Sourdough Starter Day by Day Photos
If You're Making a Sourdough Starter For the First Time, Here's a Daily Guide in Pictures
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By the afternoon of the second day, the sourdough starter started smelling really bad, like moldy-death-rubbish-vomit-bad. I'm not going to sugarcoat it, I had to hold my nose to feed it for the next few days, it was terrible. I should have started using rye or whole wheat at this point, but I didn't because I was worried about switching flours. Don't make the same mistake I did!
Instead, I started stirring it throughout the day (something I read would help with the smell), and feeding it twice a day (every 8-12 hours). I would also thoroughly clean the jar before every feeding.