How to make Monterey Jack at home
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- Monterey Jack is commonly used in Mexican and Spanish cuisine as it’s mild in flavour and melts really well. It has a similar taste and texture to Colby and Cheddar and has variants known as Dry Jack (aged for +6 months) and Pepper Jack (spiced with Jalapeños). Made from pasteurised cow’s milk.
Monterey Jack origins: Around the 1700s, monasteries around the Monterey region were making a semi-firm, creamy, mild flavoured cheese from cow’s milk which they aged for a few months. An American entrepreneur named David Jack realized its commercial value and started selling it all over California. The cheese came to be known as “Monterey Jack's” or “Jack's Monterey,” eventually acquiring the name Monterey Jack.
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Idk how you ended up in my recommendations, and I have no interest in making my own cheese. Yet here I am, infinitely entertained by your work. Good job guy.
A mí me gustaría que lo traducida en español para poder entender para mí es muy interesante así no le entiendo yo ni por favor si no es mucho pedirlike y me suscribo para ver la respuesta
That’s how I started out. Now Here I am with my own cheese fridge so full of cheeses I’m wondering if I need a bigger one!
"oh it's a boy!" that was a good one haha
I'm learning so much from your videos. Thanks a ton!
Your voice gives me life
Gives me sleep.
Ive never made cheese but i have just watched about 12 of your videos.... I think i might give it a try.
+scottlw Thanks for watching!
no problem lol. I do a lot of home made stuff since im a rancher/farmer except ive never made cheese so im not sure how i stumbled upon your channel but i will watch more :D learn, practice and perfect i suppose. What cheese would you recommend for someones first time?
+scottlw for semi-hard, Caerphilly as it only takes 3 weeks to mature. For fresh, cream cheese. Both will blow your mind!
ill give the Caerphilly a try. Thanks for the reply. Have a good day/night whichever it is for you.
That was quite incredible. I didn’t know cheese too so long to make. It’s almost impossible to find Monterey Jack cheese around here and Spain. I work so much that I don’t think I could spend the time needed to make this right. Thank you for the video though!
I love cheese and last Christmas my mom got me a cheese makeing cheese kit and I love it
Thanks Gav. I followed your recipe and used some smoked applewood salt and iberico spice rub to add extra flavours to this cheese instead of brining.
Fingers crossed
🙏🏼Pandey
Christ the technique that goes into that! Talk about dedication!
Thank for the great video Gavin, this is my first attempt at a hard cheese and cant wait to taste it in a few months. One thing I noticed in the written recipe was there was no mention on when to add the calcium chloride. Thanks again
yum eating monterey at 4am and wanted to see hows its made, thanks for your work, 998th like here
Hey Gavin! If you haven't done a video on it yet I'd love to see a Pepper jack tutorial, I'm a newbie and have no idea what I'd be doing with the Jalapenos.
Basically, you would blend or finely dice the jalapenos, and mix them in before you pressed the curd into the mold.
Thanks for the heads up. Dakarn
I've done it using very fine diced Jalapenos and red pepper flakes, like you use on pizza... even smattering of each... it's wonderful...
WOW busy week watching your vedeos mr gavin my husband and family love it very well done indeed cheese lover Tammy
Thanks, Tammy!
keep the videos coming man! you rock! we are your supports
that colander mold combo trick is neat
Saves a lot of mucking around if you can pour the curds straight in!
Just discovered this channel. As a biology student who also loves cheese, I thoroughly enjoy your videos and am anxious to become a curd nerd myself.
That said, I want to challenge you! You use your non pasteurized milk in many cheeses, but what if you try making a cheese with chocolate milk? Not for a chocolate cream cheese, but perhaps a cheddar or other? I imagine acidity would be a challenge... I'm interested to see what you think. Cheers!
Thanks for watching Dan. Many people more experienced than I have tried and failed. Unfortunately the sugar in the chocolate converts into acid, and many chocolate milk products are ultra pasteurised so not much good for cheese making. It's much better as a Yoghurt
Thank you. That was a very pleasant video!
thank you very much!!!. I'm from Russia . I find it difficult to understand spoken language, and duplication on the screen helps a lot.🤗
You're an absolute legend mate. Thanks! New to cheesemaking thanks to you
You're most welcome!
That's my favorite cheese, and the video was satisfying.
Thanks for the great video! Cheese is in the press now and can’t wait to see how it comes out! Cheers!
