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my sourdough starter after being unfed in the fridge for 6 months
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my sourdough starter after being unfed in the fridge for 6 months


this is sophia, who has been in the fridge for over 6 months now! I wasn’t sure if she was still active or not but I took her out of the fridge yesterday and gave her 3 peak-to-peak feedings of a 1:2:2 ratio and she’s just as active as before!

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8 Comments

  1. space_cheese1

    So Sophia’s nickname is Big Crunch, I guess

  2. ukdron

    I’ve never understood why it’s common practice to feed and discard your starter on a weekly basis. It just seems crazy to me.

    I feed 10 hours before mixing and what’s leftover goes in the fridge until next time which is sometimes 15 days. Never had any problems doing it this way.

  3. caelanitz

    Finally, my people lol. I’m a super casual sourdough baker. On my breaks from work, every few months or so, I’ll grab the starter, feed it, then bake w it the next day. Never had a problem where I need to feed+discard+watch for peak etc.
    it’s awesome lol

  4. abu_hajarr

    I keep a spare jar in the fridge that I rarely feed.

  5. keep-username

    Also super casual with our starter. We named her Agatha Crustie. She gets a snack every other week and lives in the fridge.

  6. Still-Entertainer99

    I feed, use once ready….then re-feed and put in fridge until next usage or if I see her rise in the fridge and then return to starting height…I’ll feed her at that point too, maybe I’m babying her, maybe it just works for me? Feels right so I keep doing it.

  7. LowbrowFancy

    Amazing! I love how resilient sourdough starter can be.

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