February 10, 2018 - 8:19am
to give up?
so i started a starter about a week ago.
all good and already in the first 2 days it rises and float on water.
in the middle of the week i had to leave the house so i put it in the fridge and when i came bake i feed it regularly.
since then it never rises and today i test it and it didn't float on water.
can i do anything about\with it?
is the starter dead?
to give up on it?
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This is normal. A sourdough starter after the initial bubbling up goes through a quiet stage. And further more it sounds as if it hit that quiet stage when you had to refrigerate it. The initial bubbling up is quick and looks impressive but it's not a viable starter yet. For now stop feeding it, keep it warm and just give it a stir instead of a feed until you begin to see activity again. Patience is the key! It might take a day or two or even three.
i fed it this night. so from now on i stop feeding it and stir it instead until i see it rises again?
For now stop feeding it, keep it warm and stir instead of a regular feed. Keep this up until it wakes up again. See this as a bit of a break :)
wish there was a way here to chat.. you really helpful new and my last post.. thanks for the patience .