All About Sour Dough .

[Wonder]

My starters not looking to good and I don't think it smells right. I think I'll bin it and wait until the weather here is a bit warmer.

[gertbysea]

I started my starter on Tuesday. I brought it inside yesterday and this is it  this morning before I fed it.





Later today I am putting it into a bigger jar.

Can I keep it out of the fridge or should I put it in the fridge?

I am sooooo excited.

[achookwoman]

Gert,  you  have to feed it every day ,  if you leave it out... Look very healthy. 

Wonder , don't throw it out ,  unless it smells bad.  Just let it sit around.    Feed it.

[fundj&e]

iamwondering the samething whendoweput it in the  fridgesorry my spacebarisstuck 

[fundj&e]

thanks

[judydawn]

Copied this from page 1 girls.

When it starts to have small bubbles on top,  stir in 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 tablespoon of Filtered water.
For the following 3 days feed with 1 tablespoon of water and flour.
When the starter is active,  ( with bubbles on the top and smelling a little like beer, ) , transfer to a larger sterile container and feed with equal larger amounts of water and flour.
This can be 1/2 cup of each.
This is to increase the amount of starter for use in following recipe.  ( you will need 400 g of starter.)
You can now use your starter to make bread or screw on top and place in fridge.

[fundj&e]

iread that about 5times stilldidnt getit 

[judydawn]

It sounds as if you feed it as above Uni and when you have enough to make a loaf, either make a loaf or put the starter in the fridge.
Have you started feeding yours with the 1/2 cup flour and water instead of the tablespoonful?
This is the blind leading the blind Uni but is how I decipher Chookie's instructions.   

[Wonder]

Judy that's also how I took the instructions, I'm on day three of the tablespoons and mine looks exactly the same as Gert. I'll keep going and see what happens. I don't have a larger glass jar so not sure what I will do.

[gertbysea]

Wonder see what you have in the house you can empty. I finally bought a $2 jar  in KMart.


Isn't it exciting?


Gert

[courton]

I paid too much!!!!! I bought a glass jar from Kmart just now for $3!!!!

[gertbysea]

I paid too much!!!!! I bought a glass jar from Kmart just now for $3!!!!

Probably bigger than mine

[fundj&e]

my bubbles  are gone again  

[gertbysea]

Oh no uni. Maybe not enough wild yeasties? Too cold?

Mine has grown since this morning.



I am going to put it into this new jar tomorrow and then feed it again.



Gert

[achookwoman]

Uni,  it is probably hungry and cold.