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> > Go ahead and activate the Bahrain. Just keep the two cultures going
> > separately. One thing you might want to think about is that salt is
> > typically NOT added to a starter. It's used later on down the line when
> > you go to make the bread.
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> Oh, I had assumed a certain amount of salt was necessary, but I used
> the same amount that I used for Oregon Trail and it worked great then.
> I figured that adding salt helps to select for more salt-tolerant
> organisms, so that the additional salt in the dough mixture isn't
> such a metabolic shock. Is that a faulty assumption?
while we are on the subject of salt- since salt has a retarding effect on
yeast, does that also mean that by adding salt earlier in the recipe it will
favor the lb's more, thus giving a more sour taste to the final dough?
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