How to Dehydrate a Sourdough Starter WITHOUT a Dehydrator!

In this video Ashley shows how to dehydrate your sourdough starter without the use of fancy equipment like expensive dehydrators or freeze dryers. The flour, water and natural yeast dry out beautifully and allow you to store your sourdough starter or easily gift it to to friends near and far.
To learn how to make a traditional sourdough starter to keep on your counter or in you fridge watch here :
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
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00:00 What to expect - once your starter is dry you can store it for years
00:20 why dehydrate your and store your sourdough starer
01:28 How to Spread out your sourdough starter
01:41 Why I leave it out at room temperature
02:21 Why put it on a drying rack
03:00 Best time of year to dehydrate your sourdough start
03:18 First signs of dehydration
03:54 Sourdough starter is completely dehydrated
04:08 Break up the dehydrated sourdough starter
05:09 Why I break up my dehydrated starter so finely
05:48 The final product
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[@lisarct1012]

I tried this, spread it as thin as I could, and placed it in my oven to dry away from dust and flies. It would have worked well except for the mold that formed during drying.
The next method I tried was to mix 100 grams of flour into 25 grams of my starter, which made it very dry. To re-activate I will add 100 grams of water which will bring it back into balance at 100% hydration. Hopefully, it will go as well as I expect.
I think I would prefer your method, if I could avoid the mold.

[@bradrobbery788]

if you had a crank handle palette knife it would be easier.

[@rashae78]

How to rehydrate it when I want to use it?