My first attempt at sourdough starter, already showing signs of activity after just 24 hours!
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[–] 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Bear in mind that that first burst of activity could be a false start from the undesirable bacteria that was present at the start. When I started my starter a few months ago I had what looked like activity for the first two days, and then it settled down. It took about three weeks before the starter grew strong enough to show consistent activity.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Yes, this. @ 👆

    It almost always will be a false start, unless you've been in contact with some other sourdough starter recently.

    Just be patient, it takes time for the starters environment to get to the place where it's hostile to non-sourdough microorganisms, and friendly and full of happy sourdough critters.

    The "undesirable" bacteria are actually fine at the start, their lifecycle just pushes the starter in the direction you want it to go (more acidic, probably other complex environmental changes)

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