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I followed the recent submission to HN about making your own chilli sauce. I just bottled my first batch this week and had gone down the rabbit hole of studying

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• coldpie 2y ago
  Home cheesemaking is super fun! Give it a go! I wrote an intro article about it a while back: https://www.smokingonabike.com/2015/09/27/cheesemaking-in-my-home/ https://www.smokingonabike.com/2015/09/27/cheesemaking-in-my... Gouda is a great one to start with. Camembert was my favorite, it turned out significantly tastier than what you can get at the store.
  • goosejuice 2y ago
    What store are you shopping at? If you're producing cheese, beer, or any other specialty food that's better than what you can get in your local stores, you should consider transforming it into a business. You won't make much money (in cheese) but it's a fun industry and your community might just love you for it.
    • heikkilevanto 2y ago
      Spoil a good hobby by turning it into a small business. No thanks!
      • goosejuice 2y ago
        It's a good thing not everyone thinks like this :)
    • poulsbohemian 2y ago
      It's probably been 8-10 years since I put together the numbers for a small scale creamery (think farmer's markets, etc), but at the time in my state and its regulatory environment, I figured it was about $90K just in equipment, plus whatever you'd need for your facility build-out. You might cut a lot of corners by say, starting with ice cream over cheese or getting lucky on used equipment, but this stuff and the regulatory compliance are just not cheap.
• hammock 2y ago
  Link? Edit: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41154334 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41154334