She sat overnight and reached peak☺️ it's been a whole 24hrs since she's been fed ✨️patience✨️
She smells so sweet and perfect now🤤
There are many reasons that can cause your starter to eat slower... temperature, amount fed, etc... once you learn the why, you know what to expect.
She's been in hibernation for 2 months. I didn't expect her to shoot up quick. Girl needed a minute to wake up lol.
As for the loaf I mixed with the 2 month old unfed starter... BELIEVE IT OR NOT I think she overproofed 🤣 I'll have a video coming soon of what she looked like when shaping. We gone bake her anyway!!
So, in closing... Sourdough isn't as strict as you think it is. Once you know how to read your dough, you can use unfed starter and practice a little patience 🤪
And know, your starter isn't dead, she may just need a minute to recoup lol
💡TIP: if your starter is taking foreverrrr to rise after a feeding, don't feed again.... that will make it take even longer. The bigger the feed, the longer she takes to eat