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Default First attempt, dough not rising very much, bake or toss?
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> I just joined last night as I started to make my first proof. This
> morning it was somewhat bubbly but with lots of hooch (I'd been
> stiring this back in for the 2 weeks since it started).

If your starter is developing hooch, it means it's starving and needs to
be fed. It's not ready to use.

You use your starter at the peak of activity, not after it has subsided.
It should look like pictures 3 and 4 he
http://www.pbase.com/rina/sourdough

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