Achiote tree.
The dairy industry uses Annatto extract to impart the appealing yellow or orange hue to various types of cheese and butter.

Annatto - 50ml

Regular price $8.90
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Vegetarian Rennet - 140 IMCU/ml 50ml

Vegetarian Rennet - 140 IMCU/ml 50ml

Regular price $7.50
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Cheese salt is a flossy or flakey non-iodized salt. It is a must when it comes to cheese making.

Cheese Salt - 500g

Regular price $2.00
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Citric Acid is used for making the 30 Minute Mozzarella and Ricotta Cheeses.

Citric Acid - 50g

Regular price $2.50
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Lipase enzymes impart the piquant flavour that are characteristic of some Italian and specialty type cheeses.

Lipase Enzyme - 10g

Regular price $8.00
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Camembert Starter Blend - 45L

Camembert Starter Blend - 45L

Regular price $8.50
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Calcium Chloride Solution - 50ml

Calcium Chloride Solution - 50ml

Regular price $3.50
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Penicillium Candidum - 50L

Penicillium Candidum - 50L

Regular price $5.00
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Contributes a "nutty" or "sweeter" taste and generates the CO2 gas that forms the

eyes in such cheeses as Leerdammer, Emmental and other Swiss style cheeses.

Propioni Bacteria - 50L

Regular price $6.00
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This aromatic Mesophilic culture is primarily used in the manufacture of Continental cheese types
(Gouda, Edam, Leerdam, Samsoe) and soft cheese types (Lactic cheeses,

Camembert, Blue cheese) as well as Sour Cream, Cultured Butter and Crème Fraîche.

Flora Danica - 50L

Regular price $4.50
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LH100 is a Thermophilic Culture used in combination with other cultures to reduce bitterness and add a "nutty" flavour to such cheeses as Emmental, Cheddar, Parmesan, Romano, Provolone, and Mozzarella.

LH100 (Thermophilic Culture) - 50L

Regular price $9.50
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TA61 is a Thermophilic Cheese Culture that is ideal for making cheeses such as Parmesan, Romano, Provolone, Mozzarella, Emmental/Swissand Gruyere.

TA61 (Thermophilic Culture) - 50L

Regular price $6.00
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MA11 is Mesophilic homofermentative culture primarily used in the production of cheeses with a closed texture such as Cheddar, Feta and Cottage cheese.

MA11 (Mesophilic Culture) - 50L

Regular price $4.50
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This aromatic Mesophilic culture is primarily used in the manufacture of Continental cheese types (Gouda, Edam, Leerdam and Samsoe) as well as soft ripened, and fresh (unripened) cheeses (Brie, Camembert, Havarti, Blue and Chevre)

MM100 (Mesophilic Culture) - 50L

Regular price $4.50
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Penicillium roqueforti is an indispensable ingredient in the production of blue cheeses such as Danish Blue, Stilton and Roquefort.

This particular strain will produce blue/green mould veins through a cheese with a  creamy texture and an intermediate flavour and aroma.

Penicillium Roqueforti - 50L

Regular price $6.50
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