There are all sorts of other minerals and whatnot in your tap water that you may not want in your cheese.
Chlorine free water for cheese making.
1 cups cool chlorine free water.
Herbs optional step 1.
Sensitive to chlorine.
Cultures such as sourdough cheese and fermented vegetables do not have specific mineral requirements.
Bring the water to a boil and let it boil for twenty full minutes.
If it is chlorinated you can use distilled water spring water or filter your tap water.
That is why when you are making a sourdough recipe it is a good idea to use chlorine free water the bread may be fine if you use your normal tap water but when you spend time and money baking you.
If none of the above appeals or applies to you try out these 3 easy ways to remove chlorine.
If you are making a cheese with rennet that is separate from the starter you need to add the lipase right before you add the rennet.
If you add just enough milk to the water to cloud it the chlorine will exhaust itself and you will have nonchlorinated water.
This assures that the lipase does not interfere with the starter always dissolve your lipase in chlorine free or distilled water before adding it to your milk up to 1 2 cup of water.
Place the chlorinated water in a pot on the stove.
That said as one of the other posters noted distilled water is always a good call.
This should be enough time for all of the chlorine to evaporate out of the water.
For these cultures use water that is free of chlorine chloramines and fluoride.
The microorganism symbiosis in sourdoughs can be particularly susceptible.
This no chlorine rule can turn off some beginner fermenters but it s an easy issue to get around.
You can use bottled spring water make sure it s chlorine free or you may already have a filter on your tap that removes chlorine.
How do i store it.
2 drops calcium chloride mixed with 2 tbsp chlorine free water 3 drops of liquid rennet or 1 4 tablet mixed with 2 tbsp of chlorine free water 1 tsp non iodized salt preferably cheese salt.
Cheese salt or to taste.
Wrap the remaining pieces of tablet and store in the freezer.
If you do not know your tap water is non chlorinated call your local water department.
