Third time building a starter from scratch (First 2 tries could have landed me in prison for sourdough abuse).
One is Gold Medal AP flour
One is H Mills Rye
Both are at 200g currently
Both hit DAY 8 last Saturday and I baked with them, VERY successful.
As soon as I pulled the starter needed for baking, I fed them and tucked them immediately into the fridge with fairly tight lids. I was so excited to bake and share the bread that I didn't even look at them until today.
They were listless looking and I thought I killed them. 2 potential bad choices on my part: 1. put in fridge on day 8, and 2. didn't wait an hour or so after feeding and put straight in the fridge.
So this afternoon, around 4 PM, I took them out and opened them up (I want to bake Saturday and was freaking out). They really didn't look bad at all. I let them sit for an hour and gave them a stir, leaving them out on the counter (68 F in our house). It is after 10 PM now and they are more than triple in size.
I guess they were healthier than I thought??? While this is very cool, I don't want to screw up my Saturday bake, so what should I do? They have yet to flatten out. Should I leave them all night? Feed and fridge and relax til Friday? Sorry, this is new ground for me, I'm used to killing them within 5 days :)
thanks!
In the last hour the AP starter dropped like a rock and the rye flattened out. I am going to assume I have a couple of nice starters. I'll feed, leave out at 68F and await advice, if there is any available.
thanks!
I would leave them out for the night and tuck into the fridge in the morning. I should ask how you feed them first, ratio of starter to flour and water.
pretty much 1-1-1 65g each
:) It should be fine.