Even though it’s Yom Kippur and I’m not eating or drinking, that doesn’t mean that we don’t feed and water our pets – including our local wild yeast sourdough starter.
Last night, I fed Yeastie 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs. unbleached all purpose flour and 3 Tbs. warm water. After about 2 hours, it looked like this:
Another hour after that, it hit the 20 oz. mark. I was very excited.
And here’s where we were this morning, before feeding:
I think we’re well on our way to the doubling that we’re looking for. Perhaps by tonight. So cool!
This morning’s breakfast (for Yeastie, not me) consisted of the same as last night: 6 Tbs (1/4 cup plus 2 Tbs) of flour and 3 Tbs of water.
How’s yours doing?
Yeastie is looking good! I think you are well on your way to a great starter!
Day 4Still working, getting bubbles and hooch. Fed 1/4 cup each flour and water. Based on Renee's comments on Day 3, I may adjust the ratio tomorrow. Renee,At some point will you start discarding some of the starter when feeding, or will you just keep getting a bigger container?
So what about the yeasties? Mine are doing just fine, have given themselves up for some waffles and bread
Well, we had a couple of small personal emergencies occur around Day 5. Yeastie didn't get fed for a couple of days and some truly icky Nasties took over. Sucks. I'm going to start over again, next week, and hope to have some cool local sourdough rolls for our Thanksgiving table. Will report back. 🙂