Is it DEAD ? - Reviving a Sourdough Starter

My Grandparents 'never' fed their starter everyday. Back when they were growing up, it was considered wasteful, because money and food was hard to come by.
Starters were fed a day or two prior to baking. Even if it had been a week or a month, or two. And that was considered normal practice. Not everyday as we are told to do now days.
And what with one thing and another time has got away from me of late and my poor Sourdough Starter is is a bit of a state. Were my Grandparents right? Can it be revived or is it too far gone??
Time will tell....

[@SmartEnergyLab]

Thanks for letting me know I needn't have thrown out my six month old sourdough starter just because it had water on top. It's one of the reasons I gave up on making sourdough bread as I thought I had to be making and feeding my starter every few days. BTW, love your Stanley wood stove... I had one the same, it was the heart of the house.

[@NE_Victoria_Australia]

Thank you so much for your comment. My Grandparents 'never' fed their starter everyday. Back when they were growing up, it was considered wasteful, when money and food was hard to come by. Starters were fed a day or two prior to baking. Even if it had been a week (month) or two. And that was considered normal practice. Not everyday as we are told to do now days. Ah, the Stanley - we love it also. In the process of filming a video on how to give it, it's BIG weekly clean! Although it will probably be a couple more weeks by the time I get the editing finalised. :-)

[@prettyricky9147]

I just started reviving my starter that was left in the fridge unfed for at least 6 months. It’s been a couple of days and it’s nice and active again. I’m going to give it one more feeding in the morning before baking with it. Great video.

[@NE_Victoria_Australia]

That is awesome news, I'm so glad to hear it revived. I hope your baking endeavors are successful. Have fun with it, and thank you so much for the comment. :-)

[@ginnyburley9552]

When you fed it, how much water and flour did you use?

[@NE_Victoria_Australia]

Hi Ginny, thank you for reaching out. I fed it the same way I would feed any 'healthy' sourdough starter - using a 1 to 1 ratio. So, in this particular instance I had 60g starter, 60g flour, 60ml water. But you could do 30g of each, or 45g. It really doesn't matter - the important thing is to have equal proportions. I hope that makes sense. :-)