How To Make Sourdough Starter | The Beginner's Guide

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  • @SugarGeekShow
    @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому +8

    Get the free printable on my blog! sugargeekshow.com/recipe/sourdough-starter/

    • @lucafelipe2347
      @lucafelipe2347 3 роки тому

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    • @ellenesteban2212
      @ellenesteban2212 2 роки тому

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  • @Jason-ji5yg
    @Jason-ji5yg Рік тому +7

    After searching through so many videos, I finally find one that explains things so well. Not just someone looking at the camera saying what to do or skipping steps, assuming I know what I am doing. Thank you.

  • @alancantor9437
    @alancantor9437 Рік тому +9

    I left a jar of sourdough in the fridge for three years without doing anything to it. I recently removed a few grams and put the old stuff in a fresh jar, fed it water and flour, and after a few days of feeding, the sourdough was active again. Sourdough is very resilient!

  • @fruitpunch4890
    @fruitpunch4890 9 місяців тому +3

    I've learned so much about sourdough starter from so many others but I have never heard anyone explain why we toss out half of the starter, thank you for explaining this. Now I know.

  • @bpapso
    @bpapso 12 днів тому +1

    I’m going to try to make a sourdough starter for the fifth time using your directions. I’m about ready to give up, but I never thought about the 90° water. It sure makes sense.

  • @michaelh2931
    @michaelh2931 4 роки тому +21

    I discovered a good way to make my active starter really grow and become bubbly after a feeding. What I did is not feed my active starter for two days (48 hours), and then when I did feed it I gave it some good sprouted rye flour. The starter then tripled in height! Starving the starter for a couple of days made it real hungry and when I fed it it really grew. It never happened like that when I fed it every 24 hours. My starter is about 2 months old and I have never refrigerated it , yet. I keep it fed daily with a King Arthur AP flour and when I am ready to make a bread I starve it a couple of days and then give it a sprouted rye feeding in the morning and when it triples in height I make a flour and then refrigerate it after making the dough and folding it a few times over a few hours. The bread is high-hydration and is 30% rye and 70% bread flour.

  • @nanmckee54
    @nanmckee54 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you so much for your video! After watching many videos on this subject, this is the first time that I actually understand the whole process of yeast. No one teaches it better than you. I have tried to make 5 starters and none of them worked so I gave up. I'm beginning my new starter today with your recipe now that I understand it more. You're the best!

  • @severenkoski856
    @severenkoski856 3 роки тому +8

    I really enjoy these sourdough videos. You are a great teacher, giving details but also getting to the point. Thank you for this!

  • @Internalharmony92
    @Internalharmony92 2 роки тому +1

    I have a 2 year starter I just fed today. I'm excited to see how it grows. Can't wait to make some pancakes with it.

  • @zeejah
    @zeejah Рік тому +1

    One of the better starter tutorials. Thank you

  • @nancykim2562
    @nancykim2562 4 роки тому +10

    So thankful you made this video! I was hesitant to make my own starter cuz everyone's been using rye flour, but so happy so see it comes out well even with using whole wheat flour. Also thankful for how detailed you explain every step including the levain. You're seriously so awesome

  • @pauladickerson6082
    @pauladickerson6082 2 роки тому +1

    It’s easy to see you have a beautiful heart. Thank you for sharing and teaching with so much patience. ❤️

  • @irenesixty
    @irenesixty 4 роки тому +2

    This video made me clear between levain vs starter!!!! Excellent explanations

  • @staceyverley3851
    @staceyverley3851 4 роки тому +6

    Literally just telling my husband I wish Liz would show us a sourdough starter and voila! Perfect as always!

  • @michaelwalling8281
    @michaelwalling8281 3 роки тому +1

    Lots of good info in this presentation. This young lady has done her homework. Perfect for a neophyte bread maker.

  • @christellelock5864
    @christellelock5864 Рік тому +1

    Hi there! I made my very first starter using this video! Mine is VERY strong!! Thank you so much for your clear and useful info. I never had the guts to do it before. I'm baking my first loaf tomorrow. Will be using your other video for that.

