My Sourdough Starter has a brown layer at the top?
So my sourdough starter is about two weeks old, but it suddenly stopped growing three days ago (after a couple days of very active growth)and developed a brown layer on top.The layer is mostly brown with about 15 percent of it being normal starter. Most of what I researched is that it is hooch, but the brown layer is more solid (the same thickness as my starter) and isn’t separate from the top layer of the normal starter. I have been keeping my starter in the oven with just the light on. As for my feeding schedule, I feed it 1 cup of AP Flour and 1/2 cup of water every day. If anyone has an answer, please let me know; it would very helpful.
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Your starter is drying out. Don't keep it in the oven with the light on. It's been too warm.
Depending on your comfortable room temperature, you should be able to leave it on a kitchen counter top. You should have a lid or other covering on it, too.
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It has runny, brown, or black liquid on top This is very common and it's called “hooch.” Hooch is a type of alcohol that forms on top of sourdough starters as a result of the growth of yeast. Hooch is perfectly safe and is even edible.Why does my sourdough starter have a crust on top?
You'll find that your sourdough starter sometimes develops a crust or skin. It's totally ok and just means that it's getting a bit too dry on top. What is this? Try using a jar lid (not screwed on) or even a piece of cling film.How do you know if your sourdough starter is spoiled?
You can tell that a sourdough starter is bad or dead if it doesn't respond to regular feedings after being unfed for a long time or if they develop any kind of mold or discoloration.Why is my sourdough starter GREY on top?
Hooch is a runny liquid that ranges in color. It can be clear, brown, grey or even black. Usually, the longer the hooch has been left, the darker the liquid will become. A starter with hooch on the top simply means the starter is hungry for more flour.Should my sourdough starter have a layer of water on top?
A sourdough starter has liquid on top means the starter just needs more flour to feed it. The hooch is harmless, you can simply stir it back into the starter, and feed it with fresh flour and water. Hooch is common if you have left it longer than usual between feedings.What's that liquid in my starter?
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Dried yeast and dead microbae. The recipe I follow tells me to discard the upper layer with every feeding and get 50g from the lower fresh layers, add 80g flour and 50g water.
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