APPLE CIDER CHEESE, Whole Wheel | Austrian Lactose-free semi-hard cheese | 8,1 kg | Mostkäse

Original price was: € 225,42.Current price is: € 202,88.

Apple Cider Cheese Wheel Refined with sweet Apple Cider – The Special Cheese Specialty

  • Price Advantage: Save 10%
  • 8.1 kg Cheese Wheel Weight
  • Lactose-Free Cheese
  • Raw Material: Hay Milk 100% from the Bregenzerwald Alpine Region
  • Fat Content: at least 45% F.i.T.
  • Absolute Fat Content: approximately 30%

Base Price: € 27,83 €/kg

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No artificial colors/flavors

No fillers

Gluten free

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With the Apple Cider Cheese Cheese Wheel from cheesemaker Christof Schneider, you hold an extraordinary cheese specialty in your hands. This cheese is made from the best semi-hard cheese wheels, sourced from select Bregenz Forest dairies, known for their exceptional quality.

The basis for this special cheese is high-quality hay milk, produced by cows fed exclusively with fresh grass and hay. This traditional feeding method gives the Apple Cider cheese its uniquely natural and aromatic flavor through traditional cheese aging.

After careful selection, the cheese is brought to the cheese cellar of the Berchtold family, where it is refined through artisanal care and aging. A special highlight of this cheese is the treatment of its rind with homemade, sweet apple cider.

Through regular rubbing with this sweet cider, the cheese wheel gains a spicy and fruity note, making it unique. The creamy white surface of the cheese is beautifully perforated and has a firm consistency, emphasizing its premium quality.

Let yourself be tempted by this exquisite cheese specialty and enjoy the unique aroma achieved only through the use of hay milk and apple cider.

The Apple Cider Cheese Wheel from cheesemaker Christof Schneider combines traditional craftsmanship with modern demands for quality and flavor.

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Lactose-free Apple Cider Cheese: The natural milk sugar in our hay milk cheese is broken down by lactic acid bacteria. Result: lactic acid plus excellent taste and aroma development.

Another advantage of the hay milk Apple Cider Cheese  is that it is lactose-free. This means that even people with lactose intolerance can enjoy this special cheese without worry.

During the cheese aging process, Apple Cider Cheese is continually rubbed with apple cider, giving it a typical flavor and, through the use of the best cider, a yellow-orange-colored cheese rind.

APPLE CIDER CHEESE WHEEL semi-hard | 100% Mild Taste Guarantee | Lactose-Free Deluxe Austrian Cheese Straight from the Cheese Cellar | Mostkäse

Our Apple Cider Cheese is part of our mild cheese varieties in our shop overview.

Our Apple Cider Cheese Enjoyment Tip

Try our Apple Cider Cheese with fresh marjoram, garlic, and pickled green pepper. It pairs particularly well with fresh whole-grain bread and Styrian Schilcher wine.

This fine cheese with a delicately melting, smooth texture and occasional cherry-sized holes is a special treat. Its mild flavor and soft texture also make it increasingly popular as a snack cheese among locals and guests.

The characteristic properties of cream cheese are greatly influenced by the high-quality alpine milk, its nutrients and flavor or consistency, and the Vorarlberg alpine flora.

This results in the unique quality of alpine cheese.

APPLE CIDER CHEESE WHEEL semi-hard | 100% Mild Taste Guarantee | Lactose-Free Deluxe Austrian Cheese Straight from the Cheese Cellar | Mostkäse

Historical Background of Vorarlberg Cheese

Cheese has been produced and aged in Vorarlberg’s alpine and valley dairies since the beginning of the last century.

The production method of “fat cheese” (in contrast to lean cheese such as “Sura Käs” from Montafon) originally came from Switzerland and quickly spread in the Bregenz Forest.

Semi-hard cheeses are made from natural (non-thermized, pasteurized, or centrifugally cleaned) raw milk (hay milk) with at least 45% F.i.T.

Due to the small-scale farms supplying the raw material and the traditional alpine dairies, artisanal production and traditional care of high-quality cheese have been preserved to this day.

You can find more interesting details about semi-hard cheese at Wikipedia.

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Cheese Holes in the Apple Cider Cheese Wheel

Apple Cider Cheese has occasional cherry-sized holes. Its creamy white surface is beautifully perforated and made of firm texture.

