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The Sourdough Project Week 5

So why Sequence? Throughout this class, we have been focusing on the phenotypes of the starters, but with DNA sequencing we can look at the...

The Sourdough Project: Week 4

Difficulties This week I ran into a ton of difficulties. Firstly, my starters would not thicken up even as I added two scoops of flour....

The Sourdough Project: Week 3

Blackberry Background Blackberries are a widespread fruit that is native to every continent except Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, each with their own indigenous kind of...

Sourdough Project: Week 2

Difficulties: This week I had a hard time understanding if I was following the procedure correctly. I wasn’t sure exactly when I was supposed to...

The Sourdough Project: Week 1

What is Sourdough? Sourdough is a type of bread that uses the fermentation of yeast to form the dough of the bread. The yeast comes...