I've joined the homemade sourdough starter craze - any tips?

“sourdough starter jar kit”
proof positive that people will buy anything

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BilbeauTBaggins

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You know you can use a mason jar for that, right?

Anyway, my 1 tip. Is don't forget about your starter in your AV closet for a month before coming back to it. After my starter got going, when i was feeding it once/week, i'd move the starter to my AV closet because it stayed a pretty constant 80-82 degrees. Well, i forgot about the starter for a month or 2 and it got pretty gross inside.

Initially, it took me awhile to get my starter going. I used some homebrew sour beer dregs as my yeast for my culture. I belive it took me about 3 weeks before i saw any activity in the starter. I really want to get back into making my own sourdough, but the initial feeding of a starter was a pain in the arse. I think it was twice/day for 2 weeks, before the feedings slowed down. What also prevents me from getting back into it, is St. Bruno here in BR is making sourdough almost identical to what i made, and probably better.

I should feed mine and bring it back to life.
I try to remember to feed it in a day or two.

... YOU, need one of these ...

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A Brod and Taylor
Sourdough Home

This is a game changer ... I was able to have one delivered and it is super...
especially if you do not want to be regulated to everyday feeding

It is its own refrigerator and sits neatly on the countertop