Hello there, below is a brief summary of my starter journey, please let me know if am doing it right or my starter is dead.
Day 1 (5/7) - i started with 1/2 cup unbleached ap flour + 6tbsp of water (as per a starter recipe that i am following)
Day 2 (5/8) - the quantity had almost tripled in size and there was bubbles and activities happening, i let it be as is
Day 3 (5/9) - i did my first feeding, discarded half of the quantity from previous day and fed it with 1/2 cup unbleached ap flour and 6 tbspn water(as per the recipe)
Day 3 (5/9) end of day - i saw the there wasnt much activity happening and also the quantity had not changed at all. There was a hooch formation
I discarded the hooch and half the started and fed it as above
Day 4 (5/10) - i saw very little hooch formation, active bubbles but no quantity change, i fed it twice this day with same quantity
Day 5(5/11) - there was no hooch, active bubbles but no quantity change, i fed it today with unbleached bread flour instead of ap with same water qty and same started qty

Is this normal to not see any rise in quantity? also if its rising while am sleeping how would i know? :( any advice is really appreciated.

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