Rennet, Home Made, Illustrated

Here are the results of an experiment at producing home made rennet. Rennin is an enzyme which, in an acid environment, digests the water soluble milk protein casein into insoluble products. When these precipitate out of solution, the milk coagulates. The test is the famous “clean break” of cheese making. Here, the abomasum of a … Continue reading Rennet, Home Made, Illustrated