Hi Robin! We find that the float test isn't the best tell when looking to see if your starter is ready to be used in a recipe, check out our The float test for yeast dough and sourdough starter. You want to see that the starter is very bubbly and reliably doubles in size within 6 to 8 hours when looking for ripness before baking with it. If you starter looked like what pictured here in this blog, then your bread will likely be just fine. We hope this helps for future baking adventures! 

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