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Did I destroy my starter:(?

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venkitac

Did I destroy my starter:(?

House was a bit cold, I turned on my oven and left it on for a few mins, turned it off then put my starter in the oven. I left it there for maybe 45 mins. 

Starter was over 110 degrees when I took it out, and developed really off flavors (bitterness mostly). Seemed alive. I have fed it twice since then, it has not lost its action, it rises fine but bitter profile remains (1:5:5 feeding ratio). 

Is the starter gone and I need to start from scratch, or will this fix itself? Anyone done anything similar?:(

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Falcon250six

try a 1T of apple cider vinegar on your next feeding that might help