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My sourdough starter went from dead sludge to bubbly beast after 2 weeks of feeding twice a day

I was about to toss it into the compost bin but decided to switch from once a day to morning and evening feedings with a 1:2:2 ratio... within 4 days it doubled in size. Has anyone else seen a big change just from adjusting their feeding schedule?

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james9222d ago

Are you sure that's not just from the temperature changing or something? I went from daily to 2x a day feedings with a 1:1:1 ratio and my starter actually got slower for like a week, took way longer to peak. Ended up switching back and it was fine again after a couple days. Maybe your tap water changed or the flour bag had more or less of that good bacteria from the wheat.

faithg2621d ago

Isn't it possible your starter just had a bad week and adjusting back was coincidental timing though @james92? I've messed with ratios and frequencies plenty and never saw a week long lag from going to 2x a day.