hello everyone,
recently i was interested in making sourdough bread so i begin making my starter. a day after i start it, i noticed my starter is very bubbly and already has a sour smell.
however, there are some brown-pink spots on top of it, and im not sure what that means. i don't know if it is hooch or mold starting to form as it is my first time doing this.
i used 50 gram of flour (50/50 bread and whole wheat flour) and the same amount of water. i made it on the afternoon at 3pm and went to check on it at 12pm the day after. i placed it on an empty cupboard near my stove.
has my sourdough starter gone bad already? should i throw it away? should i keep feeding it?
i don't know what i did wrong, and advice would be very appreciated! please help me figure out what went wrong.
that's what an hydrated starter should look, the colors vary, your's looks looks great. Go make me another.
make a bunch of starters, and you'll never forget how.
i see, thanks for the insight!