How To Activate Roselle’s Sourdough Starter (takes 2-3 days)

  • Congratulations! You have received my sourdough starter in the mail. Now it’s time to activate it so you can have an active and mature sourdough starter in as little as 2-3 days.

    Instructions:

    Very easy: Mix 10g of my dehydrated sourdough starter with 10g of water, mix that up.

    This hydrates the starter.

    Then add 50g of water and 50g of bread flour. This is your first feeding. Mix that up.

    Cover, leave alone for 2 days. Done.

    It will rise and reach peak state around 48hrs. Take 100g to make sourdough bread or discard. There will be around 20g left in your jar for you to feed and carry on your starter.

    Watch this video first so you get a quick overview on what you’re going to do the next few days:

    Step 1 – Day 1

    Feeding #1

    • Put 10g of dry starter into a jar
    • Then add 60g of water, mix
    • Then add 50g bread flour, mix
    • Cover, mark your starting point
    • Let sit 1 day in a warm place

    Step 2 – Day 2

    Feeding #2

    • Add 100g of water, mix
    • Add 100g bread flour, mix,
    • Cover, mark your starting point
    • Let sit for 1 day in a warm place

    Step 3 – Day 3

    By Day 3, your starter should look like this. You can now use this as-is to make sourdough bread. But if you’re not ready, proceed with Feeding #3

    Feeding #3

    • Take 100g of sourdough starter,
    • Add 100g water, mix
    • Add 100g flour, mix
    • Cover, mark your starting point
    • Let it sit for 1 day in a warm place
    • Repeat this everyday to keep alive

    ATTENTION

    Generally, we use our starter after the 10th feeding, but it can be used as early as Feeding 2-4, as long as it’s doubling and falling consistently.

    Sourdough Starters 101

    Now that you have your copy of my sourdough starter, here are some very helpful links I recommend you go through:

    How To Feed Your Starter

    How To Use Your Starter In Recipes

    Where To Keep Your Starter

    How To Keep Your Starter Alive

    Sourdough Starter Kit

    Click on the links individually down below, OR see this kit as a collection on my Amazon Storefront: Sourdough Starter Kit – Sourdough Baking

    Sourdough Starter Kit

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    Sourdough Starter

    Thermometer and Hygrometer

    My Favorite Kitchen Scale

    Weck Jars

    Off-set metal spatula 4.25″

    Bread Flour

    Dark Rye Flour

    Brod & Taylor Proofer

    Dough Mat

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    Rubber Bands

    Dry Erase Marker