Hi Emily, I haven't tried this smaller starter process when creating a starter from scratch, but I totally understand your desire to save flour right now, and I think it's worth a shot. While I don't see a reason for you to start over unless you're seeing mold or a pink or orange tinge in your starter, it's hard for me to say how much progress you've made so far. You might want to start with only one feeding a day for a few days, and once you notice the starter is rising predictably, shift to two feedings a day. Once the starter is rising predictably with the twice a day feedings and has a pleasant aroma, then you should be good to go. If you find the sample of starter seems too small and not much is happening, then you could scale it up a bit without going to the full 113g of each. And yes, for each feeding you'll want to save 20g of starter and feed this 20g of flour and 20g of water. Good luck, and let us know how it goes!

Barb

• Reply