Can someone give me their thoughts? I began my starter ( 100% hydration, KA unbleached AP, weighed everything) a few days ago, after 72 hours lots of bubbles, all looked great. Discarded half and replenished 12 hrs later nice rise, doubled in volume, it looked great. Since it was late I chose to let it sit overnight. 24 hrs after the 1st refeed, it had fallen. Discarded 1/2, replenished. 24 hrs later is what I have in the pics.
Is my starter dead or is there hope? If its dead any ideas what happened?
“It’s not dead, it’s restin’”
stir that liquid in, and feed it. See what happens, but be aware that the early rises you got were most likely bacterial action with little or no yeast yet developed (not a bad thing, just a stage in the process)
search for ‘pineapple juice solution’ on the forum and read the ‘part 1’ and ‘part 2’ by Debra Wink ?
Thanks, I will