  • @alfonsoferro101
    @alfonsoferro101 6 місяців тому

    Yes thank you for making this way more clear then other tutorials ❤

  • @shawnnagarcia1830
    @shawnnagarcia1830 Рік тому

    The starter has begun, let's see how this works out!!! Thanks for info.

  • @paccc7092
    @paccc7092 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for a very informative video about sourdough starter. No one has ever mentioned when discard is usable. I would have used it on first discard! Thanks for covering more information about the starter. This helped so much!

  • @sharonjensen6263
    @sharonjensen6263 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks so much for the video. I got tired of waiting for my daughter to remember to bring me some starter, so I thought I would try and make my own. Great step by step tutorial and information.

  • @sandrarusso1136
    @sandrarusso1136 4 роки тому +2

    My husband and I started ours 5/9 and we used half bread flour and half brown rice flour. Thought we did something wrong after the 2nd day. WHEW! What a smell! Glad to hear that (and the "hooch" at the top) was normal! We named her Rona. LOL

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

      Yes! No one talks about that nasty smell the first few days lol!! so gross but thankfully it goes away :-D Love her name!

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

      Sandra Russo Rona!! Love it! Yes, it totally smells like dirty socks at first 😂 haha

  • @barbarasatterly434
    @barbarasatterly434 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for explaining in detail that I can understand.

  • @rosauragarcia1991
    @rosauragarcia1991 Рік тому

    You are great!!! Definitely helped me feel a lot less intimidated! I had been looking for a video that helped me make a starter for over an hour and Im so glad I came across your video!!! I loved it. My daughter watched it with me and wanted to say "I love you because you make the instructions to make sourdough starter for bread". Thank you!!!!!

  • @PattyDooley
    @PattyDooley 2 місяці тому

    So glad I found your video. By far the best and most helpful. Thank you!

  • @lefty-bw1zp
    @lefty-bw1zp Місяць тому

    Thank you for taping this. T hi is video was very helpful for me. I have been a total failure when it came to making a sourdough starter. Until now, that is. 😊

  • @helpfulnatural
    @helpfulnatural 4 роки тому +4

    I made a sourdough starter in early April and it's doing great, has made some awesome bread and pancakes but it took quite a while to get going. My kitchen must be cooler than I thought. I had loads of hooch on top of it the first week or so. At about day 8 or 9 it finally started rising and getting bubbly. I started with whole wheat and rye flours. And I use bottled purified water, our tap is very clean but has a lot of chlorine so I didn't want to use it. For its weekly feedings I place it in my microwave to get bubbly. It's the warmest and most draft-free place in my kitchen. I also proof my bread in there, works great! :)

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

      Hooch also can mean your starter is hungry! Thank you for the microwave tip!

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

      helpfulnatural awesome! Yeah it’s crazy how much a warm/cold kitchen affects it. My first one wasn’t growing at all on top of the dishwasher and it took me a few days to realize that there was a draft hitting it from the window.

    • @helpfulnatural
      @helpfulnatural 4 роки тому

      @@SugarGeekShow I probably forgot to mention that I did feed it every day the first 9 days or so. But still only got hooch and no bubbles until that 9 day mark. Yea, initially I was putting it in the same cupboard as my homemade kombucha but didn't do well. Maybe too much competition for yeast/bacteria? Now it calls the microwave home when it has been fed. :) BTW, I did use kombucha to get it started and now mix it 1-1 with water. It seems to really like the kombucha! :D

  • @surayahanaifah5659
    @surayahanaifah5659 2 роки тому +1

    Hi...thank you very much for sharing how to make starter...i am a begginner n.will follow.you..step by step

  • @shirleyclgan7282
    @shirleyclgan7282 3 роки тому +2

    Thank for your lesson on how to make a sourdough starter. Appreciate all the tips given on how to preserve the sour dough for future use..You are awesome.!

  • @neldahinojosa4890
    @neldahinojosa4890 11 місяців тому +1

    Love this vid!!!!

