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Update: My sourdough starter was flat for a month until I changed my water
I was getting really frustrated because my starter just wouldn't get bubbly, no matter what flour I used. After about four weeks of this, I read a comment online about chlorine in tap water. I switched to using bottled spring water from the store. Within three days, it doubled in size and was finally active. I guess the chemicals in my city water were killing the yeast. Has anyone else had to switch their water source to fix a starter?
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blair_torres706mo ago
Flat for a month" describes my cooking skills perfectly.
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skyler6226mo ago
Man, that hits home. I see this everywhere now. People just accept being bad at basic stuff as a personality trait. Like cooking, fixing simple things, even just following a recipe. We make jokes about it instead of learning. It's a weird point of pride to be helpless. Makes you wonder how it got this way.
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fionat555mo ago
Maybe it's just me but I've noticed the same thing with houseplants too. People will water them with whatever comes out of the tap and then wonder why the leaves turn yellow or the soil gets crusty. Bottled or filtered water makes a huge difference for almost anything living.
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