Depending on the style, you age a cheese anywhere from a few weeks to up to 12 months (and sometimes longer). Monterey Jack is ready after only one month of aging, but a Parmesan style cheese needs to age for 9 to 12 months. Blue cheeses take from 3 to 6 months to age. Camemberts and Bries are perfect after 6 weeks.
Also Know, how long is Baby Swiss aged? Standard Swiss cheese is aged for four months to more than a year so an aged Swiss will mature for a time that fits within the higher end of this spectrum, typically nine months or two years. Baby Swiss, on the other hand, is only aged for several months.
Keeping this in consideration, is Swiss an aged cheese?
Cheese with trace levels (less than 0.5 gram lactose) Natural, aged cheese (such as Cheddar, Parmesan and Swiss) can be digested by many people with lactose intolerance. Therefore, fresh cheeses contain more lactose than aged cheeses.
How long can you keep Swiss cheese?
about 6 months
