My sourdough starter finally doubled in size after I stopped rinsing my jar with hot water every feed

Switched to just wiping it out with a dry paper towel and now it's thriving, has anyone else found that temperature shocks mess with their starter more than they expected?

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parker_patel844d ago

Honestly I never even thought about temperature shocks like that. I just assumed hot water was fine because it's what my grandma always did. But now that you mention it, I switched to using room temp water for my starter a few weeks ago and it's been way more active. Tbh I think I was basically scalding the poor thing every time I fed it. Ngl I'm kind of embarrassed I didn't figure that out sooner. The paper towel trick sounds smart too, I might try that next feed.

tessa_rivera4d ago

Sympathy here @parker_patel84, I did the same thing and felt so dumb.