How to Put Your Sourdough Starter on HOLD, and Revive It

What should you do with your starter when you go on vacation? Or move to a new town? Or stop baking for the summer?

In this new video I show, step-by-step, how I put my starter on hold for 33 days and how I then revived.

This video answers the following question:
- How much should I feed my starter before putting it on hold?
- Should I store it in the refrigerator?
- How do assess the state of my starter after a long break?
- How do I feed my dormant starter?
- What are the common mistakes and pitfalls?
- and more!

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0:00 Introduction
2:07 Feeding Ratios for Refrigerator Storage
4:26 The Smell Test
6:31 Refresh Feeding Options
9:44 4 Hours after Water Refresh
10:59 Feeding #1
12:17 Second Feeding
19:50 How to Rehydrate a Dehydrated Starter
22:33 Pop Quiz
24:24 4 Hours after Second Feeding
25:13 The Peak-to-Peak Feeding Method
28:57 3 Hours After Third Feeding
30:10 Recap of the Process