Do I cover a fermenting a bread starter
do I need to cover the jar that the fermenting bread starter is in? If so, cover with what?
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You want easy airflow, but you don't want dust or bugs. Cheesecloth held on by a rubber band would be perfect.
If you have a container especially for this purpose, and it has a lid, punch or drill a bunch of small holes in it. This is mine:
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You'll want to cover your sourdough starter, but only to stop things from falling into it and to keep it from forming a skin on top and drying out. Otherwise, remember that your starter is alive and needs to breathe a little bit. A lid is fine, so long as it's not completely air-tight.Can you suffocate sourdough starter?
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