Hi Emily, on the whole it sounds like your starter is heading in the right direction, so patience should ultimately pay off. Given the current temperature of your home and the fact that your starter is rising, at least a little, I think it might be wise to adjust your feeding routine as if your starter were peaking early, and see if this turns things around. I would recommend trying a feeding routine that is more like 1:4:4 (starter:water:flour, by weight) for several days and see how this impacts the rising behavior of your starter. So, instead of feeding the 113g of each, try twice a feedings that look more like this: 28g starter + 113g water + 113g flour. At first your starter is likely to be sluggish, but I'm hoping this ultimately will bring about a more vigorous rise, with the peak occuring close to the 12 hour mark. If you don't already have your starter stored in a quart size wide mouth canning jar, this would be a good time to transfer it to this type of container, which may make it easier for you to observe the type of doubling action we describe. It can be harder to see if your starter is spread out in a wide bowl or Tupperware container. 

I hope this helps! Let us know how it goes. 

Barb

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