Left sporulated tempeh in the dehydrator too long
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Mon May 21, 2018 10:30 amby Pendecardiel
I wanted to make my own tempeh spore so I wouldn't have to keep buying more starter. I let one bag of tempeh sporulate and tried to dehydrate it, but accidentally left it in the dehydrator with the dehydrator running for over a week. Does this kill the spore? Should I just throw it out and try again next batch? Or do you think it is still viable?
Re: Left sporulated tempeh in the dehydrator too long
Posted:
Fri Aug 10, 2018 10:32 amby bjdmytro
I'm not sure. I've been cautious of growing my own starter because of the risk of contamination of salmonella and other fungus. Instead, I buy a large quantity of the Raprima brand of tempeh starter, and have it shipped from Indonesia. It ends up being about $30 for 500g of starter, which is enough for over a hundred batches of tempeh.