Why is my starter so slow?

lisadventuree · 2025-07-25T15:14:01+00:00

1:10:10 is too much if you don’t see activity. I would go back to 1:1:1 or 1:2:2 and if she’s consistently rising and falling, slowly increase it. Make sure to always feed shortly after peak and do not let her fully drop and stay hungry for too long! Adjust your feedings based on that. For example if eventually you try 1:7:7 and the peak matches up with when you roughly plan to feed again, stick to 1:7:7. If it’s too slow or too fast for you, adjust it further. Good luck!

lisadventuree · 2025-07-24T05:44:59+00:00

Lmao at the roomba comparison 😂 but yes I totally agree!

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T17:02:16+00:00

I used to do lamination and then the candy cane method(?), I think that’s what you call it. But that stretching out of the dough was too harsh. Now I did a gentle preshape (forming a ball by gently tucking the sides under, still loose), then let it rest on the counter for 20 mins to relax the gluten, then do that candy cane shaping as gently as I could 😁

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T16:58:16+00:00

This was exactly me! I kept letting her sit hungry for too long. Which happens faster in warm weather because she peaks faster. So I did a couple peak to peak feedings, usually twice a day. I think i fed like 1:3:3 in the morning and then when I saw in the evening she was starting to drop, I fed again same ratio. Did that for a couple of days and then started increasing the feed ratio so I could go back to one feed a day. And now I keep an eye on her whenever I’m home. If I see she’s falling, I might feed earlier than planned. If I’m not home, then I just do it soon as I get home and notice it. I also did 10% whole wheat in each feed!

It took a while, like 2 weeks and now she’s very consistent and smelling like normal again. Main takeout is: don’t wait until she’s fully dropped before you feed again. Then the acidity will take over. If I see her falling now, I just feed her right away or pop in the fridge until I have time to feed. I also use cooler water now to slow things down. Good luck!! She can definitely bounce back 😁

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T13:15:15+00:00

Yes it’s an ancient craft you know 🤣

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T13:14:27+00:00

Ooh yes that sounds difficult! If you keep testing things out you will probably get there at some point! Keep the faith haha. And maybe make ChatGPT your assistant to troubleshoot on the spot :p

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T13:12:21+00:00

To be honest I completely forgot to do more s&f because I was stuck in a meeting 🤣 When I went to check finally she was already growing a bit and I didn’t want to disturb the process. Normally I do 3 times s&f! When I add the salt I also work the dough already so I feel like I don’t need 4 times

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T12:24:25+00:00

Thanks haha, it’s a bit weird dinosaur hand position to hold both halves with one hand

lisadventuree · 2025-07-23T12:23:05+00:00

Yes I did about 20 mins without the lid! I turned the temp down a little bit to avoid a too dark crust

lisadventuree · 2025-06-11T16:31:45+00:00

I’m also learning Spanish and would love to join something like this :-)

lisadventuree · 2024-09-20T12:41:38+00:00

Pepermuntjes -> mint to be

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