I started my starter per this recipe on Sat. March 2nd. I fed at 24 hours after the original start and then this morning(day 3) approx. 16 hours after the last feeding and not only had it grown some and is showing bubbles, it has a strong smell. I have very sensitive smell and so it was hard to deal with it. Not rotten I would say, just really strong and I guess ripe? Is this ok? Also I saved my discard from yesterday and was gonna mix it with the discard from today to make the pizza crust recipe on here because it had good reviews. Can i keep a small batch of discard in the fridge for use without feeding it? Just adding new discard?
An active starter will be quite ripe, so you are doing fine! Keeping your discard is also okay, though I wouldn't keep it longer than 2-3 days.-Jon
March 4, 2013 at 11:20am