  • @elizabethpage7674
    @elizabethpage7674 2 роки тому +2

    Your explanations are everything! Thank you 😊

  • @AO-po8kc
    @AO-po8kc Рік тому +1

    Best step by step thank you

  • @JaneH3675
    @JaneH3675 2 роки тому

    Ok, I started mine wi/ King Authur unbleached all-purpose flour and warm water. Its day 3 and doing great. No scale and not use grams. 4 tablespoons flour and equal filtered water. So much easier than all this weighing junk. Will feed next 7 days and make bread. 👍

  • @flyfishing1776
    @flyfishing1776 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you
    Blessings

  • @lorde5878
    @lorde5878 Рік тому

    Thanks for clarifying on what to do with the discard. I wasn’t sure if it’s something people kept or threw away. I know you can make stuff with discard but I just don’t have the time for that

  • @MyAlbertC
    @MyAlbertC Рік тому +2

    How can you tell it has raised the yest ?, the glass is very dirty 😅 and you can use gloves when using your hands. Just a suggestion for you, and o yah, you can use plastic spatula when mixing. Didn't know about using metal utensils 🤔

  • @lauraprale3952
    @lauraprale3952 3 роки тому

    Thank you for giving this much information and detail. It is extremely helpful!

  • @ashleyonthefarm
    @ashleyonthefarm 3 роки тому +2

    Hi, this is my favorite starter video and I always go back to it to refresh my memory. But I was wondering, Do you have a video or post that explains why you feed levain all equal parts, but you feed the starter 75g starter, 150g flour, 150 water ? Thanks!

  • @Motiva8-TV
    @Motiva8-TV 4 місяці тому

    Hello. Thanks for explaining so well.

  • @beatrizsandoval4395
    @beatrizsandoval4395 4 роки тому +1

    I started mine at the beginning of the quarantine and I already made a loaf with it. So delicious 😋 oh and I named mine Maximus because of Russell Crowe in Gladiator 😊

  • @zaidagarcia8369
    @zaidagarcia8369 2 роки тому

    Thank you 😊 that was very well explained and easy to understand!! I will start this week 😄😄😄🙏🏻😆🎉🎉

  • @normaclarke4585
    @normaclarke4585 2 роки тому

    Your video is very good, I understood how to make my stater and to know what levain was, thanks for sharing. ,!!

  • @annatobin1783
    @annatobin1783 3 роки тому

    It looks so easy

  • @peggegolden1
    @peggegolden1 Рік тому

    Thank you so much. Beautiful and well explained 👏

  • @manju.12
    @manju.12 2 роки тому +2

    What flour are you using to feed your starter to keep maintaining it? Do we continue to feed it bread flour or all purpose? Or do we go back to whole wheat?

  • @MichiganFan70
    @MichiganFan70 3 роки тому +2

    "Let's make some sourdough starter already....geez Liz.".....lmao Great channel....stumbled upon it a few days ago...love it

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 2 роки тому

    Excellent presentation

  • @mitchellkrupa831
    @mitchellkrupa831 Рік тому

    ❤do you have to switch to apt or bread flour or just continue with whole weat flour. Thank you for your response

  • @marshyburrows1094
    @marshyburrows1094 Рік тому

    Really good tutorial ❤

  • @Jmay411
    @Jmay411 Рік тому

    I’m going to try adding yogurt tomorrow

  • @Davidkevindoyle1963
    @Davidkevindoyle1963 3 роки тому +1

    I made it also my starter my Levain has tripled in size yay time to make bread🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳🧑‍🍳

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  3 роки тому

      Yay!! Let me know how it turns out 😄

  • @TyOTT-lg2wq
    @TyOTT-lg2wq 2 роки тому

    Thank you very much for sharing your method to make sourdough starter. I forgot to leave wooden spatula inside the jar for almost 2 hrs. I would like to know if I should discard for health since the yeast could eat some wooden material and not good for the health? Please advise. I have spent 7 days already and wouldn't want to discard it . However, as mentioned, my concern about the health as this dough starter can be toxic because I left the wooden spatula inside the yeast container ) on my 7th day for couple hours. Many thanks again

  • @stacys4893
    @stacys4893 3 роки тому +2

    Why do you throw away half the starter on day one? Can it be used for a second starter in another bowl?

