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Cheese from England, Devon and Somerset

Exmoor Blue Cheese (Exmoor Jersey Blue)

Made in 5 steps over 22 days – 43 days. The longest step, ripen, takes 21–42 days (Defra PGI specification 'Exmoor Jersey Blue C…).

Key numbers
Main step21–42 daysSet[uk-spec][eu-reg]Ripen
Temperature29.4–32.2 °CSet[uk-spec][eu-reg]Set the curd

Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedWhat goes in. No source gives amounts for this ferment.
cow milk, (Jersey breed only since 1990), raw, whole
Starter: starter added at 70 °F; Penicillium roqueforti added during the hold

Total time across the recorded steps: 22 days – 43 days

Start
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What changes: Raw whole cow milk goes into the vat

Step 1 of 5
Prepare the milk
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

C (Jersey breed only since 1990), raw, whole

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

What makes this one different

Soft raw Jersey-milk blue with a white Penicillium candidum coat (blue + bloomy); fat ~34%, rich yellow paste.

Rind
White bloomy surface

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [uk-spec] Defra PGI specification 'Exmoor Jersey Blue Cheese'spec
  2. [eu-reg] Commission Regulation (EC) 872/1999spec