Hi Terence, these are all good points. It takes time for the wild yeast in the flour and the friendly bacteria to start working together. This may take 3-4 days or up to two weeks. Once the activity level is achieved, then a schedule of maintenance is followed to keep the sourdough starter fed and to increase the amount of sourdough starter when you want to bake with it. All this is covered very nicely in our Sourdough Baking Guide. 

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