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

Gordon in SW IN, USA

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