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Shoutout to the guy who told me to check my starter pH
Spent 3 weeks trying to get my sourdough to rise right. Kept feeding it, kept getting flat loaves. An old baker at the farmer's market finally said test your starter pH. Borrowed a meter from a buddy. Took me 3 days to get it from 5.2 down to 4.1. Had no idea that half a teaspoon of whole wheat would fix it that fast. Anyone else chase a simple fix for way too long?
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burns.brooke5mo ago
Feel your pain. Spent a month wondering why my starter was so sluggish before someone told me the same thing. Felt like such an obvious fix once you know it.
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sullivan.john5mo ago
You ever wonder how long we'd all sit there cranking a dead battery before figuring it out on our own, @burns.brooke? Glad I'm not the only one who needed a little nudging (and a lot of embarrassment) to sort it out.
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