Howdy. First time poster here. I watched Alone in the Wilderness on PBS a
few too many times and decided to try some sourdough. I got some of Carl's
awhile back and followed the directions very well. (I think) I got it going
good and thought it time to discard half due to the quantity. I dried some
for future use hoping to keep the original from straying into some Seattle
variety.

I added more flour and water to the starter that I had going. Nothing
happened after that. It's been 3 days of stiring on occassion. Temps in the
mid 70's. Smells sour and tastes really, really sour. No rise or any bubbles
at all.

I then started some of the dried that I had saved and it has done nothing at
all either.

Is it dead? Can it be saved? I would have tried from scratch but the point
of trying Carl's was the historical factor.

Thanks for any help
Richard

P.S. I crash computers and kill house plants too if that helps with the
diagnosis.