Since the remainder of Knox seemed to have died as he didn’t rise after Cass continued feeding him, I advised Cass to discard Knox and to make a new ‘baby’.
I went to the baking supplies shop to get her some cheap flour as she’s been using her grandma’s expensive imported bread flour from Japan! We didn’t know until Cass almost finished the packet of premium flour and asked me to get another packet 😅.
Cass named her second ‘baby’ Enoxella 2.0. Enoxella stands for Knox and Nutella as the consistency of the starter is similar to that of Nutella 😁.
Today is day 3 Enoxella is growing in his jar. He’s been rising pretty well with a little bubbles and he doesn’t stink as bad as Knox. The smell is bearable. It smells of fermented soy beans. At least Enoxella doesn’t smell like a rotting animal and 10-day old dirty socks, like how Knox was. There’s also a tad of Hooch inside. Perplexed, Cass asked me what the liquid was. She was worried that the liquid meant that Enoxella’s not going to make it. I was worried too as time is running out. Cass has to submit her experiment report by 15 October 2021. I told Cass to Google for an answer and we found out that hooch is present when the starter is ‘hungry’ and wants to be fed. Just like a baby, with tears 😂
Whether or not Enoxella survives is still for us to find out in the days to come. If this attempt fails, by 12 October Cass has to work on Plan B – which is to make a regular bread. Sherilyn and I have been encouraging Cass to experiment with something easier and faster like kimchi, yoghurt or kefir but this strong-willed child of mine has her mind set on sourdough starter and nothing could stop her.
The experiment is on fermentation of foods.
So, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that Enoxella 2.0 grows well so that Cass will have some successful sourdough bread photos and write-up to submit to her Biology teacher 🙏. Anyway, even if the sourdough starter failed, a report still has to be submitted and no marks will be deducted. But our tenacious teen wants her first Bio experiment to be a success! 😊
No. of times viewed = 68
