![gouda homemade](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharo56p8s2Bzf6bvwN9y6r5KJ5gfdY9l5OdVcWzoxBxuXi9fhHHb8VlBwZyaYRdI_AWJb-TYKtpQWQxbLcRyICdrmkZxgOfSaBd2Y3ps59_u9LZUj_0yg5et9OvlWkLalfWzGJ3Zzjv7mf/s640/20170211_190328.jpg)
Next on my list of cheeses to try (as well as my bucket list for February) was Gouda.
Above you see the cheese fresh out of the brine.
Now what I noticed at this stage is that either the curds did not knit together properly, or that those marks are from my cheese cloth that was a little short and so I couldn't stretch it enough to make a smooth cheese.
As I am a total novice, I am not sure which it is and what the consequences of this might be, so I will soldier on.
What I am guessing is, that it could create air pockets in the cheese over time, or that it will make for a very crumbly cheese which Gouda shouldn't be :(
But, as this is supposed to be a learning procedure, I will go through the motions, and will inform you once I open it as to what happened.
I once again followed Gavin Webber's recipe for Gouda, and as my culture used Flora Danica.
![flora danica](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJa6bi0METMn0M2-x2pb-71g6N94y2NVA8iSP3qn-FNXlnjzXSF38f_ULuz_11uWoTH8zZiokE55wikkC4cGT6KajpF34dIiuhJkh51xmNBFDvCEVKApkVJN7OzuxIYORUw7hZGZNc3vW/s400/flora.jpg)
Here is the Gouda before I waxed it.
I put 1 layer of liquid wax coating on the cheese before waxing.
![homemade gouda](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkVCgbbaQKYtopO3JSpcjJ858VyL7X7l51JW3KT8HtLO2SsFEGweJc9GQAhc01rEc5otV6HzXqWT2JTiYeKjHzqFY3zzt6lGI2CXmJ32vu4Tp1rUV5LxmaQRLwA-hHEFPQW58rxInrVRl/s640/20170214_200805.jpg)
and here it is after my first attempt at waxing :)
![gouda](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNAtQKV6OHwI3a0xpNr0i-jjM1K9AFrVtx1MTwWyXJ1lMOMF-8fhyphenhyphengL7wyfY9oqbsrFUk9mtQ271drCvwqfkw442biqsAplnIPMWs6LMApx2z_tMyMqa1XFW6dSuqy2Cft1hWg61z1-jy/s640/20170214_203732.jpg)
I can't wait to see how this cheese turned out, and will share it with you here :)
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