I finally nailed my sourdough starter after 8 tries

I used to just mix flour and water and hope for the best. Would toss half of it every day and get this sad, flat blob after a week. Then I read about using a kitchen scale to measure by grams instead of cups. That changed everything because the ratios were way more consistent. Now I feed it exactly 100g flour and 100g water at the same time each morning. My last loaf had a springy crumb and that tangy smell I was chasing. Anyone else have a starter that just refused to cooperate at first?

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faith_shah8813d agoTop Commenter

Right? I went through three sad starters before I got one that actually bubbled. The scale thing was a game changer for me too, I used to guess with cups and it was always a disaster. Glad you stuck with it, that first good loaf is such a win.

annajenkins13d agoMost Upvoted

Blew up my friend's kitchen scale the first time I tried baking sourdough... she put the whole starter jar on there without taring it first and the thing just cracked. Her husband found little pieces of plastic in their breakfast for a week. She was so mad but honestly it was kinda funny, she got a fancy new one out of it though.

wyatt13513d agoMost Upvoted

Read somewhere that you can crack a scale just by setting a heavy jar on it wrong.