  • @kathyfann
    @kathyfann Рік тому

    Thank You!

  • @kayte13
    @kayte13 9 місяців тому

    Question. Do we remake the Levain everytime we want to make bread?
    Also. At the end of videoThe camera shows ou removing 75gm of starter, then adding 150gm flour and 150 gm of water. Is that correct.?
    Thank you for your video. I have made my starter from your recipe. !

  • @nickyg2059
    @nickyg2059 Рік тому

    Hi sweetheart! thanks I’m going to try to make the starter, but I have a question, how many hours in between each day, from the first to the end, can you please answer me please thanks ❤

  • @Navigator777777
    @Navigator777777 Рік тому +1

    Loved your video but my heart sank when your recommended using the microwave in cooking. You recovered nicely with the discussion of metals.
    Buy two identical plants. Water one with normal water. Water the other with microwaved water. Cool of course. Microwaved water kills things.

  • @lovelyleann2766
    @lovelyleann2766 4 роки тому

    Hello! I love your channel on homemade yeast. At the moment due to Covid-19 I am an American in Poland and I have being looking to find the right video and I came across yours. You from the start thoroughly explain the areas ad to where to place the yeast for 24hrs. My only issue is here in Poland they have over many, many type of flour ranging from type 450,500 to 2000. I just wanted to reach out to you. Keep up the great job with yeast making. I am still trying the different type of flour here.

  • @wakeuptoBlessings
    @wakeuptoBlessings Рік тому

    When and how can you divide to make another starter? Can you use discard to make a new starter? I’m wanting to gift some of my starter…

  • @GenSecWPNM
    @GenSecWPNM 3 роки тому

    Liz is amazing

  • @kathyfann
    @kathyfann Рік тому

    Is it helpful to add a tiny bit of anything like yeast or salt or anything

  • @malvanlondon8683
    @malvanlondon8683 Рік тому

    Is wholewheat flour the same thing as wholemeal flour?

  • @bpapso
    @bpapso 9 днів тому

    I have been following your instructions to the tee! On day two my starter doubled in size then on day three and four it hasn’t done anything. What am I doing wrong? I really thought I was on a roll now I’m discouraged.😂

  • @victoriac9884
    @victoriac9884 2 роки тому +1

    How would you sanitize your container?

  • @hansenmarc
    @hansenmarc 8 місяців тому

    Hi SugarGeek. I just started looking, but I’ve found lots of no-discard recipes on UA-cam for making sourdough starter. Have you tried any of them? Thank you.

  • @tagakay7894
    @tagakay7894 3 роки тому

    Thank you so much!

  • @daleneb24
    @daleneb24 2 роки тому +1

    I am lost on day 7. How much do you feed your starter after you have discarded it? Is it 75 grams still or 50 grams?
    I am lost on what you are doing with the discard at this point??
    Your instructions till now we’re good then I got lost.

  • @jessicacaza260
    @jessicacaza260 Рік тому

    when I put my starter in the fridge, do I have to bring it to room temperature before I feed it and then put it back in the fridge?

  • @miryam5250
    @miryam5250 11 місяців тому

    Do I need to use 75 grams of flour and water each time or can I use 30-40 grams ?

  • @melaniejaegli3056
    @melaniejaegli3056 6 місяців тому

    Confused at the end you use q metal spoon. Are you only not supposed to use metal in the first 7 days?

  • @jthepickle7
    @jthepickle7 Рік тому

    To preserve a starter you can make a ball of starter that is mostly flour. Put the firm ball of starter in your bag of flour and let it dry rock hard. To make bread, moisten the hard ball a couple to 3 days in advance, keep warm, and feed.

