Thistle Rennet has a documented use as far back as the time of the Roman Empire. In addition to being used as a rennet, there is evidence to show that thistle rennet can “accelerate” the aging of young cheeses, making a one-month-old cheddar taste as …
Making a Danish Style Blue Cheese with Thistlezyme®
At Winding Road Artisan Cheese in Smoky Lake, Alberta, we make all of our cheeses using Thistlezyme®, a true vegetarian, non-GMO, botanical rennet from the flower of the thistle. One of our newest cheeses is Blue Moraine, a “Danish Blue” style cheese with richer umami …
The American Cheese Society
EDC is exhibiting at the American Cheese Society 2018 Enzyme Development Corporation is pleased to announce that we are once again exhibiting at the American Cheese Society in Pittsburgh from July 25th to July 28th 2018. During the show we will be showcasing Thistlezyme®, our …
Why We Use Thistlezyme®
In March of 2016 Winding Road Artisan Cheese of Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada, started making cheese using Thistlezyme® instead of “traditional” types of rennet. When doing our market research to determine what types of cheeses we should make, we found that there was an increase …
“Stilton Style” Blue Cheese
This is a “natural rind” Blue cheese, while the rind can be strong it is edible. Ingredients: • 150 L Pasteurized non-homogenized Cow’s Milk • 2.0 g MA4001 • 1.0 g LH100 • 0.2 g P. roquforti. • 90 ml enzyme • 30 ml CaCl2 …
Getting Started with Thistlezyme®
The decision to make any product is one that should involve a certain amount of research and thought. This is especially true when it when it comes to making cheese, be it as a value added product for a dairy, a stand alone cheese business …
Thistlezyme® – A Great Way to Make Cheese
The attached presentation discusses the properties of Enzyme Development’s new Protease, Thistlezyme®, 100% Thistle rennet extraction, and its use in cheese making and other foods. Thistlezyme® is an Aspartic Acid Protease that is extracted from the flower of the Thistle, Cynara cardunuculus. The use of …
Basic Pressed Washed-Curd Cheese Recipe Specific to Thistlezyme®
Thistle Renets rennet has a unique milk clotting property that is different from the typical rennet’s from animal or micro sources. The curd cheese recipe specific – thistle rennet are suggestions, based on the difference inherent in clotting times and temperature. Thistle rennet is traditionally …