Waking up sourdough starter

Feeding a Sourdough starter can and should be easy. I have lots of pictures to explain but this process literally should not take you more than 5-10 minutes. I store my starter in the refrigerator. It gets fed or refreshed every 3-4 days, when it’s time to make more bread, usually I’m doing this right before I go to bed. Upon pulling it out of the refrigerator it is “sleeping” and needs to wake up. It will usually have a bit of alcohol on the top that is tinted black. This is normal. Lets…

Bulking up your sourdough starter is actually much easier than you might think! You can go from a very small amount to a large amount of starter in just one feeding! Just know the bigger the feeding...

Sourdough starters are resilient! If you’re going on vacation or want to take a break, you simply stick your starter in the fridge till you’re ready to use her again. Your starter cultures will go...

Top Knot Artisan Bakery on Instagram: "Bulk fermentation it the hardest step in making sourdough in my opinion because there are so many variables that effect it and produce a good bulk. The strength of your starter, time, temperature, flour, stretches. It’s all important. With practice you will start to notice things that work for you. For me, I feed my starter the night before, I wake up, mix my dough around 8am, I bulk ferment till about 2pm depending on how much it has risen and then I…

How to create and maintain a sourdough starter

🍞 Wake up your sourdough starter from the fridge and bake it in the SAME DAY!!! 💥 • PART 2️⃣ • ***made for beginners in mind! Not using a kitchen scale, banneton basket, or Dutch oven! Just normal...

Bonnie Kelly on Instagram: "I wanted to share a video with my kids and y’all onhow I have been making my sourdough bread with deliciously consistent results! It is not easy to get it all into a couple of minutes! I have learned so much from so many creators…. Thank you!! Recipe: 700 grams (3 cups) water 200 grams (1 cup) active sourdough starter 1000 grams (8 cups) bread flour or a combination of flours (My favorite is 500 grams bread flour + 500 grams Kamut flour) 20 grams (3 1/2 tsp)…

If your sourdough starter isn’t rising or doubling in size after you feed it, something is wrong with it. Don’t worry, because I have two easy ways to fix this issue. In a nutshell, here are two ways to fix your sourdough starter when it won’t rise: If your sourdough starter won’t rise anymore, reset […]

How I know my sourdough starter is ready to make some bread! This applies to established strong sourdough starters! Newly made sourdough starters can take weeks to months to become established enough...