My sourdough starter was a total flop until I switched from tap water to bottled

I live in Phoenix and our tap water is super hard, which I think was killing the yeast. After two weeks of flat, sad starter, I bought a gallon of spring water from the store (the cheap kind, about $1). The difference was crazy, it doubled in size in just 3 days. Has anyone else had their local water mess up a recipe like this?

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stone.daniel15d agoMost Upvoted

Sounds like you just got lucky with the timing.

violag8015d ago

Guess luck plays a bigger part than we admit, @stone.daniel. Like when you finally buy concert tickets and the band announces a second show the next day. Or you hold onto a stock for months, sell it, and then it skyrockets. Timing feels like skill but often it's just being in the right place at the right time. Makes you wonder how much control we really have, doesn't it?

nelson.gavin14d ago

Yeah, and the worst part is you can't ever know which one it was.