Let’s talk about HOOCH on your sourdough starter 🍞🫧 That greyish liquid sitting on top of your starter? That’s hooch! and it’s your starter talking to you. What is hooch? Hooch is a liquid made up of alcohol, acids, and byproducts of fermentation. When your starter runs out of food, the yeast and bacteria start producing alcohol and it separates to the top. What hooch means: 👉 Your starter is hungry 👉 It’s been sitting too long between feedings 👉 The environment may be too warm 👉 Your feed