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Question about using Carl's starter
I just received my package of Carl Griffith's sourdough starter and after looking at the instructions on the website, I
see mention of adding white flour and sugar to the starter. I'd like to know if it matters, at the beginning stage, if I use rye or whole wheat flour and honey instead of white flour and sugar. Can someone point me in the right direction? jc |
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> The Brochure available for download here is a historical document. It is > a lightly edited version of the brochure that Carl sent out with starter. > The instructions in the brochure work just as well as they always have. > However, with the fresh start that we are sending out, we have found that > potato starch, from potato water or dry granules, and sugar are not > necessary to reconstitute the starter. Plain white flour and water will do > just fine. jc wrote: > I just received my package of Carl Griffith's sourdough starter and after looking at the instructions on the website, I > see mention of adding white flour and sugar to the starter. I'd like to know if it matters, at the beginning stage, if > I use rye or whole wheat flour and honey instead of white flour and sugar. Can someone point me in the right direction? > > jc > _______________________________________________ > Rec.food.sourdough mailing list > > http://www.mountainbitwarrior.com/ma...food.sourdough > |
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"jc" > wrote in message ... > I just received my package of Carl Griffith's sourdough starter > and after looking at the instructions on the website, I see > mention of adding white flour and sugar to the starter. I'd like > to know if it matters, at the beginning stage, if I use rye or > whole wheat flour and honey instead of white flour and sugar. Aaaarrrghhh! > Can someone point me in the right direction? Towards your nearest food market or bakery. That is where you need to go to get your bread. -- Dicky |
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jc wrote:
> I just received my package of Carl Griffith's sourdough starter and after looking at the instructions on the website, I > see mention of adding white flour and sugar to the starter. I'd like to know if it matters, at the beginning stage, if > I use rye or whole wheat flour and honey instead of white flour and sugar. Can someone point me in the right direction? > I believe it does matter, and that it matters a lot. When a starter is dried for shipment, it is in a somewhat fragile state. You need to give it every possible assistance to insure it is revived and is the same starter that was dried. White flour has the lowest yeast and bacteria count. As a result, you are less likely to contaminate your new starter if you use white flour than if you use whole wheat or rye. Honey is also a potential minefield. In later communications, the Friends of Carl suggest using white flour, with no sugar. I think that is the best approach. If you want to start a new starter, using whole wheat or rye flour is a great way to go. If you want to revive a starter, white flour is the way to go. Once your starter is healthy, then you can switch it over to whatever sort of flour you'd like to use. However, I still think that feeding a starter on the least expensive white flour that meets your needs is a good idea as it reduces the chances of starter contamination. Mike -- Mike Avery mavery at mail dot otherwhen dot com part time baker ICQ 16241692 networking guru AIM, yahoo and skype mavery81230 wordsmith Once seen on road signs all over the United States: We're widely read And often quoted But it's shaves Not signs For which we're noted Burma-Shave |
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On 30 Jan, 16:07, Mike Avery > wrote:
> jc wrote:.. > In later communications, the Friends of Carl suggest using white flour, > with no sugar. I think that is the best approach. > > Mike I did some test a few years ago using sugar and no sugar to revive starters. The no sugar did much better every time. Jim |
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"Samartha Deva" provided this link for "jc":
> http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/revive.txt As I understood his post, he had already read the stuff at the Carl web site. Hey, Sam-Man, and MikeA too, these guys are just trying to get our goat. What they really basically want to know is how many questions can be asked before your fannies start whistling the Star Spangled Banner??? Maybe it is one guy coming back with different names. Not to say you're not good guys, kind and generous and all that. Probably before long you may well become very musical as well. -- Dicky |
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On Jan 30, 2:27 pm, "Dick Adams" > wrote:
> these guys are > just trying to get our goat. What they really basically > want to know is how many questions can be asked... Maybe yes, maybe no. But since one can read Carl's original words on the use of: potato water, potato granules, sugar, milk, even vinegar ! one might conclude... 1) either Carl had a very open mind about these things or 2) the starter is utterly bombproof. |
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Thanks Mike, and TG, for your good answers, right to the point and
informative. I didn't know about the odds of contamination being higher with whole wheat and rye flours...a trip to the local coop for some white flour will fix the problem. Mike, I've got a question for you. While I was waiting for Carl's starter I tried making my own using the instructions from your web site. But using 1/4 cup water with 3/8 cup rye flour results in a thick paste like substance, nothing like a "thin pancake batter", and I'm not sure that bubbles would even rise through this substance. It failed the first time, even though I added some extra water and also fed it several times(but the temperatures were cold-50-60 deg). I'm trying again but after 17 hours at 75-80 degrees, no sign of activity. My question is, is that 1/4 cup water to 3/8 cup flour ratio correct? Should I add enough water to make a slurry or thin battery like mixture? jc "Mike Avery" > wrote in message news:mailman.2.1170173016.83618.rec.food.sourdough @mail.otherwhen.com... > jc wrote: > > I just received my package of Carl Griffith's sourdough starter and after looking at the instructions on the website, I > > see mention of adding white flour and sugar to the starter. I'd like to know if it matters, at the beginning stage, if > > I use rye or whole wheat flour and honey instead of white flour and sugar. Can someone point me in the right direction? > > > I believe it does matter, and that it matters a lot. > > When a starter is dried for shipment, it