Learn to make simple cheeses at home with equipment available in your kitchen

Cheese Making Courses at the Cheese Barn, High Weald Dairy.

A recent course attendee wrote,  ‘A wonderful day. The sense of achievement at the end of the day when I left with my own cheese was great. All was made so interesting and clear. I loved the hands on course. The lunch was fab too.’

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Saturday 1st June - Full Saturday 8th June - Full Friday 14th June -Full  Friday 28th June - Full NEW DATES (Released 2 April 2013) Friday 5th July - Full Saturday 20th July - Full Friday 26th July -Just 2 Spaces Available NEW DATES (Released 29 April 2013) Friday 16th August - 7 Spaces Available Saturday 17th August - Full Friday 23rd August - 6 Spaces Available Saturday 24th August - 5 Spaces Available (correct as at 22nd May 2013)   BUY A CHEESE COURSE GIFT VOUCHER Introduction to Making Soft and Hard Cheese at Home Our course is suitable for all those interested in learning and gaining hands on experience on how cheese is made, and will cover the making of a soft fresh cheese and a hard cheddar style cheese. Teams of 2 will work together and each cheese maker will be able to take their two  cheeses home to eat or to mature further. It will enable you to make simple cheeses at home using basic home utensils. Dress; Casual, White Coats will be provided.   9.30 am for 10 am start : Meet in the Cheese Barn, at High Weald Dairy, Tremains Farm, Horsted Keynes. Tea, Coffee and biscuits. Overview of cheeses and the main stages of making. We will start the hard cheese making process immediately. Hard cheese, Starter addition, Renneting, cutting, scalding and cheddaring Soft Cheese, cutting, draining and adding herbs and spices.     1.00pm to 1.30 pm Approx (depending on the stage of cheese making!) Home made Lunch followed by a Cheese Tasting of some 6 or 7 of our different types of cheese.   Completion of the cheese making; Soft Cheese; draining, salt addition, and other flavours. Hard Cheese, Milling, salting and pressing.   At a convenient point, there will be a Tour of the Dairy to watch cheese making on a larger scale and a visit to the cheese maturing room.   Course Finish at approximately 3.30 - 4.00 pm      *************************************************************   Your Course Tutors. Mark Hardy has had over 25 years experience in cheese making, using cow, sheep and goat milk, covering most cheese types and is passionate about cheese. He explains the process in simple down to earth language and ensures everyone has a relaxed but educational day and leaves with the knowledge and confidence to make cheese at home. Chris Heyes. Originally a marketeer in publishing, Chris has been making cheese now for 18 months, and has an infectious enthusiam for all thing cheese and food related. Chris will also be cooking our lunch on the day. Making cheese always gives one an appetite! Sarah Hardy. Although not a cheese maker, Sarah organises us all and makes sure that everyone attending is happy and looked after, and feels at home on the day.   **************************************************************     Finish approx 3:30pm.   Cost of Course & Lunch: £135   This is the perfect gift for the lover of cheese - TO BUY a Cheese Course Gift Voucher  CLICK HERE   Alternatively   please email: sarah@highwealddairy.co.uk  or call 01825 791636 for a booking form.   Some basic small scale cheese making equipment will be available to purchase, such as rennet, starters, cheese cloth, cheese molds, cheese presses, cheese making books, and small cheese making kits on the day.            HOME CHEESEMAKING SUPPLIES:   For Online supplies of cheese making starters, rennets and equipment, please see;                     --------------------------------   www.cheesemakingshop.co.uk     www.cheesemaking.co.uk   Travel arrangements to the Cheese Barn. The Dairy is on the outskirts of the village of Horsted Keynes. Sat Navs; RH17 7EA  By car, the Dairy is just 30 minutes from the M25 Jnct 6 (A22) or Jnct 7 (M23) on the M25. Haywards Heath is the closest Train Station to the Dairy. Trains from London, Victoria Station depart every 15 minutes to Haywards Heath. It takes approximately 50 minutes. Regular Trains depart from Brighton and take 20 minutes to Haywards Heath Station. Taxis from Haywards Heath Station to the Dairy will take just 15-20 minutes. Gatwick Airport is close by (30 minutes), again with very regular trains to Haywards Heath Station.   Local Accommodation;  The Crown Inn, The Green, Horsted Keynes http://www.thecrown-horstedkeynes.co.uk/home  Bed & Breakfast in the village.  The Burghurst Lodge, Horsted Keynes http://www.burghurstlodge.co.uk/index.php  The Croft, Lewes Road, Horsted Keynes 01825 790546  Saxons, Horsted Lane, Horsted Keynes www.saxons.freeuk.com  Holly House, Chelwood Gate. (3 miles from Horsted Keynes. http://www.hollyhousebnb.demon.co.uk/index.html For further local accommodation, please see http://www.ashdownforest.com/categories/places-to-stay/       <!-- Start of StatCounter Code for Default Guide --> <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=6778481; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="ab3d7d71"; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter.js"></script> <noscript><div class="statcounter"><a title="web analytics" href="http://statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c.statcounter.com/6778481/0/ab3d7d71/1/" alt="web analytics"></a></div></noscript> <!-- End of StatCounter Code for Default Guide -->

Happy Cheese Graduates                                     Cutting the Curd!                   Seeing how it's done on a slightly larger scale.    Home Cooked Lunch