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Maggie Glezer firm sourdough starter not rising

Boulanger's picture
Boulanger

Maggie Glezer firm sourdough starter not rising

I am close to quitting  trying to make a sourdough starter . For the last months, I have tried many recipes from baking experts like Reinhart, Sourdough Lady and Other and now from Maggie Glezer and each time my starter never rise enough to make decent bread. I am in the last days of the 2 weeks sourdough starter recipe from Glezer and according to the schedule it should triple in 24 hours, it barely double ....I have tried different brand of bread flour, bottle water, pineaple juice , constent température at 75 farenheight ...

What is my problem ? it never works

 

davidg618's picture
davidg618

Buy one.

Baking good sourdough is worth the price. (free to $16) online. Search 

TFL, there are many threads on the subject.

David 

erlinda100's picture
erlinda100

I purchased my sourdough starter from kingarthurflour.com.  It comes alive and well you just have to feed it when it arrives. They send complete instructions also. You can't go wrong with it and it's inexpensive too.

Erlinda

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JitkaB

I also tried Glezer's starter recipe with disappointing results. However, you can find a great recipe on http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/start-your-own-sourdough-starter-recipe

I have been using this one for years and it has never let me down. I also bought a starter from KAF years back but it eventually died. - Forgot to find it a starter-sitter when the family went on vacation.

Good luck!

Boulanger's picture
Boulanger

I will try the starter recipe from King Arthur and maybe order one of their starters.

I am happy to see that I am not the only one with this problem. I was beginning to think that I am "starter challenged".

It's so frustrating to read about everybody succes with sourdough and to look at their beautifull breads with a perfect crumb while mine look like something more suitable for masonry.

Thank you very much  

Boulanger

 

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sheffield (not verified)

I have this one and it's been going strong for about 3 years now.

http://carlsfriends.net/source.html

kat56's picture
kat56

The first time I made it a few years ago it worked well. Last two tries have not been successful - went okay for about two weeks then it seemed to die - I refreshed it one night and it never rose. But I managed to save it by refreshing one more time with a mix of white and rye flour and adding about twice as much water as recommended. I think it flopped because it was too dry and heavy....