I like eating cheese and watching your videos. makes the whole thing a better experience
Made a brined caraway Monterey Jack. So good!
What a relaxing voice.
Love your videos! You explain it all so well. Thank you!!
wonderful, as always. going to try this next weekend!
Let me know how it turns out!
I've enjoyed your videos. Thanks for expressing temperatures & other measurements in Imperial & Metric. I just don't us Metric enough to instinctively understand it. Though I had a scientific education, but I just don't use it enough. I love the taste & texture of Monterrey Jack (means the King's Mountain in Spanish). The taste is very similar to what people here call String Cheese. They are vacuum sealed plastic wrappers that almost every kid eats on a regular basis. Fine strands form that can just be peeled off & eaten. Good tasting & almost without mess. They are about 1cm around & 8 or 10cm long. I do not suppose a home cheesemaker can do that. Thanks again for your many videos.
I love watching this so much!
Thanks gavin! Evry recipe we try! Work like a bomb!
You're welcome Janina!
I love all your videos!
Hi Gavin, I am in the tropics, does it affect the maturing process?
+babosing you will definitely need a cheese fridge to maintain the correct temperature during maturation.
Just made this cheese - air drying now. Unfortunately I can’t find anywhere that sells cheese wax locally (Hobart) shopping online is out of the question due to Covid-19 shipping takes over 3 weeks for anything to arrive. So I will have to vac pack this. Looking forward to see how it tastes in August. My first ever pressed cheese. Thanks Gavin for the easy steps on your videos.
Any chance for pepper jack in the future?😛
Thanks for your suggestion, I'll add it to the list. It's actually exactly the same process as Monterey Jack, except you add rehydrated dried jalapenos to the curds before pressing.
Awesome, thank you. I've been trying to expand on my cheese making skills. You're my cheese guru 😂
Loved your video!!!
My raw milk was 6 days old so I did add calcium chloride Mad Jack so
far so good..dried for about 3 days leaked out a bit of whey over time..
In fact I Added CC to the last raw yogurt turned out great..My have been that I over heated it on the first initial heating
If anyone wants the directions written out, 1. Pour in milk
2. Heat to 90F
3. Once hot, add mesophillic culuture
4. Rest for a 2-3mins
5. Cover, allow to ripen for 45mins
6. Add Calcium Chloride, stir well.
7. Add Rennet, stir entire time, ~ 1min.
8. Stop move from moving
9. Allow to set 40-50mins (clean break)
10. Cut curd into 1/2" cubes.
11. Stir curds very gently (bottom to top motion)
12. Allow to heal for 10mins
13. Give it a "good stir" (4:57 in video), still at 90F.
14. Increase to 100F SLOWLY over 40 minutes stirring constantly.
15. Stir for 30 additional minutes at 100F.
16. Allow curds to settle for 30mins.
17. Drain whey over cheesecloth straight into mold. (Basket into colinder and cloth over basket)
18. Gently level curds in mold.
19. Let it drain for 3-4mins.
20. Press for 1hr @ 30lbs.
21. Flip cheese, 6hr @ 30lbs.
22. Flip cheese, 6hr @ 30lbs.
23. Brine cheese for 6hrs.
24. Flip cheese, brine, additional 6hrs.
25. Air dry 2-4 days, turning twice daily. Wipe any mold with brine soaked towel.
26. Wax or vacuum pack.
27. Mature 50-54F for 2 to 3 months, turning once weekly.
Where did you get the pot you brine in? Looks good and cant find one
The Babish of cheese, yes...you earned a subscriber and a newly minted cheese nerd
Hello again, Mr. Webber! Just a sort of unrelated question--what is in the yellow coloured jars on your kitchen counter? Again, another awesome cheese. Keep it up, sir!
+Angelica Sciacca Limoncello!
meraviglioso! Saluti~
Thanks so much for another great video.
+Artiefrog You're welcome!
Hi Gavin,
Is this 40 minutes stirring plus another 30 minutes? Total 120 minutes?
You're definitely correct about adding salt into the curds, it makes the cheese crumble.
Yup. A greater SanFran Bay product, massive seller.
Alternate channel name: cheesy Bob Ross
LOL, I can't picture Gavin with an afro :)
Thanks for another great tutorial, Gavin. I agree with Normal Guy that yours are the best cheese making videos on the internet. Any thoughts about making a tutorial on Asiago?
+Tom Knowles-Bagwell Thanks Tom. I'll pop Asiago in the list.
