Sourdough 911

I bought a sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour in December. It came in a little jar that you have to transfer to a big container and feed every week. Which I did, for two weeks then promptly forgot. The instructions have a section called "Resuscitating a neglected starter."
It says a neglected starter will have a liquid on top and smell. Yup, that's my starter.


In order to save it, you drain the liquid, throw everything but a cup of starter away. Then try feeding it again with flour and water. If it's still alive, it will start to bubble after a few hours. I started this around noon.


So I wait. 5 pm, nothing.


11 pm, nothing.


8 am, nothing.

5 pm, It's alive!



So, either I'm a brilliant sourdough paramedic, or I'm growing a totally different yeast now.