My buddy in Seattle had the exact same thing happen! His starter was always a bit lazy until his filter broke and he used some leftover distilled water from his humidifier. The thing went crazy overnight, like a totally different animal. He said the difference in smell alone was wild, way more sweet and less like plain vinegar. It makes total sense that the chemicals in city water would mess with the little yeast guys. He won't use anything but filtered or bottled water for his starter now.

Yeah, the initiation fee for this club is way too high. They really need to work on the membership perks.

Oh man, that reminds me of when I tried to get a SIM in Rome. The guy at the kiosk just kept shrugging and pointing at my passport. Total mess, ended up using hotel wifi the whole trip.

I mean, is one rough day of travel really that big a deal? It's just being tired. I've done that bus from Berlin too and yeah it sucks, but you're in Prague. Grab a coffee, find a bench, and power through. It's not like you're performing brain surgery the next day.

My friend had the same flat cookie issue until she started using room temp butter too.