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Starter smells good, like doughnuts dough. Thoughts?

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Anonymous baker (not verified)

Starter smells good, like doughnuts dough. Thoughts?

This is my first starter. It's two weeks old and I already used it three times. It worked quite well. 

I'm just curious because it leaves a slightly smells like doughnuts dough. Smells really good but I didn't expected this smell. 

 

It's a 100% hidratation starter. I fed it with organic rye flour the first two times,  then organic white flour. It also started with orange juice instead water. 

 

 

Any thoughts? 

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Danni3ll3

and with a higher ratio of flour and water to starter, you don't let the acid build up and you end up with a sweet smelling starter. I believe that temperature has something to do with it as well. If you want a sour starter, you do the reverse. There are lots of posts on this site that explain how to get a sour starter. Personally, I prefer a sweet smelling one. 

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ehtiotumolas (not verified)

I was feeding it quite often because I was doing bread quite a lot lately.

I quite like the smell and taste, I was just curious about it.

 

I may try to make it more sour, just to see the differences.

 

Thank you!

 

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Lechem (not verified)

...and don't forget hydration and type of flour too. Lower hydration and more wholegrain for a more acidic starter.