Hi Abe, yeah, I hold back 4 oz of each and then feed each with 4 oz of water and (white AP) flour each. They sit side by side all day. The second one was some of the discard I thought I'd use as a backup.
is different sized containers. One is more spread out than the other so more bubbles breaking the surface. The other one is climbing better with less bubbles breaking the surface.
One is placed in such a way that it is in more direct sunlight and therefore slightly warmer than the other. Or one is slightly nearer another heat source like a bench top oven or something therefore fermenting quicker.
they reside in my basement. I placed them on the counter in order to take a better looking photo. Sorry, it's the art director in me(!). Yeah, I shouldn't complain since they are healthy and haven't given me any problems. Guess I'm just really curious why they look different. Thanks for your responses, Abe :-)
Take a clipping from one flower and replant it in a pot. Will both flowers grow exactly the same from now on?
Start your sourdough starter in one country and then take the same starter to another country and even then that same starter will change characteristics.
Your starters are now different! The yeasts inside the two starters are permanently changing and although they come from the same starter those original yeasts are now long gone (each yeast only has a short lifespan).
Infact when people say their starter is 10 years old its actually not true. Your starter is never older than so many hours! The lifespan of the yeasts before they feed replicate and die. And what's more when you feed with flour you're introducing new yeasts as well.
Same flour + water but are they fed exactly the same?
Are you feeding both the same ratios? For example 1:1:1 or 1:2:2 or 1:3:3
Are they at the same stage of fermentation?
Are they kept at the same temperature?
P.s. when you said different I was expecting... well, different ;)
Hi Abe, yeah, I hold back 4 oz of each and then feed each with 4 oz of water and (white AP) flour each. They sit side by side all day. The second one was some of the discard I thought I'd use as a backup.
is different sized containers. One is more spread out than the other so more bubbles breaking the surface. The other one is climbing better with less bubbles breaking the surface.
But both look healthy to me.
they are both in the same sized containers. I'm not very tall and when I hovered over the containers to take the picture my angle was off.
One is placed in such a way that it is in more direct sunlight and therefore slightly warmer than the other. Or one is slightly nearer another heat source like a bench top oven or something therefore fermenting quicker.
:)
But seriously I don't think there's much in it.
they reside in my basement. I placed them on the counter in order to take a better looking photo. Sorry, it's the art director in me(!). Yeah, I shouldn't complain since they are healthy and haven't given me any problems. Guess I'm just really curious why they look different. Thanks for your responses, Abe :-)
Your starters have different personalities. They are twins but behave differently.
... but why?? :-(
I should just let it go, huh?
But I'm no expert.
Take a clipping from one flower and replant it in a pot. Will both flowers grow exactly the same from now on?
Start your sourdough starter in one country and then take the same starter to another country and even then that same starter will change characteristics.
Your starters are now different! The yeasts inside the two starters are permanently changing and although they come from the same starter those original yeasts are now long gone (each yeast only has a short lifespan).
Infact when people say their starter is 10 years old its actually not true. Your starter is never older than so many hours! The lifespan of the yeasts before they feed replicate and die. And what's more when you feed with flour you're introducing new yeasts as well.
So overtime a starter will change.
I see. I see. This is interesting... that make sense. Thanks! I can get back to work now :-)
Phew :)
Hahaha...
and the other male....and they live on different planets? Just a guess from Lucy.
and clearly the bubblier one is... female?
and she's always right!
;-D