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Sourdough starter visualisation
A simple visualisation showing the microbial warfare during the first days of making a sourdough starter.
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be due to previous contamination of flour fermenting microbes in
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my kitchen.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
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\caption{A simple visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of a sourdough starter. The
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wild spores on the plant and flour become activated the moment flour and water is mixed.
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Only the most adapt flour fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial fermentation it is advised
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to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to
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outcompete each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the starter and are eliminated.
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}
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\label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
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\end{figure}
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Wait for around 24 hours and observe what happens to your starter.
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You might see some early signs of fermentation already. Use your nose
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to smell the dough. Look for bubbles in the dough. Your dough
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