Questions tagged [starter]
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Making Herman the German starter using brown sugar
I have a recipe for Herman the German cake and starter that calls for white sugar. One of the comments said the person used brown sugar to feed Herman. It wasn't clear if she used brown sugar to create Herman. I love the flavors brown sugar…
Brooke
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My sourdough starter is thick with small bubbles but isn't rising
I started my sourdough starter on the 17th. I was doing 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup flour with one feeding a day, discarding half before each feeding. It rose with bubbles the first two days and then began having hooch every day. I started feeding it…
Alyssa Gamez
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3 day old sourdough starter splits after feeding
My starter consists out of 150gr All purpose, 60 grams of whole wheat and 210 grams of water.
On day 2 it bubbled nicely, but I fed it only with half a feeding fearing it would otherwise not stay within the jar. It then rose within hours to double…
David
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Cannot Get My Starter to Start
I have prepared my starter from Chad Robertson's Tartine Book three times. Twice it grew mold. Once it never grew anything for almost a week. I am using the exact recipe and clean utensils. What am I doing wrong?
Update/Comment on Oct 1:
I used…
