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A comment on Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter. Parent comment

Re:Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter by bluGill on Saturday February 10, 2024 @07:40AM (#39325750)
Unpleached flour is easially available in the stores where I live. That is how I started my starter this summer.
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Re:Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter by dredmorbius on Saturday February 10, 2024 @08:20AM (#39325941)
Unbleached flour can work. It typically takes longer.

Whole meal, or other flours (rye and spelt notably) can really "juice" the process. Rye seems to strongly encourage starter activity.

Mixing even only 1/4 of an alternate (whole meal, rye, spelt) in with unbleached flour makes new starter development much faster, and can also help refresh an older starter.

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