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Default Freezing starter? ? ?

On Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:39:11 -0400, "Ray"
> wrote:

>Can sourdough starter be frozen, and will it still become active when
>thawed?
>
>For how long can it be frozen?


Hi Ray,

Indeed, it can be frozen, and it will "keep" for years,
but...

The yeasts fare far better than do the lactobacilli, and as
result, the starter that you revive is not likely to be the
same as the one you put in the freezer.

All the best,
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Kenneth

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