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Is this starter ok?

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Lemonie

Is this starter ok?

I have been feeding my starters twice a week as it is a fairly new starter.  I missed a couple of days and when I checked my rye one this morning it looked like this.  The first pic shows how I store it in the fridge.  I'm hoping it's just a bit dried out.

 

 

 

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Abe (not verified)

Feed the healthy looking starter below and if it bubbles up and smells ok then it's fine.

If it looks like a starter, smells like  starter and behaves like a starter then it's fine.

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Lemonie

Thanks, that's what I've done.  The underneath looked ok if a little runny.  Will wait and see but it smelt right.

 

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Abe (not verified)

You'll find the runnier it gets. So that's normal. don't worry about that. Like Brian said below, perhaps for storage a proper lid? I loosely close the screw top lid on my starter while maturing at room temperature but for storage in the fridge i'll close it tighter once I know the pressure won't build up too much. Keep the starter from drying out.

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BrianShaw

That’s how I store mine when feeding, but for refrigerated storage use a real lid to prevent that drying out.