Hi, I am on day 4 of making my first starter. I am getting hooch forming at the bottom of my starter rather than the top. It is pretty clear liquid and does not smell bad, but does not smell as yeasty as I would have expected, which lead me to think that there were some more bacteria than desired in the mix. When I mix the starter, it is very inviscid (more so than I have seen any pictures of), but there is no discoloration or any other bad signs. Today (day4 @ about 250g total), I put 80g water and 100g whole wheat flower with 100g of the starter into a new container thinking that it might put the yeast back in control of the situation. Is Hooch at the bottom a bad sign? Is what I did the right move?

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