I fed my starter and left it out for two days. See attached pic. It smells like beer (which as I understand it is good), the top is dried out a bit with a rubbery surface, underneath it seems nice and active with no signs of mold. I can't tell if the white spots are surface mold or if its just the dried out flour.
Baking – Mold or dry sourdough starter? (pic included)
bakingsourdough
Related Topic
- Bread – What’s the point of long/complex sourdough feeding techniques
- Bread – My sourdough splits at final proofing (pic included), advice
- Dough – the guideline sourdough to flour to water ratio for 24-hour feeding
- Bread – Flour types and their effects in levain
- Dough – Sourdough Starter isnt rising
- Bread – Sticky, messy sourdough: overfermented, or ambient factors
- Dough – Layer of yeast on top of sourdough discard
Best Answer
it looks like it's just dried out on top and a little overfermented. pour off as much liquid as you can and feed it using a small portion of this starter and a lot of flour and water, i would recommend a 1-10-10 ratio.