Starter hydration Home › Forums › Baker Forums › Starter hydration Tagged: Purist loaves This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 3 months ago by Katherine Kehrli. Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) Author Posts September 30, 2021 at 10:13 am #5407 Katherine KehrliKeymaster Any active starter will work for building your pre-ferment. Such a little amount for the levain the hydration will not matter. So if you maintain a stiff starter or liquid starter won’t matter. What matters most is that it is healthy and active. Great question! September 30, 2021 at 10:10 am #5406 Estelle JohnsonParticipant Is the hydration for starter stated anywhere, or does it matter? Author Posts Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In