Day 2 of my starter – what is the yellowish layer on top? Also, any additional advice is welcome.

by Wasp_Bear

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  2. Wasp_Bear

    The recipe:
    Day 1
    -1 table spoon bio yoghurt
    -50ml water
    -25gr white bio flour
    -10 raisins

    Day 2
    – fed with 50 ml water and 25gr white bio flour

  3. Dee-Daniel-Wuh

    Why so much water? A 1:1 ratio would be better

  4. Away-Debate9542

    Why the yogurt?? Seems like an over complication. What recipe are you following? Share a link

  5. Kristenmarie2112

    Flour and water. No raisins or yogurt. You should probably start over

  6. bicep123

    Yougurt does two things in starter. Add moisture and lower the pH. Acidophilus isn’t the bacteria strain in sourdough and may compete against the wild form sanfranciscensis that you need in regular sourdough, and may make the process take longer to get to a viable starter.

    Day 2 is too early for hooch. It’s likely separation because you have too much liquid in there. More flour, less water, no yogurt.

  7. carter_nutch

    I’ve heard of throwing in some raisins or apple peel (although I’ve never tried that myself). Personally, I’d suggest putting in some fresh stoneground rye flour for all of the beneficial yeasts that associate with it before I’d start throwing in fruits. But yeah, I think the yogurt is off base haha.

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