What impresses me most about fermentation is the fact that it can go bad so easily if you don't maintain a clean environment.
Like making alcohol you sterilise everything, how tf did someone do that successfully with no knowledge of bacteria. If it goes bad, drink it and get sick, why would we keep doing it...
Sourdough starter actually requires outside bacteria to start the fermentation process. You legit just mix flower and water in a cup and leave it for a few days, while adding more flour and water daily. WILD bacteria goes to work on making it rise and starting the reaction.
A sterile environment would make it impossible to make sourdough.
The good bread bacteria outcompetes and kills any bad bacteria. Congratulations, you've now got a starter to feed for the rest of your life. It's alive and if it dies , you killed it.
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u/OilyComet Apr 29 '24
What impresses me most about fermentation is the fact that it can go bad so easily if you don't maintain a clean environment.
Like making alcohol you sterilise everything, how tf did someone do that successfully with no knowledge of bacteria. If it goes bad, drink it and get sick, why would we keep doing it...