---
product_id: 612075932
title: "Cream Cheese Starter Culture"
brand: "cultures for health"
price: "€ 59.89"
currency: EUR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 5
category: "Cultures For Health"
url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/612075932-cream-cheese-starter-culture
store_origin: DE
region: Germany
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# ready in ~24 hours 4 direct-set starter packets mesophilic culture, low-temp friendly Cream Cheese Starter Culture

**Brand:** cultures for health
**Price:** € 59.89
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧀 Unlock your kitchen’s artisan edge with easy, fresh cream cheese magic!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Cream Cheese Starter Culture by cultures for health
- **How much does it cost?** € 59.89 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/612075932-cream-cheese-starter-culture)

## Best For

- cultures for health enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted cultures for health brand quality
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## Key Features

- • **Fast Fresh Cheese:** Enjoy soft, creamy cream cheese in about a day—no aging, no waiting.
- • **Clean & Custom Ingredients:** Skip preservatives and additives; control every ingredient for a healthier, personalized cheese.
- • **Generous Yield & Versatility:** Each batch makes ~10 servings, fridge-stable for a week or freezable for longer freshness.
- • **Effortless Artisan Cheesemaking:** 4 pre-mixed starter packets with vegetable rennet simplify your DIY cream cheese journey.
- • **Beginner-Friendly Mesophilic Culture:** Requires only moderate temperatures—no complex heating needed, perfect for busy pros.

## Overview

The Cultures for Health Cream Cheese Starter Culture kit includes 4 packets of mesophilic direct-set starter with vegetable rennet pre-mixed, enabling quick and simple homemade cream cheese production. Designed for beginners and pros alike, it requires only moderate temperatures and yields about 10 servings per gallon batch in roughly 24 hours. This gluten-free, preservative-free culture empowers you to craft fresh, customizable cream cheese without artificial additives, perfect for health-conscious, time-savvy millennials seeking gourmet DIY experiences.

## Description

Bring artisan cheesemaking into your own kitchen with the Mesophilic Cheese Direct-Set Starter from Cultures for Health. This DIY pack comes with 4 packets of direct-set starter culture, including veg rennet conveniently already mixed into the culture. Cream cheese is a perfect culture for beginners to try, as it's a fresh cheese (meaning it doesn't require aging), and only takes about a day to make. Because this is a direct-set starter, it only cultures once, so you don't have to worry about continuously making more if you're just starting out. Mesophilic cheese cultures are also easier than thermophilic, as they don't need as high a temperature to be maintained while making it. Each 1-gallon batch yields about 10 servings of delicious soft cheese, which will keep in the fridge for up to a week, but can also be frozen if salted well with cheese salt. Whether you want to try making cheese for the first time, you’re a pro that wants to branch out a little, or want to get your DIY-loving friend a unique gift, this mesophilic starter set from Cultures For Health is a great choice.

Review: WHAT A GREAT PRODUCT! - Tired of limited availability of cream cheese so I thought I would try my hand at this. There are recipes online for cream cheese using vinegar or lemon juice but they clearly are not authentic. I found this product and made a batch as per the easy included instructions. I used 2 qts. of ordinary pasteurized whole milk and 1 qt. of light cream, ultra pasteurized. After twelve hours, I poured the product into a very clean pillowcase. With everything in the far corner, I twisted the pillowcase and hung it up from the faucet spout of a sink. It took an honest 10 hours to drain. I spooned out and salted to taste. Easy! Delicious! Fun! Makes over 3 cups of cream cheese. Texture is great. It is softer than supermarket "brick" cream cheese and firmer than whipped cream cheese, which for me is perfect. A bit more tart than supermarket stuff but absolutely delicious.
Review: Easy Homemade Cream Cheese for Busy People - No fuss cream cheese. I’ll add my slacker-cheese-maker short cut tips. 1. Gallon WHOLE milk. (I did not use any cream and it turned out nice and creamy) 2. Pour a cup or so out of the gallon. 3. Let the gallon come to room temp and make sure milk hits 85 degrees. Do this slowly. It is summer here so after it got to 78 room temp, it didn’t take anything more than to set it in the sink in a hot water bath to get it to 85. 4. Put the packet of cheese starter in the gallon of milk- 1 cup or so already taken out. Give it a very quick “up and down” shake. 5. Set it on the counter and wait 12 hours. 6. Pour contents into a strainer lined with cheese cloth. I left mine overnight to drain in the sink. 7. In the morning transfer to a new cheese cloth and HANG it up. While you are at work. 8. Transfer to a clean container and refrigerate. Ladies and gentlemen it does not get any easier, yummier or ECONOMICAL. I can’t wait to try this company’s other cheese making packets. This was my first attempt and it was awesome!!!! PS: if you hate dishes and extra work like I do, remember I made this with nothing more than the gallon container the milk came in and a strainer.

