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Was given a startere

dmaclaren2's picture
dmaclaren2

Was given a startere

A person in town gave  me a 100 year old San Francisco strain called Bella.

 

I am not new and there is a ton of info here.  Can anyone give me a should catch first video on preserving this starter so I don't kill it.

 

Thanks,

Don

  

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idaveindy

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+to+maintain+a+starter

Food52, Joshua Weissman, Breadtopia, Cultures For Health, and King Arthur Flour are reputable sources.

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DanAyo

Dn, I highly recommend dehydrating some of your starter as a backup. That way is something goes wrong during your learning process to can always restore the original from your backup.

Danny

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idaveindy

"... restore the original from your backup."    <--- That phrase is a dead give-away of an I.T. guy!

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Don:  Dan's advice is wise.  See https://breadtopia.com/drying-sourdough-starter-for-long-term-storage/ for a video on dehydrating starter.

To revive a dried or dehydrated starter, see: https://breadtopia.com/faq/how-to-reactivate-dehydrated-starter/ for their written instructions, and here: https://breadtopia.com/starter_instructions/ for a video.

Welcome to TFL!  (Where some of us are half-baked, but no one is crummy.) 

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DanAyo

You are correct!