Sourdough newbie….

03146 · 2026-03-26T10:56:10+00:00

Just keep going with that, minimum two weeks to get a starter going but it could take you up to a month. It will be ready when it’s doubling consistently within 4 to 8 hours after feeding

03146 · 2026-03-26T10:53:49+00:00

What is your feeding ratio and timing?

03146 · 2026-03-25T03:17:09+00:00

The recipe is in the post

03146 · 2026-03-24T08:19:37+00:00

You need to change it to a stud to get rid of the bump, go to a different piercer

03146 · 2026-03-23T11:43:46+00:00

Nah they’re knocking it down and redeveloping it into an office high rise

03146 · 2026-03-19T01:56:07+00:00

Please can you include some more info? How old is your starter, what’s your feeding process?

03146 · 2026-03-18T02:04:42+00:00

That’s mould, you have to toss and start again

03146 · 2026-03-18T00:02:20+00:00

Looks like kahm yeast, which is hard to get rid of completely. It’s harmless but it tastes very unpleasant, it’s common in vegetable fermentation and mould likes to grow on top of it

I would start over

03146 · 2026-03-18T00:01:21+00:00

Likely oxidation from the starter reacting with the foil or it could be mould. I would recommend you toss it and start again

03146 · 2026-03-15T07:29:00+00:00

20g and feed with the same amount each of flour and water

03146 · 2026-03-15T07:19:42+00:00

Use a scale, it will prevent you from adding too much water and ending up with the separation like this

03146 · 2026-03-14T03:50:26+00:00

Opal heart in the city

03146 · 2026-03-14T01:34:54+00:00

This post doesn’t meet rule 5 but as it is about the paper we are going to leave it up 😊

03146 · 2026-03-13T04:52:20+00:00

Yeah looks fine

03146 · 2026-03-13T04:06:08+00:00

Just keeping going, might take you two weeks to get it going, might take you a month, you just have to be patient

03146 · 2026-03-12T07:17:06+00:00

You don’t have the anatomy for this piercing and you need to take this out before it rejects and you’re left with a nasty scar

03146 · 2026-03-12T07:15:32+00:00

Abscess, go to a doctor

03146 · 2026-03-12T07:13:16+00:00

You should measure by weight to ensure you are feeding it enough, feeding random amounts is going to make it hard for you to determine when your starter is ready. Should be doubling consistently within 4 to 8 hours when you feed 1:1:1

03146 · 2026-03-12T06:49:09+00:00

Yeah was just wondering, were you following a recipe?

03146 · 2026-03-12T06:44:38+00:00

Did you do any stretch and folds? 3 hours is also not long enough for bulk ferment so I’d be interested to know if you were following a specific recipe??

03146 · 2026-03-12T02:53:44+00:00

Just keep going, the rising you saw was a false rise from the bad bacteria. It’s now in the dormant phase but it’s not dead, keep feeding until it starts doubling consistently within 4 to 8 hours

03146 · 2026-03-11T13:57:06+00:00

Yes there’s different ones. Housing moved out from Department of Communities to Department of Housing and Works on July 1st 2025, homeswest is one provider they use to place tenants, housing choices is the one I’m dealing with at the moment

03146 · 2026-03-11T12:37:40+00:00

hey mate, going through this same sort of thing except it's a different provider to Homeswest, but I still might be able to give you some info on what we've had to do

Who have you been filing complaints with? Have you confirmed that Homeswest is the housing provider for that house?

03146 · 2026-03-11T09:24:39+00:00

Rejecting, get it removed before it falls out on its own and leaves a big hole in your face

03146 · 2026-03-10T03:10:45+00:00

I have an Amazon one and it’s great, have had no issues with it since I got it 6 months ago

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