I have a new starter, that I have been struggling with for about 10 days. It was quick to rise when I first started it, but then it went "inactive" around day 4, just producing some small bubbles, but not doing much else. It is sitting on my kitchen counter and the kitchen is around 76-79 degrees. I've been following a 1:1:1 ratio, weighing everything (60g of each), and feeding it every day. I started it with regular all-purpose flour as that is all I had on hand, and continued that way until yesterday when I decided to try some whole wheat flour to try and kick start it. When I fed it today, it was still just producing small bubbles. The smell is actually quite nice, and smells somewhat like honey, so I figure I must be on the right track. Do I just need to be patient? When do I switch back over to the all-purpose flour? Should I be feeding it more often?

I am the first to admit that patience is not my strong suit and had, perhaps overly optimistically, hoped my starter would be ready by this weekend.

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