Hi Mike, if your starter is still bubbling, but not rising, then there is hope and I wouldn't give up on it yet. If you look through many of the previous comments you'll see that it's not uncommon for a starter during the creation process to experience a lull in rising that occurs around day 4 and can go on for several days. Sometimes trying an alternative feeding regimen that increases the acidity of the starter can be helpful in jumpstarting the yeast. If you'd like to give this method a try, you'll want to save 1/2 cup (4 ounces, 113g) starter and feed it 1/4 cup (2 ounces, 57g) water and 1/2 cup (2 ounces, 57g) whole wheat flour once per day. Continue with this feeding routine until the starter begins to rise predictably. Once you see this kind of activity, switch back to the 1/2 cup (4 ounces, 113g) starter, 1/2 cup (4 ounces, 113g) water and 1 scant cup (4 ounces, 113g) AP flour feedings twice daily. The starter may not respond immediately when you change up its feeding routine, but once you see the starter again rising predictably, then you should be ready to start baking!

Barb

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