Merryl Winstein
Cheesemaking Classes & Raw Goat Milk

St. Louis, MO, Hermann, MO & Springfield, Illinois

BEST QUALITY CHEESEMAKING KITS & SUPPLIES

PHONE OR EMAIL, AND PICK UP SUPPLIES SAME DAY AT MY HOUSE. 

COMPLETE HIGHEST QUALITY CHEESE MAKING KITS AND SUPPLIES. TO ORDER ONLINE,
see BOTTOM OF PAGE.

I must confirm your order. 

Phone 314-968-2596.  Zip code, 63119

RAW GOAT MILK, available in Mid Feb. 2012.  Prices below.

Remember, ANY pasteurized supermarket "drinking milk", will NOT make cheese and it will NOT stretch for mozzarella.   Regardless of what you have read over and over (and over and over again!), that goes for "minimally pasteurized" and "standard pasteurized", as well as "ultra-pasteurized."  Supermarket milk works for these cheeses only:  ricotta, queso blanco, yogurt, cultured buttermilk and kefir, & sour cream. To make Queso Blanco from store-bought milk:  heat the milk to 190 - 200 F, add 1/4 cup vinegar per gallon of milk, drain out the separated curds, salt them, and press them under some weight. Use on quesadillas.  Or, coat with bread crumbs and fry in butter.

2012 RAW GOAT MILK from me;
$4 quart, plus $1 refundable bottle deposit
$8 half-gallon, plus $2 refundable bottle deposit
$16 gallon, plus $4 refundable bottle deposit

My raw goat milk prices are lower than pasteurized goat milk available at stores.

Return the clean glass jars & lids, trade in on next milk, only pay for milk itself.
Done getting milk, return the jars, get deposits back.

CHEESEMAKING SUPPLIES, ONE BY ONE: 

My CHEESEMAKING DIRECTION BOOK, $10.  Buy this and receive $10 OFF A CHEESE CLASS within a year.  Get started today the right way with detailed, accurate directions for Feta, Chevre/fromage blanc, Sour Cream, Mozzarella, Cheddar, Yogurt, Camembert, Ricotta, Swiss/alpine, and much more information!

COMPLETE HIGHEST QUALITY CHEESEMAKING KIT, only good, commercial grade equipment, same items i use myself, nothing disposable or puny.  PLUS a $25 git certificate towards a Merryl Winstein Cheese Making Class.  Save money by getting everything all at once.  See description below.

LIQUID RENNET
(Non-animal)   $6 for 2 ounces (refrigerate). 
(Animal)  $8 for 2 ounces (refrigerate).
(Normally, you use only 1/8 teaspoon rennet per gallon of milk)

CHEESEMAKING PRESS, made by me and my son.  This model has two tall threaded rods, springs for steady pressure, and screw down knobs.  I use this type myself, it works perfectly.  I assure you, 80% of the presses sold on ebay will not work.  This is the best price for any high quality cheese press you will find:  $95.  Also, if you just want to take a good look so you can make one yourself, call to come over and see it.

CITRIC ACID POWDER, $4 for 1/4 cup.  Used in "quickie" mozzarella.

CHEESE WAX, $6.50 per pound, black, red, yellow/beige. 
Cheese wax is the exact wax used for mushroom growing.

BACTERIAL STARTER CULTURES
$1.50 for one small packet (sets 2-4 gallons of milk).
 (Keep frozen)

Creme Fraiche
Mesophilic - for Feta, Cheddar, Gouda, etc.
Thermophilic - for Swiss, Italian such as Parmesan, etc.
Sour Cream - exactly like "Smetina" which used to be sold in St. Louis!
Yogurt (Y-1, tart Bulgarian, Y-4, medium, Y-5 sweet & mild like Dannon.  Y-1 is large packet for $7.)
Chevre (for goat's milk)
Fromage Blanc, (like chevre, but for cow's milk)

OTHERS below, $3 EACH, come in small repackaged size to save you money!  You need only a pinch for up to 10 gallons.  The usual "large" packets, are $20 each.

