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seed culture vs. barm?

Bri Suwa <brisuwa@yahoo.com>
Mon, 15 May 2006 12:59:50 -0700 (PDT)
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Hi again,

Thank you for all the replies regarding getting my sourdough crust 
moist. I've tried the bowl rinse and shake method for smaller dough, 
and the air filled plastic bag method and both worked. Thanks again.

I have more question. What is the difference between the seed culture 
and the barm (as Peter Reinhart mentioned in his book "The Bread 
Baker's Apprentice". Should I keep and feed the seed culture and make 
barm when I want to make bread or should I discard the seed culture 
and just keep the barm. Or does it make sense to keep both? (I still 
maintained both at this point).

Thank you,

   -Brigitta