TA61 Thermophilic, Direct-Set, Cheese Culture Starter

TA61 is a direct-set thermophilic culture. It’s used in hard cheeses, such as Romano, Parmesan, Provolone and Emmenthaler Swiss. It contains the bacteria streptococcus thermophilus.

Making your own artisan cheese is not only a great way to impress your friends, but can be a fun project for you and the whole family!

Home cheesemaking has recently exploded in popularity. It not only allows you to control the quality of the ingredients used, it’s also a great way to express your creativity. Starting with a softer cheese and an easy recipe is the best way to go for a newcomer. Cheese starter cultures are used to ripen the milk and start the fermentation process of cheesemaking. They also help determine the flavor, texture, and type of cheese you’re making. It can be as easy or as complicated as you’d like- there’s a cheese recipe for every level!

• Each box contains 4 individual packets
• Cultures at room temperature.
• Store in freezer

NW Ferments provides quality starter cultures for home production. Our goal is to enable people to improve their own health while saving them money. By making our own healthy foods, we help ourselves as well as our planet. While we are from the Pacific NW, we know that we have many kindred spirits worldwide.