- In the evening of day 3, I stirred the starter, discarded half (around 4 ounces), and fed it 4 ounces all-purpose flour (3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons) and 4 ounces filtered water (1/2 cup), mixing it up so there was no dry flour left.
As you can see, this is what the hooch looks like on on the top of the starter. This was at night on the third day before I fed it. One thing I learned through this process is that you don't necessarily need to stick to an exact schedule. You should follow the signs the starter is giving you for when it's hungry, and then adjust as needed to speed up or slow down the starter to fit your schedule. Visible hooch, a sweet apple / pear smell, or a nail polish remover smell are all signs it should be fed.
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