Hey Sonny - I killed it - sad update

deb415611 · September 16, 2011, 03:39:44 AM

36yrs into rehydrating

lots of bubble action, no growth yet. Fed one of these this morning, left one for now.

Even though they haven't started rising they smell and look healthy, my guess is that they will be fully activated by tomorrow

classicrockgriller · September 16, 2011, 06:38:20 AM

Fantastic Deb.

This one i did just the other day took a long time.

I guess there may be a shelf life to this dehydrated

starter.

Tenpoint5 · September 16, 2011, 06:44:37 AM

Reminds me I have to feed mine tonight if I wants to make some bread tomorrow. Good Luck with your Deb!!

Tiny Tim · September 16, 2011, 11:30:04 AM

Quote from: deb415611 on September 16, 2011, 03:39:44 AM
36yrs into rehydrating

No wonder I didn't want to get outta bed today...went from age 41 to 77 over night. ;) ;D

classicrockgriller · September 16, 2011, 12:54:05 PM

Quote from: deb415611 on September 16, 2011, 03:39:44 AM
36yrs into rehydrating

lots of bubble action, no growth yet. Fed one of these this morning, left one for now.

Even though they haven't started rising they smell and look healthy, my guess is that they will be fully activated by tomorrow

(CRG is pacing the floor waiting for the next new Star to be born.)

deb415611 · September 17, 2011, 09:52:41 AM

Sonny - I'm so sorry, it's dead...... when i fed the other night I split in two and this is what one looks like today. I didn't feed this one yesterday. The other one doesn't have the mold but smells funky. The mold is hair like, it's pretty long in some spots and the white under the hair looks firm.

I have never seen a starter do this

I'm sorry, I let you down :-[

Smokin Soon · September 17, 2011, 10:59:56 AM

I really doubt that is any fault of yours, Deb. My guess it was something picked up in Texas due to extreme heat and humidity. That is exactly what happens in the tropical climates of South East Asia. My overseas friends learned to eliminate that with a tbs of pinapple juice.

deb415611 · September 17, 2011, 11:07:00 AM

Peter Reinhart's latest books use pineapple juice in starting a starter from scratch.

After I dumped the entire bag of starter into the container and added water I wished I had held 1/2 back just in case

classicrockgriller · September 17, 2011, 12:01:10 PM

Not to worry.

Deb, Like I stated I had a hard time re-hydrating it this time

and the starter I kept is not very active.

So do we quit? Heck No! Will de-hydrate a new batch and

send it as quick as it is done.

deb415611 · September 17, 2011, 12:19:01 PM

no we won't quit --- smokin soon is quick, he's got some in the mail already

I will do better this time :-\

classicrockgriller · September 17, 2011, 12:49:42 PM

Gary has become a Big Time "Keeper of the Bread".

Glad he fixed you up.

Thanks Smokin' Soon.

Sailor · September 17, 2011, 01:11:04 PM

I don't think Barbasol and a razor is goin ta fix that starter ;D Deb I know you were so looking forward to get the bread going and I hate it that you had some bad luck. Now I am starting to worry that the starter that I froze may not come to life. Been in the freezer for a few months. Guess I should take a pack out and see if I can bring it back to life.

I hope your next starter works for you. It is the best bread around.

Smokin Soon · September 17, 2011, 03:28:37 PM

I think it has to do with picking the exact time after a feeding to dehydrate it. I have dehydrated 2 big batches. The first one tookoff in 12 hours, I fed it and baked the next day. Second batch took 3 days to kick, fed and baked on day 4. That's a big difference. The one I sent out to Deb today was the last of the first batch, which should get busy pretty quick.