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  1. Starter with Leuconostoc?

    ... Squid Starter with Leuconostoc? This was discussed in another thread but the ... really good bread. I'm really confused. I thought if it had leuconostoc, it would smell really bad? It was implied that my bread could ...

    Squid - May 23 2007 - 9:37am - 5 comments

  2. What does leuconostoc bacteria smell like?

    ... KristinKLB What does leuconostoc bacteria smell like? That's all. Thanks! ...

    KristinKLB - Oct 3 2017 - 6:22pm - 3 comments

  3. The Pineapple Juice Solution, Part 2

    ... microscopic examination. My gas-producer was identified as Leuconostoc citreum . At the time, I couldn't find much information specific ... although it seems to share many characteristics with other Leuconostoc species found in foods. Most will not grow below pH 4.8, and this ...

    Debra Wink - May 6 2020 - 9:32am - 386 comments

  4. Soaker doubled -- use?

    ... May 12 2011 - 5:41pm Perhaps Leuconostoc mesenteroides I think it is called "spoiled dough".  ... I'm probably not growing yeast by accident, but this other Leuconostoc species of bacteria.   Interesting she said it is the primary ...

    sam - May 12 2011 - 4:15pm - 10 comments

  5. Lactobacillus

    ... is, along with other lactic acid bacteria such as Leuconostoc and Lactobacillus , responsible for the fermentation ...

    plevee - Nov 21 2017 - 12:47pm - 16 comments

  6. The float test

    The float test

    ... Dabbler Dec 12 2019 - 9:54pm Leuconostoc Its probably Leuconostoc bacteria. Producing gas and picked up by the flour. I see this with ...

    Donna Wilson - Dec 7 2019 - 11:52am - 3 comments

  7. Day 3 starter : best way to proceed ? (Update : baking log ! - Forkish's Overnight country blonde)

    ... overfeed) when creating a starter. Now that I had the "leuconostoc rise", I thought I should just do a small refresh (2:1:1) every ... to keep pH above 4.0 - 4.5. P.S. Thank you for putting leuconostoc rise in "" "". Poor innocent leuconostoc species have nothing ...

    Eliott - Aug 6 2022 - 3:03pm - 90 comments

  8. Sourdough smells weird

    ... Ford Feb 27 2014 - 8:38am leuconostoc? I noticed an off-aroma (like salt-rising bread dough) ...  discovered this was due to a strain of bacteria called leuconostoc that seems to be more prevalent in flour now than it was ...

    Athena53 - Feb 25 2014 - 1:16pm - 2 comments

  9. Starter changed smell after a month

    ... an increase in acidity may get rid of this smell (unwanted Leuconostoc or others bacterias may have appeared ?) Log in or ... Jun 5 2020 - 5:28pm You won't have Leuconostoc You won't have nasty smelling Leuconostoc by now as ...

    Eliott - Jun 4 2020 - 5:07am - 4 comments

  10. Stinky socks!

    ... Ford Feb 25 2018 - 11:34am leuconostoc bacteria? It sounds as though your starter has lost its acidity and the leuconostoc bacteria have started to multiply.  If so the acid in the ...

    rcoplen - Feb 25 2018 - 8:07am - 1 comment

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