Reviving My Neglected Sourdough Starter After 2 Months in the Fridge!

[@Jahmbii]

I have neglected my starter for almost 2 years. It revived in about 72 hours. I fed it once and it did nothing for 24 hours. The second time I fed it, it started bubbling and slightly grew. The third time it was back to normal and tripled in size.

[@zenfulgarden7991]

@@Jahmbii Wow that's so exciting. That gives me comfort to leave it a little longer in the fridge. Thanks for sharing.

[@Jahmbii]

​@@zenfulgarden7991you're welcome. It's amazing how resilient sourdough starter is. Mine is almost 6 years old. I'm about to make some bagels and focaccia this weekend.

[@zenfulgarden7991]

@ Great to hear. Please share results. Happy baking.

[@nym2201]

I have neglected mine for 4 or so months, in the fridge. I fed it, it doubled or more in size the first time, but I wanted to make sure it was stronger and did it twice more and it tripled. Maybe I just did it becauee I didn't have time to bake, so I just figured I'd keep feeding it so it might be stronger. No matter the real reason, lol, it came to life. Don't throw yours away if it has been neglected. I've done it times before as well. Where I'd just leave it in the fridge for a long time, and it always comes back after feeding. I have started my own sourdough starter from scratch. It is about a year old or so.

[@zenfulgarden7991]

@ Wow, thank you so much for sharing your experience! It’s amazing how resilient sourdough starters can be, even after months of neglect. I love your advice about not throwing away the discard right away and giving it another chance with a good feed-it’s such a great tip! I might just have to share this process with my community to spread the word. Thanks again for the inspiration and for contributing to the sourdough magic