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Ann_T

Ann_T

41 minutes ago, paul o' vendange said:

Very cool, thanks Ann.  The only thing I'd be curious about is whether the scrapings at the bottom have a different population mix of yeasts v. bacterias, and if over time that would tend to move the population ecology to favor one or the other over time.  Don't know why it would, but it would be interesting to learn more about this.  Very nice to avoid waste, like you say, and your starters look robust and healthy!

A sourdough starter should never have yeast added.      When I  started my "mother' back in 2019 it was started  with organic rye and bottled water and when it was ready to maintain, I fed  with organic rye and bottled water. Nothing else.  Pure sourdough.   

Ann_T

Ann_T

36 minutes ago, paul o' vendange said:

Very cool, thanks Ann.  The only thing I'd be curious about is whether the scrapings at the bottom have a different population mix of yeasts v. bacterias, and if over time that would tend to move the population ecology to favor one or the other over time.  Don't know why it would, but it would be interesting to learn more about this.  Very nice to avoid waste, like you say, and your starters look robust and healthy!

A sourdough starter should never have yeast added.      When I  started my "mother' back in 2019 it was started  with organic rye and bottled water and when it was ready to maintain, I fed  fed with organic rye and bottled water. Nothing else.  Pure sourdough.   

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