On 1 Nov 2004 07:55:12 -0800, (Chris Becker) wrote:

Is it possible to make a starter with just flour (KA) and water? I've
been trying to do so for about 4 days now. I mixed 50g each of water
and flour. Let it sit for about 24 hours. Dump some out and feed
again with 50g water 50g flour. I do get activity although I wouldn't
say I get a doubling in size of starter between feedings. Am I
wasting my time or will I eventually get something I can use to make
some bread rise?

It's been a while since I started mine from scratch, but I would wait
longer to start feeding. There's plenty of "food" there until the
critters get going. Basically, just stir it up once or twice a day
until it starts to expand noticeably, then do some feeding

I might wonder too about the water you're using -- is it treated city
water? In that case, getting some distilled water might be worth
trying.

My $0.02,

Dave T