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My sourdough starter was flat for weeks until I switched from tap to filtered water
I kept feeding my starter with water straight from the kitchen faucet, and it just sat there like a sad pancake. After reading a forum post from someone in Portland, I tried using filtered water from my fridge instead. The next morning it had doubled in size and was full of bubbles. I guess the chlorine in our city water was killing the good stuff. Anyone else have to change their water source to get things going?
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nancy_adams7mo ago
Our city water in Toledo is heavily treated too. I had the exact same problem with my starter last winter. Switching to bottled spring water fixed it almost overnight.
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brown.wesley7mo ago
Wait, you can really taste the chlorine that much? I always thought that was just people being picky... but hearing @nancy_adams say bottled water fixed her starter makes me wonder.
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