[Sca-cooks] Sourdough

[Laureen Hart]

My cultures usually smell sour rather than yeasty.
Even when I seed with yeasted dough.

My favorite Lactics to culture with are from Buttermilk, or Leuconostoc from
Sauerkraut.
So I am not surprised to smell sour.

What culture are you using?
Randell Raye
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Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:45:33 -0500
From: Michael Gunter <countgunthar at hotmail.com>
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Question about sourdough starter
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 I'm making some sourdough starter right now and it

has been sitting, covered by a towel for a couple of

days. It is now nearly doubled in volume and foamy

which it is supposed to be. But it doesn't smell yeasty

and sour, it smells more like a sharp cheese. Is this

normal or has it gone bad?

 

Gunthar