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Is it normal for my sourdough starter reaching peak too fast?

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hongboy

Is it normal for my sourdough starter reaching peak too fast?

Hi,

I am from Borneo (which located at tropical zone) and I have started a sourdough starter 20 days ago. The details: Water and high protein flour at 100% hydration, storing temperature range 28C~30C and feeding once at every 24hrs. 

Normally i do the feeding around 1pm. Since 7th day, the peak used to happen 5~6hrs after the feeding. But after 14th day, the starter rising to the peak around 3hrs. The attached picture shown my starter at around 4:30pm after the feeding at 1pm (surrounding temperature as 30C and starter temperature as 28.5C). 

The starter looks good and normal, no strange smell. is my sourdough starter normal and healthy or perhaps I need to make a new starter? 

 

H-boy

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phaz

No problem, looking good! Enjoy!

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hongboy

Noted with thanks. 

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Heikjo

Isn't it unfortunate to feed daily when stored in RT and it peaks after a few hours? I'd feed it at least twice, maybe three times.

Growing quickly isn't a problem as such. You seem to have a healthy starter in hot conditions, but you can delay it peaking by using a smaller seed, more water/flour, using colder water, storing it in the coldest place you got, add some salt.

How do you feed it? Which ratios?

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hongboy

Thanks for your good advices. 

 

Feedint once a day. Ratio as 100% starter, 50% bread flour and 50% water.