My sourdough finally doubled in size after 4 months of trying

I have been fighting with my starter since December over in my little kitchen in Austin. Last week I fed it at the same time every morning and kept it in the warm spot by the window, and it finally doubled in 6 hours flat. The crumb was so open and airy I almost cried. Anyone else have a stubborn starter that took forever to get going?

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torres.jason1d ago

Man, I bet nobody's talked about the water yet! Austin tap water is super chlorinated compared to what most people use, and that stuff kills your starter's bacteria. Switching to filtered or bottled water for a week might be what finally kicks it into gear.

iris_rivera441d ago

Switched my starter to bottled water and it finally took off after being sluggish for weeks.