is in a somewhat fragile > state. You need to give it every possible assistance to insure it is > revived and is the same starter that was dried. > > White flour has the lowest yeast and bacteria count. As a result, you > are less likely to contaminate your new starter if you use white flour > than if you use whole wheat or rye. Honey is also a potential minefield. > > In later communications, the Friends of Carl suggest using white flour, > with no sugar. I think that is the best approach. > > If you want to start a new starter, using whole wheat or rye flour is a > great way to go. If you want to revive a starter, white flour is the > way to go. > > Once your starter is healthy, then you can switch it over to whatever > sort of flour you'd like to use. However, I still think that feeding a > starter on the least expensive white flour that meets your needs is a > good idea as it reduces the chances of starter contamination. > > Mike > > > -- > Mike Avery mavery at mail dot otherwhen dot com > part time baker ICQ 16241692 > networking guru AIM, yahoo and skype mavery81230 > wordsmith > > Once seen on road signs all over the United States: > We're widely read > And often quoted > But it's shaves > Not signs > For which we're noted > Burma-Shave |
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> Mike, I've got a question for you. While I was waiting for Carl's starter I > tried making my own using the instructions from your web site. But using > 1/4 cup water with 3/8 cup rye flour results in a thick paste like > substance, nothing like a "thin pancake batter", and I'm not sure that > bubbles would even rise through this substance. It failed the first time, > even though I added some extra water and also fed it several times(but the > temperatures were cold-50-60 deg). I'm trying again but after 17 hours at > 75-80 degrees, no sign of activity. My question is, is that 1/4 cup water > to 3/8 cup flour ratio correct? Should I add enough water to make a slurry > or thin battery like mixture? > Yes, the ratio is correct. I just looked at the page where I reluctantly talk about starting starters and there is no mention of thin pancake batters. The starting point is quite thick. However, as it works, it will thin out. Warmer is better, though I'd stay at 85F or under. I wouldn't add more water. I have been trying to find time to finish updating the starting a starter page and haven't quite gotten there. Maybe later this week. Best wishes, Mike -- Mike Avery mavery at mail dot otherwhen dot com part time baker ICQ 16241692 networking guru AIM, yahoo and skype mavery81230 wordsmith A Randomly Selected Thought For The Day: Real programmers confuse XMAS & Halloween: DEC 25=OCT 31 |
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Mike, Thanks again, more good information and no Aaaarrrghhh's! The reference to "thin pancake batter" came from the link that Samartha mentioned in this thread, for reviving Carl's starter. jc "Mike Avery" > wrote in message news:mailman.3.1170201858.83618.rec.food.sourdough @mail.otherwhen.com... > jbclem wrote: > > Mike, I've got a question for you. While I was waiting for Carl's starter I > > tried making my own using the instructions from your web site. But using > > 1/4 cup water with 3/8 cup rye flour results in a thick paste like > > substance, nothing like a "thin pancake batter", and I'm not sure that > > bubbles would even rise through this substance. It failed the first time, > > even though I added some extra water and also fed it several times(but the > > temperatures were cold-50-60 deg). I'm trying again but after 17 hours at > > 75-80 degrees, no sign of activity. My question is, is that 1/4 cup water > > to 3/8 cup flour ratio correct? Should I add enough water to make a slurry > > or thin battery like mixture? > > > Yes, the ratio is correct. I just looked at the page where I > reluctantly talk about starting starters and there is no mention of thin > pancake batters. > > The starting point is quite thick. However, as it works, it will thin out. > > Warmer is better, though I'd stay at 85F or under. I wouldn't add more > water. > > I have been trying to find time to finish updating the starting a > starter page and haven't quite gotten there. Maybe later this week. > > Best wishes, > Mike > > > -- > Mike Avery mavery at mail dot otherwhen dot com > part time baker ICQ 16241692 > networking guru AIM, yahoo and skype mavery81230 > wordsmith > > A Randomly Selected Thought For The Day: > Real programmers confuse XMAS & Halloween: DEC 25=OCT 31 |
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Mike Avery wrote:
>> ... While I was waiting for Carl's starter I tried making my own >> using the instructions from your web site. But using 1/4 cup water >> with 3/8 cup rye flour results in a thick paste like substance, >> nothing like a "thin pancake batter",... >> > Yes, the ratio is correct. I just looked at the page where I > reluctantly talk about starting starters and there is no mention of > thin pancake batters. I say "pancake batter" in the material I send out with the SF starter I culture, but I don't say "thin pancake batter." B/ |
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"Will" > wrote in message oups.com... > On Jan 30, 2:27 pm, "Dick Adams" > wrote: > > these guys are just trying to get our goat. What they > > really basically want to know is how many questions > > can be asked... > > Maybe yes, maybe no. But since one can read Carl's original words on > the use of: potato water, potato granules, sugar, milk, even > vinegar ! one might conclude... 1) either Carl had a very open mind > about these things or 2) the starter is utterly bombproof. > Well, here's the thing, Will: Carl was partly silly, and so was Jesus, if you want to know the truth*. But that does not mean we cannot love them, nor they us, from whencever, wherever, whatever one ultimately vanishes to. As for Carl, there is a respectful moderative piece, namely <http://home.att.net/~carlsfriends/revive.txt> at <www.carlsfriends.org> as was pointed out by Samartha. Furthermore, extreme help is available from the email addy given at the web site for the "volunteer". Which is to say that anybody asking a lot of questions at r.f.s about how to get a Carl's start going is some kind of a lonely heart or rabble raiser or booby brain, since, if he had really wanted to know, answers were quite simply available. As far as bombproof: one or two of these idiots has been able to bomb it, which refutes any remark I may have made which was disparaging of their intelligence. Which means, I guess, that I owe them an apology. -- Dicky ___________________ * That is also true for the President, but some people still love him. And I don't just mean Barney and Laura. |
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