I have been maintaining and using the infamous Amish Friendship Bread starter passed on to me for sweet breads. I really love sourdough bread but my attempts to make my own sourdough starters were futile. Can I somehow convert this AFB starter to a sourdough starter?? I was thinking of adding only 1 cup each of flour and water (no cup each of sugar and milk) to one of the pass-alongs and letting it go through several feeding cycles of every 5 days. I am thinking that eventually the sugar will be eaten and gone after awhile and it will become a sourdough starter. Do you know if this would work?? Do you have any suggestions?? The AFB starter says do NOT refrigerate. Should I refrigerate?? I would appreciate any help and guidance you can provide. Thanks! Marshall, I think your plan will work. No need to refrigerate till it's at the point you want it, and you simply need to store it. Give it a try, let us know what happens - PJH

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