What a wonderful cheese harp / cheese cutter. I would love to have one like that but did not see them on your site. I am in the USA... might you know where I could get one. Thanks, in advance, for any help... and for your wonderful videos!!
*takes deeeep breath in* ❤️❤️❤️
Are we supposed to be stirring the curds the entire 40 minutes while the temperature is rising to 100 degrees?
How do you know how much pressure you press the cheese
"Nobody's looking"
Hey, we are!
Not enough info about whether you are keeping the heat on or turning it off during the process
Do you know why the Monterey Jack in stores have to be refrigerated?
Gavin - Could I add horseradish to this recipe to give it a taste I love? If so, when would it be added? Thanks!
Heya there!
Was wondering where you could get that fancy container for brine ?
Is that some kind of vacuum food one?
Really nice and explanatory video there.
Thanks in advance!
What book is he following in some of his videos for cheese recipes
Gavin webber, I am from India.Watched many of your videos and got inspired. In India we used to take fresh cottage cheese that is Paneer or chhana. We used to make sweets out of it. Western style cheese is available in the market made by AMUL or BRITANIA (manufacturers). Renets are not available in markets. ( I have never seen). Because it is made from cow stomach enzymes it is not socially acceptable. But I personally like western type cheese. I have opportunity to taste dutch cheese, my uncle brought from holland. By inspired by your videos i have experimented with local 'mother dairy' packaged milk.
At first I took 1 cup of fresh milk and left it to be cheesed for 12 hours. Next day I took 500 ml of fresh milk, warmed it to room temperature about 25 to 28 degree Celsius. Mixed with it old cheesed cup of milk, 1 teaspoon of vinegar, left it to be curd for 6 hours. When the curd is formed, I filtered the whey out. Washed the curd with normal drinking water. Then soaked the curd with salt water. Then pressed it in a home made former. I admit the curd could not be dried totally.Now the whole texture of curd is granular and brittle. I put that in refrigerator. After 7 days Blue molds are seen on the surface. After 10 to 15 days the surface started to become yellowish. After 40 days the Blue molds are died. Whole thing became yellowish. From granular and brittle structure ,the texture became homogeneous and solid (Hard also).Its surface became oily too. I ate that.It tastes good ( of course not like one from holland). Now please tell me what kind of cheese it is ( if it is cheese technically)? Thanks again for great videos from Kolkata, India.
I think you made a chemical weapon you could use if Pakistan invades your country!
+Emkay 4Q2 may be a biological one
I have repeated the experiment a few months before. This time I used calcium lactate along with vinegar. I used more milk also. But the experiment failed badly. I used my home made cheese press. made up of plastic container ( numerous hole was drilled on it). That did not worked very well. I would like to do the experiment again. This time I will only use sour milk and vinegar. I will try to improve the press also. Thanks
Souvik Dey You can get bacteria-derived and vegetable rennet online. I think you should keep experimenting, it sounds fascinating and fun!
CAN YOU PUT PEPPER FLAKE IN THE MILK BEFORE CURDING?
Hi Gavin, how can you tell how many pounds pressure you are applying?
Love your videos👍
Do you think you can make a Sartori belavitano Merlot wheel?
Yes, provided I have a recipe
Wow that was amazing and easy to make, just it takes days to make it.. I love Monterrey Jack Cheese that's why I looked for homemade cheese videos and I think its easier for me to buy than making it at home and it's not an expensive cheese for 7/8$ I buy 2lb of cheese
Lovely! I was wondering if you ever use any other shape molds? Small Rounds appear to be your standard.
I do have smaller ones, but this 165mm (6.5 inches) mould is perfect for 10-12 litre batches of milk. If I make larger batches of milk, I just use two moulds. As for larger moulds, I wouldn't be able to manage them as the resultant cheese wouldn't fit in my cheese fridge. It's all relative.
Two questions sir Gavin. I️ am getting started with my cheese making and am wondering where you found your maturation boxes?
Also what size hoop were you using in this video for the cheese press?
I’m so excited to make cheese because of you!
Thank you for being fantastic!
Hello sir,
Today i have made Monterrey jack cheese.
I have a question,
before vacuum packing should i keep it in refrigerator or no need.
can you show us how to do it with peppers ?
It's on my cheese to do list. Pepper Jack.
Yes !!!
