OM homself besig te hou, het oud-plaasbestuurder en gewese predi-kant James Vermaak besluit om dit wat hul vorige familieplaas in Tsitsikamma hom bied, te gebruik \u2013 topgehalte melk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00f3 het sy kaasmakery by Tsitsi-kamma Gourmet Cheese begin waarmee hy nou vir plaaslike inwoners, besoekers en supermarkte \u2019n gewilde diens lewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy glimlag: \u201cToe my skoonpa, Gerhard Steyl, sowat vier terug die familieplaas \u2013 wat ek vir 18 jaar bestuur het \u2013 aan Daan Landman ver-koop het, het ek besluit ek is nog te jonk om niks te doen nie. Ek moet my jarelange-kennis gebruik om iets met die melk te doen \u2013 en bykomende waarde tot die bestaande besigheid voeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2019n Ooreenkoms is bereik: Daan verskaf die melk en ek waag my hand aan die kaasmaakproses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nie heeltemal \u2019n nuutjie vir James nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Kaasmaak<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 kaasmeester het reeds jare terug vir die eerste keer sy hand aan kaasmaak gewaag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het begin kaas maak as \u2019n stokperdjie, maar die gogga het my behoorlik gebyt en ek wou net meer en meer maak. En ander dinge pro-beer,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy het verskeie resepte beproef en selfs \u2019n kort kursus in kaasmaak by Stellenbosch gedoen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maar dit het egter leer en probeer en heelwat foute gekos voor hy di\u00e9 vaardigheid behoorlik onder die knie gekry het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En toe hou hy op kaas maak . . . Tot di\u00e9 nuwe geleentheid net meer as twee jaar terug oor sy pad gekom het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Slaggereed vir die nuwe uitdaging, het James 3kg kaas in \u2019n 20l kastrol in sy kombuis gemaak \u2013 sukses. Na ses maande van proefneem, is daar \u2019n klein kaasfabriek met tweedehandse toerusting in \u2019n ou gebou \u2013 voorheen \u2019n slaghuis \u2013 op die plaas in Eersterivier ingerig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEindelik is di\u00e9 vaardigheid op tegniek geskoei. Dus kan jy jou individuele stempel op jou produk afdruk,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoonop hang jou eindproduk af van wat die diere gevreet het, aangesien dit aan die kaas \u2019n uitsonderlike smaak gee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie Jersey-melk wat ek vir my kaas gebruik, sorg vir \u2019n perfekte kaas met \u2019n ho\u00eb bottervet-inhoud \u2013 \u2019n weerspie\u00ebling van Tsitsikamma.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dus hul slagspreuk: Green Pastures. Real Cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Produkte<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James het begin deur sy sagte en romerige Cream Havarti (gemaak met volroom Jersey-melk volgens die oorspronklike Deense-resep) te maak; een van sy beste verkopers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy maak tans sewe soorte kaas: Boerenkaas (gebaseer op \u2019n Ne-derlandse gouda-resep), TsitsiJack (hul weergawe van die bekende Amerikaanse-kaas, Monterey Jack), PepperJack (ook genoem TsitsiJack met \u2019n houding en bevat swartpeper, koljander en \u2019n chilli-mengsel), Cumin, Garlic and Onion en Haloumi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlles kaas wat gewoonlik teen ho\u00eb pryse ingevoer word,\u201d s\u00ea James. \u201cOns smaak vergelyk goed met die van ingevoerde kase, en is meer ekonomies vir verbruikers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Proses<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens James vat dit liters melk en baie tyd om die perfekte kaas te maak: 500l melk om tussen 60kg en 75kg kaas te maak \u2013 dan hang dit ook van die tipe kaas af. Hoe dro\u00ebr die kaas, hoe minder kry jy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En dan die tyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy verduidelik: \u201cHeel eerste moet die vars melk tot 65\u00b0 Celsius verhit word, voor dit tot 32\u00b0 Celsius afgekoel word \u2013 d\u00edt kan tot vier ure neem om die melk te pasteuriseer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKulture en stremsel (om die melk te verdik) word bygevoeg, gevolg deur ure se roer (dikwels met die hand) om die wei van die wrong-el (verdikte, gestremde melk) te skei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVerder behels die kaasmaakproses die sny en rus van die wrong-el, asook die dreinering en vorming van die kaas voor dit vir 24 uur onder druk geplaas word. Dan staan dit oornag voor dit in \u2019n pekeloplos-sing geplaas word.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heel laaste is die rypwordingsproses \u2013 \u2019n minimum van vier weke teen 14\u00b0 Celsius, afhangende van die kaas. Sommige neem tot twee maande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al hulle kase word in \u2019n vakuumse\u00ebl verpak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James frons liggies: \u201cDit is moei-lik om twee dae na mekaar kaas te maak. Ons probeer om elke tweede dag kaas te maak, maar dit hang ook van die verkope af.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEindelik is di\u00e9 werk wonderlik bevredigend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Meer inligting<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tsitsikamma Gourmet Cheese is beskikbaar by hul fabriek in Eersterivier, Stormsrivier Nasionale Park, The Bistro in Stormsrivier, St. Francisbaai Superspar, Jeffreysbaai Superspar, die Milkwood Market (elke Saterdag) in Jeffreysbaai, Mount Pleasant Superspar in Port Elizabeth, Walmer Park Superspar in Port Elizabeth, die Cheese Stores in Port Elizabeth en die Ark in Jansenville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Al die kaas op die rakke, behalwe vir die Haloumi wat deur Mamela Nukani gemaak word, is die hande-werk van James. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mamela het as \u2019n skoonmaker begin, en gevorder tot assistent en kaasmaker. Sy is nou James se regter- en linkerhand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns wil op hoogte van die proses bly,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir meer inligting, skakel Anri Wolmarans by 082 966 8203 of James Vermaak by 082 556 0429. Stuur \u2019n epos na tsitsicheese@gmail.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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