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- Move flow chart to top of Making a Starter Section
- Move Microbe War figure to paragraph after "epic battle"
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ramink committed Jan 28, 2025
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change the flour later. Use whatever whole flour you
already have at hand.

\begin{flowchart}[!htb]
\centering
\input{figures/fig-starter-process.tex}
\caption[The full sourdough starter process]{The process of making a sourdough
starter from scratch.}%
\label{fig:sourdough-starter-process}
\end{flowchart}

Your flour is contaminated with millions of microbes. As explained
before in the chapter about wild yeast and bacteria, these
microbes live on the surface of the plant. That's why
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I~like to use a glass and place another
inverted one on top.

\begin{flowchart}[!htb]
\centering
\input{figures/fig-starter-process.tex}
\caption[The full sourdough starter process]{The process of making a sourdough
starter from scratch.}%
\label{fig:sourdough-starter-process}
\end{flowchart}

Now an epic battle begins. In one study~\cite{yeasts+biocontrol+agent}
scientists have identified more than \num{150}~different yeast species living
on a single leaf of a plant.
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are also being activated as we added water. Only the strongest
most adaptable microorganisms will survive.

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
\caption[Microbial warfare during sourdough early days]{A simple
visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of
a sourdough starter. The wild spores on the plant and flour become
activated the moment flour and water is mixed. Only the most adapted
flour-fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial
fermentation it is advised to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first
days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to outcompete
each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the
starter and are eliminated.}%
\label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
\end{figure}

By adding water to the
flour the starches start to degrade. The seedling tries to
sprout but it no longer can. Essential for this process is the
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be due to previous contamination of flour fermenting microbes in
my kitchen.

\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
\caption[Microbial warfare during sourdough early days]{A simple
visualization of the microbial warfare that happens during the making of
a sourdough starter. The wild spores on the plant and flour become
activated the moment flour and water is mixed. Only the most adapted
flour-fermenting microbes will survive. Because of unwanted microbial
fermentation it is advised to discard the feeding-leftovers of the first
days. The surviving yeast and bacteria continuously try to outcompete
each other for resources. New microbes have a hard time entering the
starter and are eliminated.}%
\label{fig:sourdough-starter-microbial-war}
\end{figure}

Wait for around 24~hours and observe what happens to your starter.
You might see some early signs of fermentation already. Use your nose
to smell the dough. Look for bubbles in the dough. Your dough
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