Barb at King Arthur

November 19, 2021 at 9:28am

In reply to by Auri Jimenez (not verified)

HI Auri, what is your normal feeding routine? For our starter maintenance routine we recommend feeding equal parts of starter, water and flour (by weight). A typical feeding for our starter looks like: 1/2 cup (113g) starter + 1/2 cup (113g) water + 1 scant cup (113g) unbleached all-purpose flour. If you happen to be feeding equal parts by volume/cups, this is likely to result in a starter with a much thinner consistency, which will have more difficulty showing the type of doubling behavior that you're looking for with our starter. Of course, there are many ways to successfully feed and maintain a starter, and ours is just one method, so I don't want to say your starter method won't work. But if you're having trouble getting your starter to perform well in your baking, you might want to give our method a try. 

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