Well I cracked the swiss that got infected from my blue. Weird but good. Tastes alot like parmesan with a slight blue influence. Became a hard cheese though. Good for grating. I think that is because the wheel was only about 1 inch thich and I air dried it for 3 weeks. Did get holes but in the future I will be more careful. My nephew makes alot of cheeses from their cows milk and told me that once you get the blue mold in the air in your house it will infect any cheese air dried. There is a way to rid your house of the blue mold but I did not have a chance to ask him how.

An ionizer will prevent air born particles from migrating.
Cheese looks great!

down445, blue mold is a very agressive one.
Did you make any bread nesr the cheese making area? That might cause the contamination.

By the way, Cheese bloom is not a fungus, fungus spreads in the air, bloom spreads from touch.

No, its a mold.  And it is spread airborne.

I stand corrected. I contacted Dr. Arthur R. Hill on the subject

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Hi Niel, The answer is yes, but I don’t know how much or if some cultures travel by air more than others. Not something I’ve studied. cheers. art

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Neil <@telusplanet.net> wrote:

  Hi!
  Does White/Blue bloom travel in the air like spores? or just travels from touch.

  Thanks!
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