Geotrichum (for camembert and others)
Pen. camemberti (white mold for camembert)
Propionic bacteria, for Swiss with holes  
Flora Danica 

THERMOMETERS with 1-3/4 inch dials, F & C, 0-220 F
12" stem, fits canning pot, $17 8" stem,
8" stem Taylor, fits 2-5 gallon pot, $17,  
5" stem, for little pots, $8 

CHEESE DRAINING MATS, about 6"square, fine or coarse food grade, $1.50 each

CHEESE DRAINING CLOTH, plain unbleached muslin, $3 per piece, about 18" square

LIPASE adds piquant flavor to feta, blue, mozzalla, parmesan, etc.
Capilase, Sharp 2 oz- $7 
Italase, Mild 2 oz - $7

CALCIUM CHLORIDE LIQUID, $3.50 for 2 ounces. (Increase yield and firmness in raw goat milk, any raw milk over 48 hours old, or any pasteurized milk.  Unfortunately, cannot compensate for "supermarket milk".)

CHEESE MOLDS & FORMS

Large basket, drains feta or ricotta from 1 to 2 gallons of milk - $7
Small basket, drains feta or ricotta from 1/2 to 1 gallon of milk - $7

Camembert, open bottom, no follower, holds cheese from 1-2 gallons - $10

Molds for draining chevre or fromage blanc:.  Each holds cheese made from 1/2 gallon of milk:
Heart Shape, Cone with flat top, Short Cylindar, Pyramid, or Tall Tube $7

Cylinder with open bottom, with lid, holds cheese from 1, 2, or 3 gallons of milk - use for pressed cheese or camembert, - $17. Very versatile.  THIS IS YOUR BASIC STARTER MOLD.

 Med. Tomme, closed bottom, with follower, holds cheese from 3-5 gallons - $21

 Large Tomme, closed bottom, with follower, holds cheese up to 10 gallons of milk - $28

CHEESEMAKING DIRECTION BOOK, excellent directions

CHEESEMAKING DIRECTION BOOK, Buy booklet and receive the $10 off a Cheesemaking Class during the same year.   by Merryl Winstein.  Accurate Detailed directions - get started the right way!  Includes Feta, Mozzarella, Basic Pressed Cheese (tomme, similar to cheddar), camembert, chevre, sour cream, ricotta, cheese presses, salting, aging, and MANY more topics.   $10 if picked up at my house, $12 if you order online and have it sent.

$12.00
HIGHEST QUALITY CHEESEMAKING KIT

HIGHEST QUALITY CHEESE MAKING KITS contains only the same type of equipment that I use myself for cheesemaking.  Everything is top quality. (Other kits may have disposable breakable cheese baskets or tiny thermometers you can hardly read, or limited directions.  Not my kits.)

#1: the "EVERYTHING" CHEESEMAKING KIT -

This kit contains EVERYTHING you need to make every type of cheese and lots of it.  (You will need to supply the milk, pots and pans, spoons, knife, stove, and a colander.)

Includes:

$25 GIFT CERTIFICATE towards a Merryl Winstein Cheesemaking Class (redeem within a year).

CHEESE PRESS - wood with two tall threaded rods, and springs for steady pressure.  I make them.

CHEESE MAKING DIRECTIONS - really good accurate detailed directions for: Feta, soft spreadable Chevre & Fromage Blanc, Camembert/Brie; Yogurt, Sour Cream, Mozzarella (tasty method, and also the quickie citric acid method), Basic Hard Pressed Cheese (Tomme), Cheddar (Traditional and Stirred Curd), Yogurt, Swiss/Alpine cheese, Blue Cheese, and lots more info.

LIQUID RENNET - non-animal, 2 oz.  Keep refrigerated.  All modern recipes use liquid rennet, (not tablet type.)

