How To Save A Black Sourdough Starter
Learn how and why you should save a neglected black sourdough starter, if it has gone bad, and how to determine if you keep or throw away the black liquid hooch.
Equipment
- clean glass jar with loose fitting lid
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sourdough starter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour unbleached
- ¼ cup water filtered, warm
Instructions
- Make sure there is no mold or orange/pink streaks. If there is mold or orange/pink streaks then throw it away.
- Smell the sourdough starter. The aroma will determine weather you keep the black liquid or drain it off. If there is a pleasant yeasty and sour smell then keep the liquid and stir it into the existing starter. If there is a strong, unpleasant like nail polish remover then discard the liquid and use the thicker starter underneath.
- Feed the starter by placing ¼ cup starter, ¼ cup warm filtered water, and ½ cup unbleached all purpose flour into a clean glass jar that holds at least 3 cups.
- Continue on your normal feeding schedule 1-2 times per day until the starter is active and bubbly.