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You may have noticed that I missed yesterday (you noticed, right?!). Well that’s because I’m just keeping on feeding like normal until my starter really gets going. One nice thing about getting a starter more established is how easy it is to take care of. When I feed my starter, I pour out about half…
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I’m back from vacation, so I got my starter back to life! First, I took it out of the fridge and let it sit on the counter for a few hours to warm up. Then I threw away half and added a new 1:1 mixture of 50g water and 50g flour. I mixed it all…
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Now that we’re in the beginning phases of feeding the starter culture that we actually want, I have a small problem – I’m going out of town for a few days! Thankfully, unlike a pet, a sourdough starter can be left alone for a few days without feeding. You just need to put it in…
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Only a quick update today. After yesterday’s massive activity, we’re back to a normal amount of starter action today. Maybe a small amount of growth during the day, but nothing major. I threw out 150g of starter and added 100g each of water and AP flour. It’s sufficiently liquid now, so I’ll plan on doing…
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I think I should have used a bigger jar! Sourdough starters are funny. Early in their creation, they tend to explode like this. Since I didn’t mention it yet, we’re cultivating a yeast-bacteria culture suspended in a flour-water mixture. The yeast and bacteria live on the flour and in the air, and we’re feeding them…
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Did your sourdough starter do anything today? Mine did! It started forming small bubbles and it’s odor is a little sweet and acidic. Like…a sweet flour and vinegar mixture. That’s a good sign! If yours hasn’t, that’s okay – sometimes sourdough starters can take as much as two weeks to get a good rhythm! Hopefully…
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Is it about 24 hours since you made your starter? Did you come up with a name yet? I’m leaning towards FernanDough. If both these things are true, you’re ready to start your first feeding. If you’re lucky, your starter will have done something over the last day. That could be a few bubbles forming…
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You’ve got your equipment together, you’ve got a few hours set aside to start this project, and you’ve got the kitchen fully cleaned and cleared of people and animals, ready to hunker down and get to work. What will you need? How will you do it? Let’s find out. Here’s what you’ll need: Why 100…
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All these years, and you’ve been thinking, “wow, my genius brother is so smart – he even knows how to extract yeast directly from the air! I’ll never be as smart or funny or well-liked or good-looking as him!” Well I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news? You’re right, you never will.…