  • @ladygcrochet8540
    @ladygcrochet8540 8 місяців тому

    So here is another question is it possible for to people start the yeast starter together and then the both of you will have a project that way it just doesn't go to wast text back

  • @reemelsaman6461
    @reemelsaman6461 3 роки тому +1

    do we discard the starter when we feed it after taking some of it to make the leavin or we discard it only at its first 7 days?

    • @madlyn792
      @madlyn792 2 роки тому +1

      Very confusing to me, I was on day 6 and I forgot to discard half before feeding. Now I'm thinking I should throw everything out and start all over. 😩

    • @reemelsaman6461
      @reemelsaman6461 2 роки тому

      @@madlyn792
      I notice that I asked a stupid question as when we take some of the starter to make a bread we actually DISCARD IT 🤦🏻‍♀️😂 so it's my bad
      In your situation noo don't throw it, I think you should just discard it the next time and it'll be fine, we discard the sourdough starter just to manage it amount or as I think tho, keep going 🥰♥️♥️

  • @tgc4204
    @tgc4204 3 роки тому

    at 17:30, you said to put it away. if I put it away in a fridge or at room temp, do I discard half of it and use 1:1:1 to keep it alive. then use the discard to make Levain to make bread?

  • @katiecauthen8957
    @katiecauthen8957 3 роки тому +2

    With the half that you remove each time, why can’t you use it to start another container of starter? Can I not be used at all? For anything?

    • @fnordfnordsson4385
      @fnordfnordsson4385 Рік тому

      You can use it for another starter, but that never ends - now you have twice as much discard every day! But the discard is just flour and water, so you can actually bake with it. Crumpets especially, but pancakes as well.

  • @yayitsmichelle18
    @yayitsmichelle18 4 роки тому +1

    I only have unbleached AP flour right now, as I can’t find any other kind of flour at my supermarkets. I’ve started my starter and have been feeding my starter with that same AP flour. With that said, I have a ~43 day old starter and it has never doubled in size, aside from day 2. The most it has ever risen is ~3/4 in above the rubberband. I’ve put it on a heating pad on the low setting, and it still doesn’t double in size. Do I need to add a wheat flour into the mix to make it grow a bit more?

  • @dianeconley8499
    @dianeconley8499 2 роки тому

    Great teaching but how can I mix sugar when I get ready to make my bread

  • @rojodiaz
    @rojodiaz 4 роки тому

    Hey!!! Quick question! I live in a warm and tropical climate, so in its first 24 hours looked and smelled like day 4 starter! Super liquid on it a first day! Should I start feeding twice on day 2??? It grew more than twice on the first day!!!!!

  • @pattyob7096
    @pattyob7096 4 роки тому +2

    Congrats! Can we learn about rice flour starters please?

    • @SugarGeekShow
      @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

      I haven't tried any starter besides Whole Wheat :)

    • @helpfulnatural
      @helpfulnatural 4 роки тому

      There are many starter recipes on UA-cam, search for gluten free sourdough starters. Hope this helps. :)

  • @evelynthomley7566
    @evelynthomley7566 Рік тому

    Hi! I'm new to Sourhdoigh and I'm on day 4 of making my own starter. Is it supposed to smell awful? I mean, I know it's not supposed to smell *good* but this just smells, yuck. I've been following your recipe after I messed up my gift stater. Lol. Any advice for a fellow baker?! (Been watching you for years!) ❤😊

  • @suescookery4881
    @suescookery4881 3 роки тому

    Hi Liz. My starter doubled in 24 hours...lots of bubbles...is it going to be ok by day 7? thanks

  • @SugarGeekShow
    @SugarGeekShow  4 роки тому

    If you used this video to make starter please tell me what you named it in the comments :D I named mine wildayeast!

  • @cynthiaincolorado3373
    @cynthiaincolorado3373 9 місяців тому

    You said I can’t use metal what about a stainless steel bowl and I can’t get the worksheet to print. Is there an issue? My printer won’t print it for some reason.

