Making a Sourdough Starter For the First Time? Here's a Daily Guide

• On day 8, I stirred the starter, discarded half (around 4 ounces), and fed it 1/2 cup white-wheat flour and 1/4 cup filtered water, mixing it up so there was no dry flour left.

On the eighth day, it had a slight crust on the top before being fed, and this was the first day (finally) that it started to smell sour, like bread! Honestly, I can't even tell you how relieved I was for the horrific smell to be gone.