Great work. Your vids provoking me to indulge in cheesmaking
Once the cheese is in the press or the later stages, how crucial is the timing of the flips? What happens if you are off by an hour or two on the flipping? I don't have a steady scheduled life and might or might not be around when the precise time arrived to do a flip. Enjoy watching your videos.
A good idea I think would be to set a Timer in the background to know how much elapsed time has passed during each step
I use the timer on my stove right in front of me, lol :)
CURD NERD such a catchy name
I have never made cheese either but I want to try. I watched the mozzarella and the Monterey jack and they seem the same. What's the difference?
Great video, Gavin.
Question - Can you substitute the culture for buttermilk, as in your pepper Jack video, and if so in what quantity or ratio?
Tia.
Yes you can! 1/8 teaspoon Meso.
@@GavinWebber thank you.
So what ratio of buttermilk would you use for this recipe, or is the pepper jack much the same, just with buttermilk used as the culture?
I'm confused how is it mature after 2 months ?
Thanks for your video. Could you make a video "how to make Raclette Cheese"?
Thanks for your suggestions, I'll put it on the list.
This Monterey Cheese recipe is exactly like the Farmstead cheese here: cheesemaking.com/collections/recipes/products/farmstead-cheese-making-recipe
It's also identical to Colby cheese, except Colby cheese needs to be cooled and washed with water after the curd cooking process to lower the acidity.
I was kind of expecting more variation between different cheese names.
I currently have a cloth banded jack in the cave but it doesn't smell quite right. I can't place the odour yet. No mould is visible either. The rind is kind of a dried green/brown colour. I am not sure if I used enough meso II culture. Any thought on if my cheese is stable or should I toss it? It is sweating now in a rubbermaid box.
You mentioned once that you make salami, you should make a video about that! Im very curious!
How do you keep cheese making economical? I really want to try cheese making but it seems like by the time you pay for the ingredients it costs a lot more than buying cheese at the store.
Another great video, would it be possible to make a short video showing how to make the brine solution? I'm not quite sure in how you achieve the 18%? Do you weigh out 180 grams of salt into 1 litre of water? Do you heat the water to allow the salt to dissolve or just stir in the salt?
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I always use my curd cutter when making the cheese it works very well. After I eat the cheese I use my turd cutter and it also seems to work well.
+Gavin Webber - At 1:45, after you have heated to 32c, and added the Mesophilic Culture, you then "let it rest for a little bit (2 or 3 minutes), and then stir it in". Why can't you just stir it in straight away after adding it? Is it a bit of "magic", or is there some reasoning behind it?
Cheese making is always magic Kevin ;-) The little bit of waiting helps the freeze dried culture to rehydrate before stirring it into the milk.
Hi there, I am wondering if you can tell me where I can buy one of the red round cheese brining containers that you use for brining your cheese…..
Hi Mimi, it is discontinued. Was made by Decor Australia
A quick question regarding the previous italian cheese - in that tutorial you told us that it needs 7 hours in the brine because its a tight nit cheese and it needs a long time for salt to get to the center. my question is, how come all the previous cheeses you told us to brine for 24 hours without mentioning that it's considered a longer then usual brining period? Great videos btw, I hope you do Limburger or Brick in future
My mistake it wasn't 24 hours for all the previous cheeses, I watched the videos again, and I've noticed that you brine softer cheeses for 12 hours and harder cheeses for 24. But still, I'm a little confused cause you mentioned that Bel Paese needs a long brine period due to being tightly nit, but you put it in for 7 hours which is less brining time then any other cheese you made before
+hugo5918 yes, sorry for any confusion. Bel Paese is lightly salted unlike the other cheeses. It is only matured for 4 weeks and doesn't need too much salt to inhibit the lactic bacteria.
I just made a small batch, made a little square of it I hope it works.
It should work. Just make sure it is waxed or vac packed so it doesn't dry out during aging.
I vac packed it since i didn't have any wax. The only place i could think to let it age was the fridge since I think it would be too warm anywhere else.
Where in the process would you add the jalapeno?
+Shark Bastard at the milling stage when putting the curds in the mould
How much lactose is in aged cheddar? Any idea, Gavin?
hi Jack. Good question. The longer a cheese ages, the more lactose gets converted to lactic acid. I don't know exact amounts, but I know that my daughter who is lactose intolerant can eat the hard Italian cheeses like Romano and Parmesan.
