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Hooch: pour out or mix back in?

BKSinAZ's picture
BKSinAZ

Hooch: pour out or mix back in?

I am currently making my very first mother starter. In the event that I get hooch, do I pour it out or do incorporate it back in the starter?

pmitc34947's picture
pmitc34947

The hooch is not a bad thing at all. You can either pour it off the top or mix it back into your starter when you refresh.

Good luck!

Arjon's picture
Arjon

mainly with the idea of not altering the hydration of my starter. Admittedly I don't know if it would make a meaningful difference if I poured it off.

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Lechem (not verified)

But hooch is often mistaken for separation if too hydrated. 

If hooch does form then stir back in for more tang or carefully pour off for a more mellow starter. 

 

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dabrownman

in for a gazillion years when I stored a white liquid starter in the fridge