Gordon Hayes wrote:
> I made a new SD starter after Pesach this year. Didn't get any of mine dried
> in time to save. I used instant yeast to get it going. I understand that the
> acid content of the SD starter will eventually kill off the instant yeast
> which is good. What I wanted to happen.
>
> My question is how long does it take for this to happen.

Supposedly 3 days with an established starter.

> How long will it
> take for the charecteristic SD taste to start coming out?

Supposedly 20 days of continuous refreshments.

The numbers are somewhere in the

http://samartha.net/SD/docs/DW-post1-4n.html

But - your sourdough taste is very dependent on how you treat your
starter and make your bread.


Samartha