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My sourdough starter died after I left it in the fridge for 3 weeks on vacation
I went to visit my sister in Portland for 3 weeks and thought my starter would be fine just sitting in the fridge (big mistake, I know). Came back to a thick layer of weird gray liquid on top and a smell like old nail polish remover, so I had to toss the whole thing. Has anyone else killed a starter this way, or do you have a trick for keeping them alive when you're gone for a while?
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blair_dixon17d ago
Yeah @ben_shah93 that's hooch not death, just stir it back in and feed it.
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ben_shah9317d ago
Did you check if it was actually dead or just dormant? Sometimes that gray liquid is just hooch and you can pour it off and feed the starter a few times to bring it back. I've revived starters after a month in the fridge by scraping off the bad stuff and doing a couple strong feeds.
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