115: How I feed my Sourdough Starter, and when is it ready to use? - Bake with Jack

Summary by Krater

The host demonstrates how to feed and maintain a sourdough starter, showing how to measure out water and whole meal rye flour and how to recognize signs of activity that indicate the starter is ready for baking.

From the video

Answers: How do I feed my sourdough starter and know when it is ready to bake?

• Sourdough starter feeding
• Whole meal rye flour sourdough
• Sourdough starter maintenance
• Signs of sourdough activity

Ingredients

• null sourdough starter scrapings
• 100 g water
• 100 g whole meal rye flour

What it concludes

• A starter is ready to use when it shows visible signs of activity like puffing, bubbles, and increasing volume, regardless of exact time scales.
• Young starter takes longer to ferment but has less acidity, whereas a more mature starter has more acidity and a shorter fermentation time.