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Artisan Bread Enthusiasts  How much do you keep?    • Pin It
butterflygrooves's picture  How much do you keep?  I threw my
starter out last month because I hadn't been using it and had
neglected to feed it for a few weeks...big mistake.  I could
have saved it, it looked and smelled fine when I dumped it.  I
put together a new starter last night and am curious to see how
much starter everyone keeps around.  With my last starter, I
kept feeding and feeding it until I had a big jelly jar full.
 I'm assuming that's too much, right?  I didn't have a scale at
the time so I'm not sure exactly how much I had.  How much
starter do you keep?  GAPOMA's picture  When I put away my
starter I store it at 65% hydration and I usually keep about
1/3-1/2 cup.  I store it in a small plastic container with a lid
and just keep it in the back of the refrigerator.  - Greg
mrfrost's picture  1.5 oz of 50% starter. Refrigerated.
jcking's picture  354g, 75% hydration, refiger