## Features

- INCLUDES: 4 packets of cream cheese starter culture with vegetable rennet already mixed in to make the cheese making process easier for you, plus step-by-step instructions to help guide you.
- HOMEMADE IS HEALTHIER: While store-bought cheese usually contains artificial coloring, preservatives, and additives, cheese you make at home will only have ingredients you select yourself.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B016C2LAEY |
| Age Range Description | Suitable for all ages |
| Best Sellers Rank | #101,560 in Grocery ( See Top 100 in Grocery ) #256 in Cream Cheeses |
| Brand | Cultures for Health |
| Brand Name | Cultures for Health |
| Container Type | can |
| Cuisine | Multi-purpose |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 251 Reviews |
| Diet Type | Gluten Free |
| Diet type | Gluten Free |
| Flavor | Cheese, Vegetable |
| Flavour | Cheese, Vegetable |
| Item Form | cream |
| Item Weight | 1.6 Grams |
| Item weight | 1.6 Grams |
| Number of Items | 4 |
| Number of Pieces | 4 |
| Package information | can |
| Size | NO, large |
| UPC | 814598020476 |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Cultures for Health
- **Diet type:** Gluten Free
- **Flavour:** Cheese, Vegetable
- **Number of Items:** 4
- **Package information:** can

## Images

![Cream Cheese Starter Culture - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ftUEvMd1L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is cream cheese made with milk or cream?**
A: Traditional cream cheese is made from 50% cream and 50% whole milk. Use all cream for the richest tasting cream cheese. If you're looking to make a lower fat cream cheese, we suggest using all whole milk.

**Q: How much cream cheese does this culture make?**
A: Each of the 4 packets can culture between 1 qt and 1 gal of milk/cream. Yield will vary depending on the amount of milk fat, how long you strain the curds from the whey, etc., but generally you can expect ~3 cups/1.5 lbs. cream cheese from a gallon.

**Q: How long will it take to make a batch of cream cheese?**
A: Before adding the culture, you need to heat the milk/cream to 86°F no faster than 1°F/min, which can take 30–40 mins for a gallon. Once you've stirred in the starter, it needs to culture for 12 hours. Then, it will take 6–12 hours to drain the whey.

**Q: Do I need any special equipment?**
A: Nope! Everything you need is probably already lying around your kitchen: a large stainless steel pot with lid, a non-aluminum mixing utensil, a thermometer, a cheesecloth or butter muslin, a colander, and a bowl. Cheese salt optional.

**Q: What should I do with the leftover whey?**
A: Don't just throw it out! Whey can be used as cooking liquid for potatoes, rice, grits, pasta and grains; as a starter culture for fermenting vegetables; as a nutrient boost in smoothies or drinks; to make whey cheese; or added to compost.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WHAT A GREAT PRODUCT!
*by A***. on 22 February 2022*

Tired of limited availability of cream cheese so I thought I would try my hand at this. There are recipes online for cream cheese using vinegar or lemon juice but they clearly are not authentic. I found this product and made a batch as per the easy included instructions. I used 2 qts. of ordinary pasteurized whole milk and 1 qt. of light cream, ultra pasteurized. After twelve hours, I poured the product into a very clean pillowcase. With everything in the far corner, I twisted the pillowcase and hung it up from the faucet spout of a sink. It took an honest 10 hours to drain. I spooned out and salted to taste. Easy! Delicious! Fun! Makes over 3 cups of cream cheese. Texture is great. It is softer than supermarket "brick" cream cheese and firmer than whipped cream cheese, which for me is perfect. A bit more tart than supermarket stuff but absolutely delicious.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy Homemade Cream Cheese for Busy People
*by R***D on 13 August 2019*

No fuss cream cheese. I’ll add my slacker-cheese-maker short cut tips. 1. Gallon WHOLE milk. (I did not use any cream and it turned out nice and creamy) 2. Pour a cup or so out of the gallon. 3. Let the gallon come to room temp and make sure milk hits 85 degrees. Do this slowly. It is summer here so after it got to 78 room temp, it didn’t take anything more than to set it in the sink in a hot water bath to get it to 85. 4. Put the packet of cheese starter in the gallon of milk- 1 cup or so already taken out. Give it a very quick “up and down” shake. 5. Set it on the counter and wait 12 hours. 6. Pour contents into a strainer lined with cheese cloth. I left mine overnight to drain in the sink. 7. In the morning transfer to a new cheese cloth and HANG it up. While you are at work. 8. Transfer to a clean container and refrigerate. Ladies and gentlemen it does not get any easier, yummier or ECONOMICAL. I can’t wait to try this company’s other cheese making packets. This was my first attempt and it was awesome!!!! PS: if you hate dishes and extra work like I do, remember I made this with nothing more than the gallon container the milk came in and a strainer.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Made my own cheese (bucket list)
*by K***R on 14 August 2017*

This is fun to make and turns out quite well. I used whole pasteurized milk and some ultra pasteurized cream. It turned into yogurt after the first 12-24 hours and then after a bit more aging it turned into the cream cheese. Yummy, with out all of the added stabilizers which I am allergic to. This made about 5 cups of cream cheese out of 2 quarts of whole milk and about a cup of leftover cream. Strained the cultured yogurt/cream cheese through a kitchen towel. Worked fine first time around. Then made cream cheese garlic spread and green onion (from a packaged mix). These cheese spreads are great on crackers for a quick snack.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-26*