Does any one know about making cheese?

[the myth]

My wife and I resently made 4-6 wheels of cheese, I followed the instructions and they turned out pretty good. My questions are about the drying period, we let the sit for 2-5 days and they got a little hard and then we started coating them in wax to store. When I was dipping and covering them in wax a little cheese juice started coming out due to the heat of the wax I think anyway my question is: Is this whey that hasn't dried out yet? Will this make my cheese rot from the inside out? Do I need to let it sit even longer? Any help would be appreciated here is a link to a vid we did on it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJMiCa9CeVA

Let me know what you all think, thanks!!

[ComputerGuy]

Great vid. Looks like I might try and make some of my own. Cute kid!!

[LizardKing]

I think I'm going to have to try making cheese. It's looks pretty easy to do and the press is materials I already have laying around. Too bad I'll have to use store bought milk, though, so mine probably won't be as good. Wish I could help on the drying, but I'll have to wait and see what somebody answers on that.

[Matt In Oklahoma]

I'm not an expert and have not made cheese but isnt the drying out process what they call "aging"? If it isn't properly aged it isnt ready to eat. I dunno, just a thought. I hope someone who does know because now I'm curious.

[eeyore]

The Myth,

Great video,
To your question according to "Grow It" by Langer, it needs to dry a week (seven days) of "air drying" flipping it daily so it can dry evenly before you coat it with wax. (Storey says 3-5 days in his book Basic Country Skills) (in the book "Forgotten Household Crafts" by Seymour, he says drying [or ripening] could take two weeks, but it depended on size of wheel, temperature between 65-70 and good ventilation, turning every day)
He (Langer) also recommends a press like you described in the video with a adjustable 10 pound weight.

What i deduce from the video and what i read, was you either did not let it dry enough or did not get all the whey pressed out.

I would love to see a video about the homemade bread and butter also.

[Klayton]

Ditto on the videos of homemade bread and butter... :)

OH, and what sidearm is that you are wearing in the vid?

[hagbard]

My wife knows how to cut it. ;)

[Davar]

Check out www.cheesemaking.com it's a pretty good site.