Barm Cakes
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Having watched the Victorian Bakers I just wonder if you could culture your own yeast (barm) from the dregs in that unpasteurised real ale bottle?
You most certainly can- it is not unknown for forces Field Barkers to start a dough using a fresh bottle of 'Live Beer' if but only if the absolute need arose!!!
The Sourdough starter that my son uses, started from just a mix of flour and water, and the 'natural' yeasts in the environment. Each culture has it's own definite flavour - depending on the particular yeasts and organisms in your own house, and once you've
got a good leven going then it's divided and grown again. My first attempt turned out to taste really awful - so I abandoned it. Obviously my son's house is a better location for sourdough leven (probably because it's a lot more rich in yeasts and organisms
as he's less fastidious than me)!0
