Starter Feeding Guide
How often to feed your sourdough starter, based on where you keep it and how warm your kitchen is.
Where do you keep your starter?
Kitchen temperature21°C
16°C (cool)23°C30°C (warm)
Feed your starter
Ready to use after feeding, once it has doubled and looks domed and bubbly.
Guidelines only — trust your starter, not the clock. It’s ready when it has roughly doubled, looks domed and bubbly on top, and smells pleasantly tangy. Warmer speeds it up; cooler slows it down.
