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Default Sourdough starter


"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
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>I just mixed 100 grams of rye flour with 100 ml of bottled water in a
>covered bowl on my kitchen counter. No yeast, no salt, no milk, no sugar.
>How long should it take before I see some life? (I haven't done this in a
>few years and I don't remember.) Gonna try making sourdough pizza crust;
>will switch over to wheat flour when I start feeding it.
>
> Do I need to feed and divide it a few times before I freeze some of it for
> insurance? I plan to grow it at room temperature for a few weeks, then
> move it to the refrigerator to slow it down.
>
> Bob
>

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