Beer in Sourdough Starter
Would there be any benefit to feeding a sourdough starter with beer instead of or in addition to water?
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Actually, there is an answer in the question that I linked, which speaks to your question. However, now that I've read the question again, you are technically correct that it is not a duplicate. I'll also add that the folks here seem to think beer in your starter is not very beneficial, but I have found nothing definitive. Perhaps you could create two starters, one with water and one with beer, then bake two identical loaves and report your results as an answer here.
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Can I add beer to my sourdough starter?
Beer and Sourdough Starters A few people have asked whether it would be ok to add beer to their sourdough starter or even start a sourdough starter with beer instead of water. My advice is not to add beer to your sourdough starter. Just keep it to flour and water - and keep the beer for your actual sourdough bread.Can I use beer instead of water for sourdough starter?
You can easily replace the liquid in most bread recipes with beer. This can have a very pronounced effect on your final dough as there is a lot more chemical and biological fun happening in beer than there is in water.Can you feed your starter beer?
Sourdough starter should not be infused with beer. use flour and water \u2013 and keep the beer for your real sourdough.Can you drink the alcohol from sourdough starter?
Since sourdough starters have yeast in them, and since yeast produces alcohol, there is some alcohol in hooch, but you have to be pretty hard up for a drink to even consider drinking hooch.Experiment Time: Sourdough BEER Bread | LIGHTEST to DARKEST | Foodgeek Baking
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