My sourdough starter is getting a pasty white color, what do I need to do to get it back to normal?

Question

My sourdough starter is getting a pasty white color, what do I need to do to get it back to normal?

Answer 1

Well, first off make sure that there is actualy something wrong with your starter. A change in color can simply be a natural progression in the growth of your yeast community. Use some to bake a loaf of bread. If it rises well and tastes good, then there is no problem.

It doesn't rise well or tastes off, then you might have too little acid or too little food. Both of these can be corrected by the proper feeding of your starter. When you feed your starter, you should remove some of the starter and either use it, give it away (if anyone you know wants a start), or just through it away. I usualy will remove a cup. You then replace the removed starter with an equal amount of food (whatever flour-water ratio you are useing).

If your starter is unrefrigerated, then this should be done each day for the healthiest starter. If you refrigerate it, you will only need to do this about once a week.

If your starter is in very bad shape (won't rise or tasts realy bad) you will need to take a couple table spoons of the starters and put it in a fresh container of food. Throw away the rest. It will take a little time before this will be a healthy starter and can be used to bake with.

Answer 2

The beauty in a sourdough, you can make a new starter...easy. The next time you use a batch, just take a new piece out of the dough. You dont have to use the same starter everytime.

Answer 3

Feed the *****! Throw it some sugar to eat and fold it a time or two.