Cheeses with whey pH at draw of 6.15 or 6.40 were stored at 4°C for 50 days. Compression test at 10°C (Instron) showed a decrease in compressive stress with storage. Failure points were near a true strain value of 0.5 for the cheeses at day 3. The failure region became less obvious by day 50. The hypothetical equilibrium stress (HES) in the stress-re--1axation test was higher with a draw pH of 6.40 than 6.15, possibly indicating that higher calcium led to a stronger network structure. The HES decreased with storage, suggesting cleavage of structural crosslinks caused by the coagulant.Key Words: Mozzarella cheese, draw pH, storage stability, rheology (Chymaxa, Double strength, Pfizer Inc., Milwaukee, WI) was added (0.10 mWkg of milk), and the milk was agitated for 1 min followed by a 30-min set. The coagulum was cut with wire knives (1.2 cm gap) and left iyithout stirring for 5 min. Next, the curds weie stirred gently for 10 min, followed by heating from 36°C to 44°C over 15 min with continuous agitation. The agitation continued at 44°C until the whey pH reached the desired draw pH (i.e., 6.40 or 6.15). Then whey was drained and the curd was piled in the center of the vat. Curd slabs were turned every 1.5 min until the curd reached a milling pH of 5.25. Then the cheese curd was milled, salted, and stretched at 57°C using a pilot-scale Mozzarella mixer (Model 640, Stainless Steel Fabricating Co., Columbus, WI). The cheese was then cooled, vacuum-packaged, and stored at 4°C.