FINALLY, I caught a viable wild yeast starter !
I haven't posted in ages, and maybe I have never posted to my blog here, but I'm so excited! What you see is my starter that I'm calling Gem Island Truffle because of it's savory not too sour taste and aroma.
I captured it and nursed it along from a feeble beginning. It finally began to show signs of being strong enough to push up some bread. What wonderful bread it was!
I fed it and stuck it in the fridge for about 5 days. I took it out of the fridge at 7 AM, waited an hour and fed it. That is a 1 quart Mason jar with 100 grams of starter in it. At 12, it was doubled in bulk but I wasn't ready to bake, so I stirred it down.
2 hours later, this is what I found. I was so happy to see the activity that I didn't mind the mess all over the counter!
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all over the counter. Looks very healthy and active to me. Congrats! Looking forward to seeing your bakes with your starter.
What a happy looking starter! I think that the wee yeast beasties are only really happy when they're exploding with mischief and flavour.
You'll have to post some pics of the bread that you're making with it for us to ooh and aah over, too.
Nice job - and keep baking happy!