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The Rind of Apple Cider Cheese

The rind of Apple Cider Cheese is treated at regular intervals with apple cider. Due to the protective layer of sticky sweet cider, it should not be eaten.

APPLE CIDER CHEESE WHEEL semi-hard | 100% Mild Taste Guarantee | Lactose-Free Deluxe Austrian Cheese Straight from the Cheese Cellar | Mostkäse

Storage and Aging of Apple Cider Cheese

Apple Cider Cheese is aged for approximately 4 months in its dedicated cheese cellar before it is ready to be enjoyed.

Special Quality Features of Our Semi-Hard Cheeses Like Apple Cider Cheese

  • The rind of cheese forms when the cheese wheels are immersed in a iodine-free salt bath after molding.
  • The salt bath promotes rind formation and acts against bacteria. Depending on the type of cheese, the wheels remain in the salt bath for varying lengths of time.
  • The salt draws water from the cheese wheel. Afterwards, the cheese wheels are regularly treated with iodine-free salt & brine until fully matured.

Flavor Magic

The specialty of Apple Cider Cheese lies in the delicately melting consistency of its cheese paste combined with apple aromas.

Apple Cider Cheese Intensity

How mild or spicy is the cheese? We define 10 levels from 0 (mild) to 10 (spicy).

5/10

Apple Cider Cheese Consistency

How hard is the cheese? We define 10 levels from 0 (soft) to 10 (hard).

6/10

Apple Cider Cheese Wheel Aging Time

How long was the cheese aged? We define aging time between 1 to 12 months.

4/12

Additional Details About Hay Milk Apple Cider Cheese

Characteristics of Apple Cider Cheese
Milk: 100% from hay milk, free from silage
Type of Cheese: lactose-free semi-hard cheese (SH)
Aging Type: Lactic acid and/or fermentation ripening / surface aging in the cheese cellar with salt care + cider treatment
Cheese Flavor Profile: Mild, smooth, delicately melting
Aging Duration: 3 months
F.i.T.: At least 45%
Absolute Fat: Approx. 22.5%
Allergens: Other than milk components, no other allergenic potential
Lactose: Not present
Rennet: Natural, animal-based rennet
Salt: Iodine-free table salt
What defines the cheese – the Apple Cider Cheese character? Especially soft cheese with delicately melting cheese paste
How does Apple Cider Cheese taste? Full-bodied, delicately melting cheese-apple aroma
How does it feel, what is its consistency? Medium-firm cheese with delicately melting cheese paste
What is the color of Apple Cider Cheese ? Whitish to yellowish paste, highly dependent on the season
What does the cheese paste smell like? Pleasant cheese aroma combined with fine apple cider nuances
How does the perforation appear? Occasional cherry-sized perforation
How is Apple Cider Cheese best enjoyed? On a snack bread, for breakfast, or simply in slices for dinner.
What indicates suboptimal ripening – lower quality? The cheese should be medium-firm, but not soggy.

If you plan to store large pieces or an entire cheese wheel for more than 2-3 weeks, we recommend using a cloth.

Take a clean dishcloth, soak it in salt water (simply add a little salt), wring it out, and wrap the cheese in the damp cloth. This process should ideally be repeated every 2-3 days.

If the cheese becomes slightly white or develops spots, this is usually salt or protein crystallizing due to temperature differences. These spots can simply be wiped off.

Using aluminum foil is possible (though we advise against it), but it must be perforated with small holes to allow air circulation.

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Weight 6,0 kg
Brand

AlpenSepp®

Cheese maturing time

3 months

Kind of cheese

Ingredients

Cow's milk, cheese-making, natural lab, iodine-free table salt

Taste Intensity

mild

Name of cheese

Apple cider cheese

Country of origin

Austria

Type of cheese

Traditionally hand-made Austrian semi-hard cheese from silage-free raw milk (hay milk)

Weight

GTIN

9120022282107

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APPLE CIDER CHEESE WHEEL semi-hard | 100% Mild Taste Guarantee | Lactose-Free Deluxe Austrian Cheese Straight from the Cheese Cellar | Mostkäse
APPLE CIDER CHEESE, Whole Wheel | Austrian Lactose-free semi-hard cheese | 8,1 kg | Mostkäse