Birthday Gift that keeps giving

In October 2013 my daughter Amanda gave me a gift certificate for a course in making Camembert Cheese at the Cheese Maker in the Swan Valley.  I had a fantastic time and really enjoyed it.  The cheese was opened at Christmas and everyone was amazed that it was home made.  We have had a very hot summer so now that the weather is starting to cool I decided last weekend to try to make some Camembert Cheese.  I having been looking for ages to buy a wine fridge as a friend gave me $100 to purchase one as a cheese cave.  While making the cheese I was browsing on Gumtree and saw a great fridge for $100.  When I looked it up as to what it was worth I found out that they are worth $850 new so I was very pleased with my purchase.  This inspired me to start and make hard cheeses.  On Tuesday I started my venture into making Farmhouse Cheddar.  I looked on the internet for a recipe and used this one from the Curd Nerd http://curd-nerd.com/hard-cheese-recipes/farmhouse-cheddar/

 A neighbour kindly bought me 10 litres of milk and I set about making the Farmhouse Cheddar.  A friend who is very good at carpentry quickly fashioned me a cheese press and we were off and running.  I had done a lot of research and saw that some blogs suggested putting the cheese into a vacuum seal instead of waxing.  Fortunately my beautiful son Jeremy had given me one.  I cut the cheese in half and left it for two days to get a rind.  Today we finally vacuum sealed it and in 4 weeks we will be able to sample.  The next cheese I hope to have a try is Colby cheese.  From the leftover whey from both the Camembert and Farmhouse Cheddar I have managed to make Ricotta cheese and made some of this into a dip for family night.   I will keep you posted how the cheese making is going.
Bye for now