What am I doing wrong?
OK I have made some starters before, but I have always cheated and added a pinch of yeast to kick start them.
I am trying to make one now without doing that and lets just say that its not going so well.
Day 1 : 1 tablespoon of rye flour, 1 tablespoon of whole wheat flour and 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice.
Day 2: Added 1 tablespoon of rye flour, 1 tablespoon of whole wheat flour and 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice. No signs of life
Day 3: 1 tablespoon of rye flour, 1 tablespoon of whole wheat flour and 2 tablespoons of pineapple juice. No signs of life.
Day 4 : Tossed all but 1/4 cup and added 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour and 1/4 cup filtered water. No signs of life.
Day 5 : Tossed all but 1/4 cup and added 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour and 1/4 cup filtered water. There was a skin on it that when I removed I found bubbles.
Day 6: Tossed all but 1/4 cup and added 1/4 cup organic all purpose flour and 1/4 cup filtered water. It smells like I would expect it to (quite nice actually) but there are hardly any bubbles at all. Just a few micro bubbles.
My room temp has been constantly at about 68 degrees. I would expect that maybe to slow things, but not like this. Should I have continued with the rye/wheat flour and pineapple juice until I saw more activity?