EM - starter culture (bacteria)
Description
Concentrated, lyophilized lactic starter culture for Direct Vat Inoculation, ideal to make cow’s and goat’s milk cheeses, such as Emmental, Gruyere, Grev.
Starter in the form of a powder (lyophilisate). The 100 l screw-on packaging enables repeated pouring of the required dose, closing and storing in the freezer. The starter culture is resistant to higher temperatures during transport.
Natural mesophilic- thermophilic culture composed in decreasing order by:
Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis
Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris
Streptococcus salivarius subsp. Thermophilus
Lactobacillus Helveticus
Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis
Dosage:
10 g for 100 l of milk
100 g for 1000 l of milk
Characteristics:
Optimum temperature for growth: 32 - 35 °C
Gas production: -
Proteolytic activity: ++++
Fermenting activity: +++
Salt Tolerance (expressed as 50 % inhibition): 2%