After reading all this and more I think I'm ready to take the plunge but the question I'm left with is: how long is discard good for when you want to use it to bake or even give it away. Say I want to feed my starter but don't have time to make pancakes or muffins... Or my friend can't get the starter for a few days. How long does it keep? And if it keeps, can it be combined with multiple discards. Like if I were feeding the starter to make bread and getting it active. The couple feedings it may need to go from fridge to ready can those discards all be combined. Maybe this would make more sense if I knew what recipes called fore with unfed starter but I'm still in the learning phase before I take the plunge.

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