On Sun, 28 Sep 2003 18:33:01 -0600, Samartha Deva
wrote:
Steve W wrote:

If all three iterations are the same then what is the point? Just more
volume?

A _lot_! (points), sometimes dramatic:

http://samartha.net/SD/procedures/DM3/

We would be discussing 3 Stage sourdough starter growing again and the
benefits thereof.

It's not just volume i. e. germ counts, it's also quality in sense of
vitality and composition - and you get to play with a lot more variables
when you have 3 stages instead of one;-)

It looks like the starters have some kind of "memory" - once they got
lazy, they keep it for a while and on the other side of the spectrum,
with "exercising" it is possible promote vitality for the final journey.

Yes, I understand some of the reasoning behind multi-stage development.
What I don't understand is Dicks's diagram showing the same curve
reproduced 3 times. If there is any change in "vitality" as you suggest
the three curves should reflect that.

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Steve W
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