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Improve float placement in Starter section
- Move flow chart to top of Making a Starter Section - Move Microbe War figure to paragraph after "epic battle"
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@@ -101,6 +101,14 @@ as rice or corn would also work. Don't worry, you can always
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change the flour later. Use whatever whole flour you
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already have at hand.
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\begin{flowchart}[!htb]
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\centering
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\input{figures/fig-starter-process.tex}
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\caption[The full sourdough starter process]{The process of making a sourdough
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starter from scratch.}%
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\label{fig:sourdough-starter-process}
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\end{flowchart}
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Your flour is contaminated with millions of microbes. As explained
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before in the chapter about wild yeast and bacteria, these
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microbes live on the surface of the plant. That's why
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@@ -131,14 +139,6 @@ not airtight. You still want some gas exchange to be possible.
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I~like to use a glass and place another
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inverted one on top.
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\begin{flowchart}[!htb]
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\centering
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\input{figures/fig-starter-process.tex}
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\caption[The full sourdough starter process]{The process of making a sourdough
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starter from scratch.}%
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\label{fig:sourdough-starter-process}
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\end{flowchart}
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Now an epic battle begins. In one study~\cite{yeasts+biocontrol+agent}
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scientists have identified more than \num{150}~different yeast species living
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on a single leaf of a plant.
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@@ -147,6 +147,20 @@ the upper hand in this battle. Other pathogens such as mold
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are also being activated as we added water. Only the strongest
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most adaptable microorganisms will survive.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
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\caption[Microbial warfare during sourdough early days]{A simple
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visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of
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a sourdough starter. The wild spores on the plant and flour become
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activated the moment flour and water is mixed. Only the most adapted
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flour-fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial
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fermentation it is advised to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first
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days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to outcompete
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each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the
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starter and are eliminated.}%
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\label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
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\end{figure}
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By adding water to the
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flour the starches start to degrade. The seedling tries to
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sprout but it no longer can. Essential for this process is the
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@@ -188,20 +202,6 @@ days my new starter seems to be quite alive already. This might
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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[Microbial warfare during sourdough early days]{A simple
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visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of
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a sourdough starter. The wild spores on the plant and flour become
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activated the moment flour and water is mixed. Only the most adapted
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flour-fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial
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fermentation it is advised to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first
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days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to outcompete
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each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the
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starter and are eliminated.}%
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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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