On Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:18:14 -0700, Brian Mailman
> wrote:

Please see my comments inline below...


>> Hi Corey,
>>
>> There are many who claim that certain lactobacilli will not
>> survive freezing.
>
>I've asked this question before and never received an answer.
>

What question?


>> For that reason, I would not give it a try:
>>
>> You might find that when you thaw it out you have an active
>> starter, but not the one you started with.
>
>That might be news to the Carl's volunteers.


I know nothing about how they preserve their starter, but...

Assuming that they freeze it, and assuming that it survives
perfectly, what might that tell us about the issue of
survival of frozen sourdough lactobacilli generally?

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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