If you are obliged from its want of strength to put in a large
quantity of yeast, mix with it two or three handfuls of bran; add the
warm water to it, and then strain it through a sieve or cloth; or you
may correct the bitterness by putting in a few bits of charcoal and
then straining it.
If you are making cheese on a small scale, and have not a
regular press, put the curd (after you have wrapped it in a cloth)
into a small circular wooden box or tub with numerous hole's bored
in the bottom; and with a lid that fits the inside exactly. Lay heavy
weights on the lid in such a manner as to press evenly all over.