Feeding starter | The Fresh Loaf

i have been feeding my starter every morning for months. I want to slow down my feeding cycle.

how often do I have to feed my starter if I leave it on the counter?

how often do I have to feed my starter if I leave it in the fridge?

i am trying to figure out a good routine while keeping my starter strong. I have a wheat starter.

Thanks

How often do you bake?

Also, if you do a search on TFL, you will find a lot of posts regarding various feeding patterns for starters.

I bake once a week and sometimes twice a week but not always sourdough baking

I will check out the forum as well

Thanks

this post gives excellent info on dabrownman’s starter maintenance method. many of us here use it or a varation of it.

I started my sourdough starter a number of years ago following a strict recipe ..... and since that time have developed a VERY lay back approach to its care and maintenance.

I generally feed once a week and eyeball the amount of flour and water (I normally alternate between bread flour and all purpose whole wheat flour), and sometimes produce a much drier starter than normal. It's stored in a plastic mayonise container in the fridge and about once a year I pack some in plastic and stick it in the freezer as a backup. If I need some that is very active, I just feed it for a couple of days before use and leave it on the counter. I normally bake once a week and use 100 to 150 g starter in a 2400 g poolish left on the counter overnight. When I need to reduce the volume I just bake a loaf with a very high proportion of starter.

For me it works.