How to Make a 30% Calcium Chloride Solution

Cheesemaking can be pricey, what with all the freeze-dried cultures and fancy molds and presses, but making your own calcium chloride solution is one easy way to cut costs (and save on plastic). Mix up one batch, and you'll have enough for countless wheels of cheese.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Calcium Chloride
00:15 What is calcium chloride?
00:29 What is calcium chloride used for?
00:57 Why is calcium chloride used in cheesemaking?
01:17 Calcium chloride in pasteurized milk cheeses vs raw milk cheeses
02:05 The benefits of making your own calcium chloride
03:37 Dosing Calcium Chloride for cheesemaking
03:50 The experiment: raw milk cheeses made with, and without, calcium chloride
05:12 Calculating for a 30% calcium chloride solution
06:11 How to make a 30% calcium chloride solution

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