I think it's dead
I think it's safe to say that I've killed my poor wee starter. Despite the valiant efforts of several on this site to talk me through resuscitation, I can, after several days of trying, discern no sign of life whatsoever. As suggested, I increased the proportion and frequency of feedings, and thought I was getting somewhere, but taking the bubbled starter last night, and mixing up a batch of dough, yielded this morning a bowl of unleavened goo.
The obvious next step is to compost the whole mess, get some pineapple juice, and start again, but now I'm wondering; were the bubbles I saw yesterday the bubbles you get when you first start a starter? In other words, did I kill it but then just begin again without knowing it?
I've added a teaspoon of vinegar, just in case there is life struggling along in there, but I'm still thinking of starting fresh.
Would cranberry juice work as well as oj or pineapple?
thanks,
edh