Overcoming Sourdough Baking Fears, Pamela Anderson’s Legendary Starter, & Top Baking Substitutions 🥖

[@smileygirl6457]

Nice to see you lovely ladies again.❤

[@KneadToKnowPodcast]

Thank you 😊 for watching!

[@lyndaedris5408]

I printed off your whole sour dough starter information. I even have a brod and taylor to keep the starter at a constant temperature. I am having NO luck. The first 2 days was fine. Then day 3 there was all this yellowish clear liquid on top. I stirred it up an added the flour and water. Day 4 again more yellowish clear liquid on top. Is this hooch? I thought it was a darker color. So tonight I am throwing it our and starting again. However, can you possibly have any idea why I got all this liquid. It is at a constant temp of 80. Used whole wheat flour, purified water as well as well as weighing the flour and water. Thanks.

[@KneadToKnowPodcast]

The yellowish liquid on your starter is hooch, a sign that it's hungry. Keep feeding it regularly, and you should start seeing changes like bubbles and activity. If the starter develops a strong, unpleasant smell or visible mold, that’s when it’s time to throw it away and start over. Otherwise, stay consistent-it just needs time to stabilize!

[@lyndaedris5408]

@@KneadToKnowPodcast Thanks so much. It was stated that "hooch" is dark brown in color. So, when I had a yellowish clear liquid, I didn't associate it with Hooch. Thanks so much for your reply. It really helped me out. I did start a new one last night. This AM, there was the clear liquid again. But I will feed it some more as you said as I now know it is Hooch. I shall stir it back in and then feed again tonight.

[@tomcerny4843]

Gemma, in your sourdough starter video, you specifically state that the "hooch" can be mixed back into the starter. Now you're saying that it should be thrown out. Can you explain?

[@KneadToKnowPodcast]

Hi, yes! There are two options here - you can either stir the hooch back in for a tangier flavor, or pour it off if you prefer a milder taste. Just depends on what you are aiming for!