DAY 13
How does your starter look Day 13?
SORGHUM GF SOURDOUGH STARTER
STARTER READINESS CHECKLIST
Follow this checklist to make sure your starter is in good shape to make your 1st leaven tomorrow! See the video below for all of the details! 👇🏻
Starter (S)
Discard most
Keep
30g
Flour (F)
Sorghum
Feed
50 g
Liquid (L)
Water
Feed
60g
Ratio (Total)
3 : 5 : 6
S : F : L
Total
Tonight we will feed our starters to prepare it to make a leaven on Day 14! I call this REACTIVATING OUR STARTERS! If you don’t quite want to bake yet with your starter…no problem. Just feed as we do, and tomorrow I’ll show you exactly what to do to maintain your starter in the refrigerator.
HOW MUCH SHOULD I FEED MY SOURDOUGH STARTER?
- What is the temperature of your starters environment?
- How has your starter been responding to the previous feeds & ratios?
- What is your starters appearance? Hooch present? Rise? Surface appearance? Bubbles?
REACTIVATE STARTER – PREP FOR BAKING!
SUMMARY
Starter (S)
Discard most
Keep
20g
Flour (F)
Sorghum
Feed
100 g
Liquid (L)
Water
Feed
120g
Ratio (Total)
1 : 5 : 6
S : F : L
Total
If you’re not having much activity yet, please watch the below video for more tips! 👇🏻
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SOURDOUGH DISCARD IDEAS
BROWN RICE SOURDOUGH STARTER
You can find TONS of ideas online for what to do with your sourdough discard! I believe in having as little waste as possible, so once we are done creating our starters I’ll show you my zero waste method that will allow you to have NO waste at all! Below are some of my favs as well as links to recipes I’ve created (more coming soon).
I am working hard to bring you my recipes as they are all gluten, egg, corn free with dairy & nut free options, with many being vegan as well! I have found this combination of dietary needs particularly difficult to find recipes to make! So I promise to post mine as soon as I can!



MY FAVOURITE DISCARD RECIPES (GLUTEN FREE)
- Banana Chocolate Chip Discard Muffins
- Fry up your discard = quick & easy flat bread
- Discard Crackers (my recipe coming soon)
- Sourdough Discard Pancakes (my recipe coming soon)
- Homemade Healthy Discard Cereal (my recipe coming soon)
- Gluten Free Sourdough Pizza Crust (my recipe coming soon)
- Sourdough Discard Healthy Breakfast Cereal (my recipe coming soon)
DISCARD RECIPES (WHEAT STARTER)
- Waffles by my favourite teacher Teresa Greenway!
- Sourdough Tortillas – these are incredible!
- Pizza Crust – a sure to be family fav!
CLICK the above link for more information about your gluten free sourdough starter discard & how you can use it to have zero waste!
PLEASE RATE & COMMENT
I know you’ll just love this easy to follow daily video series to help you make your own sourdough starter from scratch! If you try it, please add a rating onto the recipe above or at the top of the post as it helps Google recognize the recipe & my website which will help show it to more people. I’d love to see our community grow! ♡
Let’s make a sourdough starter starting April 1st! I’m not fooling 🤣!


Equipment Needed
- 2 Glass Jars (I use Bernardin 750mL Mason Jars)
- 2 Lids for Glass Jars (I use Ball spill proof lids)
- 1 Piece of cloth
- 2 Elastic bands (or can use tape)
- 1 Kitchen Scale (I love my mini digital scale from Lee Valley)
- 1 Wooden spoon or Chopstick (or non-reactive metal spoon)
INGREDIENTS
- 600-1000 g Sorghum Flour (total amount depends on how quickly your starter grows)
- Water (either filtered or rested on countertop)
- 120 mL Pineapple Juice (make sure it's pure with no additives)
- 1 Glass writing pen (optional – can use tape with regular pen)
- 1 Notebook
INSTRUCTIONS
DAY 1 – AM
- Mix 30g sorghum flour + 15g pineapple juice + 15g water
DAY 1 – PM
- Add 30g sorghum flour + 15g pineapple juice + 15g water
DAY 2 – AM
- Give starter a good mix. Do not feed.
DAY 2 – PM
- Mix. Discard 1/2 keep 60g. Feed 40g Flour, 20g pineapple juice, 20g water. Mix.
DAY 3 – AM
- Give starter a good mix. Do not feed.
DAY 3 – PM
- Mix. Discard most & keep 30g. Feed 50g flour, 25g pineapple juice, 25g water. Mix.
DAY 4 – AM
- Give starter a good mix. Do not feed.
DAY 4 – PM
- Mix. Discard most & keep 30g. Feed 50g flour, 50g water. Mix.
