Took me 3 weeks to figure out my sourdough starter was dying from tap water

I kept feeding it every day and it kept getting sluggish. Switched to filtered water on a whim and it doubled in size within 12 hours. Anyone else have their starter get picky about water?

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ray_king28d ago

Hold up, filtered water isn't the only factor - it's usually the chlorine or chloramine in tap water that kills the yeast and bacteria over time. Most municipal water has that stuff added, and letting it sit out for 24 hours won't help if they use chloramine (unlike plain chlorine, it doesn't evaporate).

faithg2628d ago

Forgot about my starter going weird once when I moved to a city with treated water, totally threw off my sourdough.