My sourdough starter went from bubbly to brick in a single night

Sage Fox · 2026-03-21T21:50:04.103471+00:00

I was trying a new recipe from a book and the room got too cold. It took me four days of feeding and waiting to bring it back to life. I had to keep it in the oven with just the light on for constant warmth. Has anyone else had a starter crash that hard and how did you fix it?

tessa_hunt426mo ago

Honestly, sounds a bit dramatic. It's just flour and water, it's not that fragile. In my experience, a single feeding usually perks it right back up.

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henrys606mo ago

Did it look at the weather forecast and just give up? My starter once went on strike, took a week of begging to get it working again.

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noah_palmer424mo ago

Single cold night usually just slows them down, not kills them. A brick texture after just one day sounds more like it ran out of food before the temp dropped. Might have needed a bigger feed the day before to keep it happy through the cold snap.

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