DAY 5 – DAY 14
- Mix. Discard all but 30g. Feed 50g flour, 60g water. Mix. You can now bake with the discard!
Notes
- This is a video series. These written instructions are meant only to be an adjunct to the daily videos.
- See my post for ideas on what to do with the discard starting Day 5!
- Day 14 videos will walk you through making your 1st Gluten Free Loaf (including the recipe details!)
30 Comments
Shanley Bonnet
20 April 2022 at 2:31 PMI’m mixing my dough! My leaven looks so big! I’m so excited! I’ve been dying to mix!
Trish
20 April 2022 at 2:33 PMI’m SO excited for you Shanley! Please share a picture of your beautiful loaf when your done!
Shanley Bonnet
19 April 2022 at 10:19 AMHere’s a picture of Sally Day 13! I’m so excited to mix my dough.
Shanley Bonnett
19 April 2022 at 9:10 AMVery happy Sally! Thanks Trish!
Trish
19 April 2022 at 9:29 AMOh good! I’m SO happy to hear this. I’m still working on why the photos won’t load. I hope to figure it out soon!
Shanley
12 April 2022 at 11:54 PMHere is a picture of my starter today! It’s so happy!
Trish
13 April 2022 at 12:54 PMWOW! That’s great Shanley. Thanks so very much for sharing the picture with us. I can’t wait to hear all about your gluten free sourdough baking journey! Glad we are in this together 🙂
Trish
6 April 2022 at 9:39 AMI’m SO sorry everyone. We are having technical difficulties with uploading photos! I’ll do my best to get this remedied ASAP!
Shanley Bonnett
6 April 2022 at 7:54 AMDay 6 of my starter!!! Looks so strong! Thank you Trish!
Trish
6 April 2022 at 8:19 AMYou are most welcome Shanley! Can’t wait to see the picture! I’m so sorry you’re having difficulty posting the picture. I appreciate you trying 🙏🏻. It is SO nice to hear feedback and see everyone’s starters taking off!
Shanley Bonnett
6 April 2022 at 8:19 AMHere is my pic!
Trish
6 April 2022 at 8:22 AMI’m so sorry you’re not able to post the picture 🙁 If you email it to me, I can try & post it directly for you. Thank you so much for trying. I’m hoping to figure out what the issue is asap! Hugs 🙂
Trish
6 April 2022 at 8:31 AMHere is the picture!
Shanley Bonnett
6 April 2022 at 7:51 AMDay 6! Looking very strong! I’m very very excited about this Trish! Thank you!
Trish
6 April 2022 at 8:20 AMOh you are very welcome! I’m SO very pleased to hear this! Thanks so much for letting me know.
Richard
3 April 2022 at 10:48 AMNice clear instructions! I liked the video supplements that show you how things look at each step. Made it easy!
Love the sourdough bread!
Trish
3 April 2022 at 10:52 AMI’m so glad it is helpful Richard and thank you for the comment! Let me know if you have any questions as you progress through the days!
Michael
3 April 2022 at 10:41 AMMy starter is very bubbly. Thanks for the awesome guide! Here’s a picture.
Trish
3 April 2022 at 10:53 AMWOW! Tons of activity! Way to go! It almost looks like a sponge from this view! Thank you ever so much for sharing the picture with us 🙏🏻.
Jenny
1 April 2022 at 9:22 PMGluten free! I am so excited to be able to make an option for family members and friends that can’t have gluten. Nothing like fresh baked break when visitors come over! And bread 🍞 that is gluten free!! Thanks for the recipe.
Trish
1 April 2022 at 9:26 PMYou’re most welcome Jenny! I couldn’t agree more, nothing like fresh baked artisan sourdough right?
Shanley Bonnett
1 April 2022 at 4:33 PMThis is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Trish
1 April 2022 at 7:18 PMYou are most welcome Shanley! I’m so very happy you love it!
Bev
1 April 2022 at 1:42 PMWow! I never knew I could make this!
Trish
1 April 2022 at 2:16 PMI know right! It’s so easy to do as well. I think you’ll enjoy it!
Mike
31 March 2022 at 10:52 PMThis is so comprehensive! Thank you so much for sharing!
Trish
31 March 2022 at 11:01 PMThank you so much for noticing. I am so happy you like it! I hope you enjoy making your starter.
Cecile
31 March 2022 at 9:42 PMWill you post videos every morning & evening?
Trish
31 March 2022 at 10:47 PMI sure will! I’ll have the videos for the next day up by 12am mountain time the evening before.
Trish
31 March 2022 at 5:06 PMCan’t wait for you to join me in making a Gluten Free Sourdough Starter!