Most if not all Native Americans, this would include quite a few mestizo people as well can't consume dairy very well. I'm curious how the cheeses native to the Southwest U.S and Latin America might be different. Pretty much the hotter the climate,the lactose intolerance goes up for the native people. I would only guess that Australian Aboriginal people lack the enzyme.
My Ulster Scots ancestry gives me lots of milk and cheese consuming powers! I think I could live off of it. :)
Love the videos, watch them every night. Is it possible that you could experiment with non dairy milk like soy or nut milks? Would be amazing to watch! Haven't managed to find plant based rennet here. Curious if it's possible to make vegan cheeses the same way. Thanks for the videos!!!
I have made soy yoghurt before which you can watch here; th-cam.com/video/GoPy6yDAaGo/w-d-xo.html
I think that making vegan cheeses are an entirely different process.
Hi Gavin. Can I make this with rennet tablets instead of liquid rennet?
Yes of course. Use the recommended amount for the quantity of milk I used in the recipe.
Wow, this is truly amazing! 🙌😀 I am so glad I found you I just subbed to you mate. Good work! 🙌🧀 I've always wanted to do my own cheese's just so I know what's in it. Keep going, before you know it you'll be on Tasty, or TV! 🙌😀 God bless you brother! 🙌🙏✝️
What's a good cheese for a beginner to make?
+Kasey Carroll try Bel Paese or Quick Mozzarella. Easy to make and quick to eat
can you do it without waxing by using oil or something else?
Not really
So if I were to make this a pepper jack cheese, what would be a good time to put in jalapeno?
At the same time you add the salt to the curds
Awesome, thanks for the quick reply!
I live in an area, rough the same climate as Melbourne. Effect on maturation of Monterrey and bloomy rind cheeses (brie and langres)?
As long as you have a cheese fridge that has a regulated temperature, it doesn't matter what your climate is.
Hey Gavin, Once again, It's me. haha. I am wondering if up in Northern California, Will I need a cheese fridge? Orr do you think I should be fine without one? Also, What are the best cheeses to make without a cheese fridge at room temp?
Bel Paese can be made without a cheese fridge or basement. It matures in the kitchen fridge at 4C
Does Monterey Jack go well with Mozzarella and/or Cheddar on Pizza or in Pasta dishes?
It does indeed. Adds a bit of sharpness to the Mozz.
My grandma used to make a Mexican Christmas dessert bread pudding using Monterey Jack cheese. I believe she used a different cheese in Mexico, but it wasn’t available in the states. It sounds weird but it was always so delicious. It was kind of like a delicious firm cream cheese on steroids.
Hi Gavin, I was wondering if you could tell me if it's possible to freeze Muenster cheese, and if so how do you recommend I do it? I live in Canada and Muenster cheese isn't something you typically see over here but it's my favorite cheese, and I live about 15 min from Detroit which is a major US border... and Muenster is VERY popular and readily available there. so I make the trip over and buy a somewhat larger quantity to keep on hand... I get it freshly sliced at a deli counter and I want to know if I can freeze it and if so, what would be the best process to do so for the best results? thank-you in advance! 😁
The problem with freezing cheese is that it changes the texture. It will make it very crumbly. It will make it easy to grate which makes it okay to freeze cheese if you plan on using it in casseroles or cooking in general, but not sure I would want to use it on a sandwich if that is what you were looking to do. I hope that helps
Gav, if I want pepper jack, would I add peppers in before pressing or would I press then mill the cheese? I will still brine it, and I don't mind changing out the brine if it takes on pepper heat
+Ted Roberts yep, milk in the chilli then press
that would be mill in the chilli, then press.
can you please make Pepper Jack and Colby Jack
Gavin, my friend wants me to make Pepper Jack. Is that Monterey Jack with peppers in it?
Could I just follow your recipe and add peppers. If so, what type and at what stage would I add the peppers?
Yes it is. Mill in some rehydrated dried chilli flakes during the salting stage
what would happen if i didnt cut the curds in cubes and disturbed them a bit to much
It would turn to mush.
Gavin Webber thanks for the info
I would’ve loved to do this but there is no possible way I can keep the temperature at 52 F for 2 months
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If i don't have MO30 culture, can i use other types of culture instead like MA11 or MM100 ??
MA11 is a suitable substitute.
Hallo dear Gavin!!I am from Athens Greece.I make feta and Haloumi ! l use sheep milk. For others cheeses what milk must to use??? from cow?
+Παναγιωτης Καλαμπόκας yes for most of the cheese I make, I use cows milk.