Submitted by vpsihop on July 22, 2008 - 12:26am

starter with asorbic acid

made my first sourdough starter with bottled water and flour, equal amounts by volume.  (I hear you all screaming BY WEIGHT!)

after making the original batter I let it sit at 75F and fed it after 24 hours, went to work, came home and cheked on it, LOW AND BEHOLD A FROTHY MESS!  (about 36 hours total time)

the flour i used was 5 Roses AP and KA AP 1:1 ratio.

Roses adds asorbic acid to their flour and AP adds barly malt.  Both supposedly enhance yeast by feeding it or making it work longer and faster. can i attribute my quick starter to this??

im a newbie, and any thoughts would be appreciated.

 -cheers