October 12, 2019 - 2:25pm
21 day starter: Egg smell
I have been feeding a new starter twice a day for 21 days. Up till today it’s been smelling fine - just a little faintly like alcohol when it’s time to feed which I am doing every 12 hours. Twice a day I am discarding all but 30 grams and adding 60 grams of flour (half AP and half ww) and 60 grams of filtered water.
there is also a bit of an unpleasant smell in addition to a sulfur/egg smell.
Is it possible that some unwanted bacteria have taken over? It’s not an overwhelmingly bad smell, just not quite right. Should I toss?