December 3, 2007 - 7:03pm
New starter now what
I am on day 3 of activating a new starter. It seems pretty lively now, lots of bubbles and it was about to overflow so I transferred it to a larger container. It does not smell like much, just very faintly like sourdough. I don't plan to use it until the weekend which is 4 days away. Should I put in the refrigerator now and stop feeding it or should I continue to feed it daily? It I keep feeding it I will have to dump some out because it is becoming too much. I have been feeding it one cup of water and one cup of flour daily, can I feed it half that much in the future? I don't really have the tools to make a free form loaf like a couche or banneton so I was just going to make a sandwich loaf to start, I asume that is ok?
Thanks - Joel