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Restore from backup
An unpleasant discovery today when I pulled out my starter: it had gone off.
By which I mean there was an orange-colored coating on the top, and what looked like mold around the edge of the crock. Maybe it's not toxic, but it's clearly gotten contaminated and I'm not trusting it. I dumped the whole thing and the crock is getting thoroughly sterilized several times before re-use.
This is why you always have a backup. A few years back I dried out some starter, vacuum-sealed it, and stuck the resulting white powder in the freezer. Helpfully labelled "Not Anthrax".
By which I mean there was an orange-colored coating on the top, and what looked like mold around the edge of the crock. Maybe it's not toxic, but it's clearly gotten contaminated and I'm not trusting it. I dumped the whole thing and the crock is getting thoroughly sterilized several times before re-use.
This is why you always have a backup. A few years back I dried out some starter, vacuum-sealed it, and stuck the resulting white powder in the freezer. Helpfully labelled "Not Anthrax".
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