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Cooking & Baking

Warpy

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11. Same here, although I do filter mine

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #10)

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 03:03 PM

Mar 2020

I'm so close to a pumping station that it sometimes reeks of chlorine, which makes my tea weird and kills off yeast.

Filtering mineral water takes most of the minerals out of it.

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Have any of you made sour dough starter from scratch? [View all] alfie Mar 2020 OP

sounds about right....i love sourdough but the dang gnats hanging around the starter samnsara Mar 2020 #1

I use polycarbonate tubs from the restaurant supply Major Nikon Mar 2020 #5

Covered my jar with cotton cloth. Throckmorton Mar 2020 #2

Yes, I've made it. Sounds right to me too. Auggie Mar 2020 #3

Yes, many times Major Nikon Mar 2020 #4

If it's bubbling and doesn't smell rotten Aquaria Mar 2020 #6

I've always used tap water and have never had a problem Major Nikon Mar 2020 #10

Same here, although I do filter mine Warpy Mar 2020 #11

yup, sounds about right but.... getagrip_already Mar 2020 #7

Don't throw it out Warpy Mar 2020 #12

Thanks alfie Mar 2020 #8

I started one right before my state was locked down Mad cow Mar 2020 #9

TYhose sound yummy alfie Mar 2020 #13

I used to keep a starter spinbaby Mar 2020 #14