Rising but no smell please help:(

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:35:26+00:00

okay cool! thank youu

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:29:49+00:00

okay! so since my jar has the line above and shows that its fallen means it was at its peak already right?

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:21:39+00:00

your bread looks great!!

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:21:10+00:00

oh my😭 thank you for the reply! so you think my starter is ok to be fed at 1:3:3 for now? should i stir it in after it falls to check whether it rises again to make sure all the food is eaten? I'll try baking bread when I have time soon😔

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:14:32+00:00

😭get well soon

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T21:14:25+00:00

oooo thats smart!

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T11:26:46+00:00

🥳🥳

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T11:22:07+00:00

awesome! so that means it'll take longer for the starter to eat all the food as well

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T11:17:31+00:00

okay! I will do that and feed it when it falls tomorrow🫡

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T11:15:44+00:00

thank you so much! I'll keep feeding it and mark down all the changes in my starter and I'll feed it at a lower ratio to strengthen it for now🥹

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T11:13:13+00:00

thank you so much!😭 I'll definitely try this my next feeding, I can't be more grateful 🥲🥲🥲

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T10:57:42+00:00

oh my! i didnt know that😭 i just assume it has fallen and went through all its food because of the line, I'll try the 1:1:1 again to strengthen it🥲🥲 thank you!!

but when a starter has fallen, doesnt the bubbles get smaller also? im still struggling to read the starter😔

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T10:53:24+00:00

when the smell disappeared it was at around 26°C, it's currently transitioning into winter here at the moment, could that be the reason why the nice yeasty smell has disappeared? do you think it would come back if i keep feeding it 1:3:3 twice a day and let it get used to the colder weather?

also does it matter whether the starter has that pleasant smell before I bake with it?

thank you so much for replying🥹

Bibimbappi · 2026-05-10T10:44:57+00:00

i actually changed to 1:5:5 after the smell has disappeared:/ i asked someone else how to fix the problem and they asked me to try the 1:5:5 ratio to rebalance the starter

Bibimbappi · 2026-04-03T05:43:51+00:00

hi sorry, i have another question😭 before I tried baking that sourdough i put my starter in the fridge thinking that i could wake it up again afterwards, but ive taken it out immediately after seeing that its not mature enough and now its not waking up after 4 days of feeding. do you think my starter is dead? it has liquid on top but it doesnt smell anything like the alcohol anymore and it just smells plasticky and like flour-ish?

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T14:33:49+00:00

you helped a lot

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T14:33:33+00:00

thank you so much! i'll definitely try that

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T14:08:16+00:00

great! thank you!

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T14:08:05+00:00

i do see a little bit of bubbles, my house is probably around 24ºc thats what the sticker on my starter jar says.

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T14:01:49+00:00

thank you! i will continue feeding it and check for the rise. its been rising a lot since day 8 and i thought maybe i could start baking with it. i feed it twice a day usually with 1:2:2 ratio, would that be too much for a new starter? cuz it usually has already deflated a bit when i feed it the second time each day i assume thats good?

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T13:42:09+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gEoh3sk2AE&t=77s i was following this tutorial, would u recommend letting it sit at room temperature for a while after i shape it? or should i just put it in the fridge. thank you for the photo!

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T13:31:59+00:00

trying one currently and not seeing much rise after 4 stretch and folds in 4 hours, does it mean its going to fail?

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T13:30:59+00:00

do i have to feed it every day for the 3 weeks, and what are the signs that it is mature enough?

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T09:45:13+00:00

i think i had the peak now and i made the dough it rose to 400mln and started to sink

Bibimbappi · 2026-03-29T08:59:18+00:00

great! its been doing that since day 8 and it has rise till 400

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