I understand keeping the flour/water ratio by weight. I am asking what weight you try to maintain. With each feeding, as you divide it by half and add 8 oz, the total weight approaches 16 oz and stays there. Is 16 oz the total amount that you maintain? That would be wasteful. I am still confused because of the line that says, "Remove however much starter you need for your recipe (no more than 8 ounces, about 1 cup); and transfer the remaining 4 ounces of starter to its permanent home: a crock, jar, or whatever you’d like to store it in long-term." Why don't you feed it the same weight you discard to maintain it, until you need more for a recipe? Does the water evaporate? BTW, it is working beautifully so far. Thanks for the recipe and your patience in explaining it to an engineer.

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