VIDEO: Rise and Fall of an Austrian Starter Culture

[Bill/SFNM]

Here is a time lapse sequence I made of the activation of my Austrian starter - 148 minutes of elapsed time condensed into 10 seconds. About half-way through you can see the starter reach its peak and collapse back down.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRxQFQFxdoY&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRxQFQFxdoY&amp;feature=youtu.be</a>

[Jackie Tran]

Cool video Bill.   In the video, it looks like it rises again after the fall.  Is that typical?

[Bill/SFNM]

Cool video Bill.   In the video, it looks like it rises again after the fall.  Is that typical?

Yes, but much slower. BTW, I made a mistake in calculating the lapsed time. It was actually 148 minutes. I have fixed the original post.

[TXCraig1]

Cool video Bill.   In the video, it looks like it rises again after the fall.  Is that typical?

Dead cat bounce.

It was cool to see the whole process. Thanks.

[DNA Dan]

I bet what you're seeing is the result of microorganisms other than the yeast taking over the ratio in the culture. Perhaps a lactobacillus. Just a hypothesis though....

[kiwipete]

Hi Bill,

At what temperature did this take place?

Peter V.

[Bill/SFNM]

Hi Bill,

At what temperature did this take place?

Peter V.

Peter:

26C