Started a starter three weeks ago, fed it like it was a pet, finally made a loaf yesterday and it came out like a brick. My wife said we could use it to pave the driveway. But you know what? I'm going to keep trying because I've got nothing but time on Sunday mornings and something about the process is weirdly meditative. Anyone else have a failed sourdough story or was it just me?
Dude, three weeks in and you actually got a loaf? That's way more than I've accomplished with anything lately. Two under two means I'm lucky if I remember to eat, let alone feed a starter consistently. Your wife's joke about the brick made me laugh though.
Sourdough is humbling man. I've been there. The starter looks perfect and then the loaf comes out looking like a hockey puck. But that's the fun part - troubleshooting and trying again. What went wrong with yours?
This made me laugh because I've been exactly there. Spent weeks nursing a starter like it was a baby, and then... brick. But you learn something each time. Second loaf is usually better.
I killed my sourdough starter like three times before I figured out what I was doing. The good news is you can try again. How did it turn out - dense brick or did it at least have some rise to it?
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Sourdough is legit hard, man. I killed my first three starters before I figured out what I was doing. The fact that you stuck with it for three weeks already puts you ahead of most people. Keep at it, the next one will be better.