TWO 8" THERMOMETERS - one for inner pot, one for outer pot of water.  1-3/4" dial.

FOUR CHEESE MOLDS from France
PYRAMID CHEVRE MOLD
ROUND CHEVRE MOLD
CYLINDER MOLD WITH LID for pressed cheeses, for 1-3 gallons of milk
STURDY BASKET MOLD, large, for 1-2 gallons of milk, draining feta or ricotta

FINE CHEESE MAT for draining, 6".  Craft/needlepoint mats will not drain!
COARSE CHEESE MAT for draining, 6".  

CLOTH FOR DRAINING OR PRESSING CHEESE

CHEESE WAX - one pound

CHEESE MAKING RECORD BOOKLET - record everything you did in one place, so you can look back.  Incl. time, temp, pH with steps taken, plus chart of pH vs time, etc.

CAMEMBERT WRAPPING PAPER, white, 3 pieces, keeps humidity in for ripening

BACTERIAL STARTER CULTURES, little white packets, KEEP FROZEN
5 MESOPHILIC sets 2-4 gallons of milk - basic culture, cheddar, feta, gouda, etc
5 THERMOPHILIC sets 2-4 gallons of milk - basic culture, mozzarella, swiss, parmesan, etc.

The next 3 cutures set 1-2 gallons milk per packet.
5 SOUR CREAM/CREAM FRAICHE
(exactly like the old Smetina sour cream from St. Louis!)
5 FROMAGE BLANC (soft spreadable cow cheese)
5 CHEVRE (soft spreadable goat cheese)
5 CREME FRAICHE

Ripening cultures, special purposes, use miniscule amount per batch
1 GEOTRICHUM, small amount, for camembert/brie
1 WHITE MOLD, small amount, for camembert/brie
1 PROPIONIC BACTERIA, small amount, for Swiss/Alpine holes

 ALL THIS, INCLUDING THE $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE TOWARDS A CLASS!

PRICE:  $250 if picked up at my house, or $270 if it is sent (to cover postage).   

SPECIAL:  ADD 2 large stainless steel stockpots added (3.5 gallons and 4.5 gallons, to use as "double boiler", add another $45 

 

COMPLETE Cheesemaking Kit, picked up directly from Merryl Winstein ($250.00)
COMPLETE Cheesemaking Kit, SHIPPED ($270.00)
ADD Two Large Stainless Steel Pots ($45.00)
START CHEESEMAKING TODAY KIT

#2:  START CHEESEMAKING TODAY KIT!

You can start today with only a very few items.  You can always come back and buy more from me later on. 

MY CHEESEMAKING DIRECTION BOOK.  Accurate, detailed directions for many cheeses.  Value, $10.  Buy this and receive $10 off a Cheesemaking Class within a year.

LIQUID RENNET - non-animal, 2 oz, refrigerate

1 MESOPHILIC CULTURE - sets 2-4 gallons, for feta, cheddar, others.  Keep frozen.

1 THERMOPHILIC CULTURE - sets 2-4 gallons, for mozzarella, swiss, parmesan.  Keep frozen.

PRICE OF THE START CHEESEMAKING TODAY KIT: $18

 

 

$18.00
LIQUID RENNET - non-animal, 2 oz

LIQUID RENNET - non-animal, 2 oz.  Keep refrigerated.

$5.00
BACTERIAL STARTER CULTURES, many types

BACTERIAL STARTER CULTURES, many types of mesophilic and thermophilics.   Small white packet, sets up to 4 gallons of milk.  Keep FROZEN.  $1.50 each

$1.50
CHEESE PRESS

CHEESE PRESS made by us.  We use this kind, it works perfectly.  Lovely wood of various kinds, with two long threaded rods and spring arrangement which keeps steady pressure, that is crucial for making good cheese. You cannot make good cheese with intermittent pressure.  More economical and works better than most other types.  $85.  Photos available.

$95.00
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