Rehydrate Your Starter
Couple things to keep in mind: always combine the starter with the water first, stir well then add the flour. Also use filtered drinking water, tap water contains chemicals that can kill your starter.
- Day 1 – In the morning, combine 10g dried sourdough starter in a 8-16oz glass jar. Add 25g of lukewarm filtered water. Stir well. Loosely cover with a lid and store on your counter for 6-8 hours. In the evening, add 25g flour to the water mixture. Stir well. Loosely cover with a lid and store on your counter overnight.
- Day 2 – In the morning, take out 10g of your starter mixture and add it to a clean 8-16oz jar. Next, combine the 10g of starter with 25g water, then stir in 25g of flour. Loosely cover with a lid and store it on your counter for 24 hours.
- Day 3 – In the morning, the mixture will probably look smooth and thin in texture with a few bubbles. Take out 20 grams of your starter mixture and add it to a clean 16oz glass jar. Next, combine it with 40g of water, stir in 40g of flour. Loosely cover with a lid and store it on your counter for 24 hours.
- Day 4– In the morning, there should be bubbles. Test your starter to see if it’s ready to bake with, use a clean spoon and take a little amount of your starter and drop it in a cup or bowl with cold water. If it floats, you're good to refresh it to a dry starter or use it to bake with. If it sinks, repeat day 3 steps- take out 20 grams of your starter mixture and add it to a clean jar. Next, combine it with 40g of water then stir in 40g of flour. Loosely cover with a lid and store at room temperature. Test it again in the evening.
- Read here how to refresh and get your starter ready to bake with!