  • @HillTopRooted
    @HillTopRooted 2 роки тому

    I started my starter 6 days ago. Today it finally started smelling sour but I don’t have many bubbles and it doesn’t appear to be rising. I’m using whole wheat and all purpose to feed once every 24 hours. I keep my AP flour in a container and I fear it may have been bleached. On one hand, I’m thinking of starting over. On another, I’m thinking of switching the feeding today to 35g of wheat and 35 grams of bread flour, unbleached. Would switching mid stride be a problem or should I just scrap it and start from scratch? 😢

  • @lorrainestone
    @lorrainestone Рік тому

    Where do you put it to bed? I'm new at this?

  • @richardgolden9181
    @richardgolden9181 Рік тому

    If my levain does not rise do I continue to feed it and the starter? Thank you.

  • @suzancushman3959
    @suzancushman3959 3 роки тому

    After the starter is made and you are ready to bake can you substitute regular unbleached flour for gluten free flour?

  • @meglupo18
    @meglupo18 3 роки тому

    It’s hard to kill yeast...but if you have that problem outside the jar nystatin will usually do the trick 😜

  • @ivanaparty85
    @ivanaparty85 9 місяців тому

    My house stays kinda cold so after i feed my new starter, i set the microwave for 1 minute and started it. After it ended i put the starter jar inside it and closed the door. It had enough heat inside to help ferment

  • @ericacalihan8187
    @ericacalihan8187 2 роки тому

    I have started my starter about a week ago and i only got it to rise once. But there is still bubbles. Should I start over or should I keep trying to feed it?

  • @coonassprepper5243
    @coonassprepper5243 3 роки тому

    Can I take the starter and freeze dry it and powderize it and at what point should I freeze it?

  • @cynthiaincolorado3373
    @cynthiaincolorado3373 9 місяців тому

    Liz, where can I find the worksheets I downloaded the things to download, but there are just recipes and no worksheets for the recipes?

  • @cathychats
    @cathychats 2 роки тому

    Thanks but I wonder why almost no one talks about the room temperature. I live in the tropics and my kitchen is between 25C and 30C. How can I grow my starter? Do you have any tips?

  • @adrianapereira1943
    @adrianapereira1943 4 роки тому

    Question! I'm trying to make this, but want to make sure I'm using the right amount. I don't have a food scale, so 150 grams is 10 tablespoons and 75grams is 5 tablespoons correct? So day 1 I'm using 10 tablespoons of both water and flour and then after I'm discarding half and adding 5 tablespoons of each?

  • @SartikaSy
    @SartikaSy 3 роки тому

    Can i use all purpose flour?

  • @hollinaomi
    @hollinaomi 2 роки тому

    My starter was looking great. morning after day 3, I saw it didn't rise at all (but it did rise by Day 2). I'm on Day 5 but chose to stick with ww and warm water bc I'm afraid to go with less yeast food since there is no rise. It does smell a bit like acetone and the texture is looser than it was. Should I keep going or?

    • @hollinaomi
      @hollinaomi 2 роки тому

      so feedback for today... my starter rose almost to the neck of the jar! Def was the right choice. For this feeding, i made sourdough popovers with the discard, and used APF and warm water for this feeding. Hopeful to see tomorrow!

  • @lailingngan1828
    @lailingngan1828 2 роки тому

    Hi there, Where can I find the PDF you mentioned earlier in this video, one the we should print out to follow your email video? Thank you. Lai Ling

  • @thecutecooks7987
    @thecutecooks7987 4 роки тому

    Great Vid!

  • @kimberlygraham2877
    @kimberlygraham2877 5 місяців тому

    What to do if you’ve fed it in the morning & are going to work the day & your starter peaks within 2 -3 hours & you’re not available to make bread for a few more hours & it starts to die back down in that time?

  • @Lia_147
    @Lia_147 3 роки тому

    So I’m on my 3 day mark and my starter barely rose. It rose maybe a little less than an inch. Am I doing something wrong or it just low activity?

  • @joleneknox8323
    @joleneknox8323 Рік тому

    instead of discarding, could you just transfer to a 2nd container?