My 12 day old starter has bubbles. I have been feeding it 1-2x a day. It has never smelled terribly rotten and had never had any liquid accumulate like I have seen in videos. It does float. Smells a little sour but not overly sour. Do you think I am doing ok?
Is that where you see that it has risen, left a line then fallen back down? If so, then it hasn't done that yet. After I feed today I will pour into a clean jar.
Please post an image of your matured starter. That will help, but from what you wrote it sounds good.
Has the starter. Started to fall yet?
In the future take a paper towel and wipe the insides of the glass above the starter level. It will help evaluating the starter’s rise.
Is that where you see that it has risen, left a line then fallen back down? If so, then it hasn't done that yet. After I feed today I will pour into a clean jar.
It won’t fall back to your original level line. You want to watch for it falling anywhere below the highest level.
Ok, thanks! I will watch for that
It is helpful to mark you glass from time to time with the current level and time.
TIP - you can use a marks-a-lot (black marking pen) to write on the glass. It will wash off easily.