{"id":56,"date":"2025-10-21T17:57:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T17:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2026-05-24T21:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T21:16:32","slug":"caring-for-your-starter-feeding-troubleshooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/caring-for-your-starter-feeding-troubleshooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Your Starter: Feeding &amp; Troubleshooting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sourdough starter is a living culture that thrives on routine. During the first week, feed it twice daily with equal weights of flour and water. When it reliably doubles in volume within 4\u20136&nbsp;hours, it\u2019s ready to bake. To store your starter: keep it at room temperature if you bake frequently (daily feeds) or refrigerate and feed weekly if you bake less often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common troubleshooting tips from our<a href=\"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/app\/\"> Sourdough Starter Companion App<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dry or stiff starter: Stir and wait; don\u2019t add extra water immediately. Once it loosens, feed as usual.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dark liquid (hooch): Your starter is hungry. Pour off the liquid or stir it back in and feed equal parts flour and water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smells like nail\u2011polish remover: It\u2019s producing excess alcohol. Feed more often or use cooler water to slow fermentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No rise: Mark the jar with a rubber band to monitor; keep it warm and use filtered water to avoid chlorine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dense or gummy bread: Your starter may not be active enough. Allow longer fermentation and proofing; bake when the dough passes the \u201cpoke test.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, every starter is unique. Keep detailed notes in our app\u2019s feeding log so you can spot patterns and perfect your routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0814256200065-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sourdough starter is a living culture that thrives on routine. During the first week, feed it twice daily with equal weights of flour and water. When it reliably doubles in volume within 4\u20136&nbsp;hours, it\u2019s ready to bake. To store your starter: keep it at room temperature if you bake frequently (daily feeds) or refrigerate and feed weekly if you bake less often. Common troubleshooting tips from our Sourdough Starter Companion App: Remember, every starter is unique. Keep detailed notes in our app\u2019s feeding log so you can spot patterns and perfect your routine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sourdough-basics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56\/revisions\/60"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pancitoymas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}