Sourdough Starter

This is what a sourdough starter looks like.



Consider yourself lucky you can't smell it through the computer. I personally don't mind the smell of fermenting wheat, but Ayu can't stand it. I've got about 10kg of whole wheat flour coming and once it gets here its baking time.

What exactly is in this? It's a mixture of lactobacillus culture (lactic acid) and wild yeast. The sour smell comes from the lactobacillus. I'll post some pics of my bread adventures in the coming week. I do need to use this critter up soon as it's getting to big for its home.